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German incunabula in the British Museum; one hundred & fifty-two facsimile plates of fine book-pages from presses of Germany, German-Switzerland, and Austria-Hungary printed in the fifteenth century in gothic letter and derived founts: PB 15-2006

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

German incunabula in the British Museum; one hundred & fifty-two facsimile plates of fine book-pages from presses of Germany, German-Switzerland, and Austria-Hungary printed in the fifteenth century in gothic letter and derived founts

Maker(s)

Contributor: Morison, Stanley
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Publisher: British Museum
Printer: Cambridge University Press
Printer: Charles Whittingham and Griggs

Categories

Description

With an introduction, by Stanley Morison

Facsimiles part colored
"Limited to an edition of 398 copies for sale with English text."

[4], 26p, [2]p,152 leaves of plates; 40cm

Place(s) associated

  • London
  • Cambridge (Cambs.) ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2006) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1928

Note

Quarter bound in leather with black and white patterned paper sides.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 15-2006
Primary reference Number: 141204
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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