[INCUNABULA REFERENCE]. Veröffentlichungen der Gesellschaft für Typenkunde des XV. Jahrhunderts
by Collijn, Isak
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About This Item
Leipzig: Schriftenverteilung für die Gesellschaft durch R. Haupt, 1907. Atlas folio, loose as issued. Title-page printed in red and black (small ink mark) + 30 full-page plates. Excellent condition. Vol. 1, Fascicle 1, containing the first 30 plates from one of the great facsimiles of specimen pages of incunabula. Of great interest to students of incunabula and their teachers.
Herein are reproductions of 15th century printed pages, each one depicted in full (not reduced); below appear their respective ALPHABETS in the original fonts of type, all identified and classified. The work was issued to illustrate Haebler's 5-volume "Typenrepertorium" (1904-1925) as well as the emerging "Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke." Our Fascicle 1 contains 30 such plates, with reproductions of pages from the presses well-known and little-known, such as Anton Sorg and Johann Schonsperger (Augsburg), Cornelis van Zierikzee and also the Printer of the 1487 Elegant. XX praecepta (Cologne), Wolfgang Schenck, Paul von Hachenburg, and Heidericus & Marcus Ayrer (Erfurt), Friedrich Misch and Heinrich Knoblochtzer (Heidelberg), and others.
Herein are reproductions of 15th century printed pages, each one depicted in full (not reduced); below appear their respective ALPHABETS in the original fonts of type, all identified and classified. The work was issued to illustrate Haebler's 5-volume "Typenrepertorium" (1904-1925) as well as the emerging "Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke." Our Fascicle 1 contains 30 such plates, with reproductions of pages from the presses well-known and little-known, such as Anton Sorg and Johann Schonsperger (Augsburg), Cornelis van Zierikzee and also the Printer of the 1487 Elegant. XX praecepta (Cologne), Wolfgang Schenck, Paul von Hachenburg, and Heidericus & Marcus Ayrer (Erfurt), Friedrich Misch and Heinrich Knoblochtzer (Heidelberg), and others.
Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3236
- Title
- [INCUNABULA REFERENCE]. Veröffentlichungen der Gesellschaft für Typenkunde des XV. Jahrhunderts
- Author
- Collijn, Isak
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Schriftenverteilung für die Gesellschaft durch R. Haupt
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1907
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Incunabula
- Incunabula (incunable or incunabulum) refers to a book printed before 1501 - a pamphlet, a book or document that was not...