Incunabula

It was traditionally associated with the greatness of Christ during His Passion and of the malice of His persecutors. There is a single column featuring nineteen lines of Gothic Script. The seven-line "S" in blue and red ink is decorated with spirals and dots Quarter-page border on left extending lenght of the page with alternating blue and red motif Theverso nineteen lines of GOthic script with alternating blue and red initials.

A very large leaf in Black Letter (Gothic) type from a Latin Vulgate Bible published in Cologne in 1480 by the printer, Nicolaus Gotz or Goetz. This is just twenty-five years after Gutenberg's first Bible of 1455!

Active in Venice between 1489 and 1538, he and his heirs distinguished themselves particularly for their large number of liturgical books, missals and breviaries, many with beautiful illustrations, as well as illustrated books in the vernacular for the mass market.

A leaf from a large Missale Romanum (305x215mm), dated 1566, and printed by Giovanni Varisco in Venice. There are two columns of printed Gothic text in back ink with forty-one lines of text per column.

Size: 8” x 12.5”.

A leaf from a Liturgical Manuscript, Seeon Monastery, Upper Bavaria, 1650 Manuscript in Latin, written in Roman and Gothic hands with music in red and black throughout, recto and verso, on laid paper, occasional marginal soiling and minor stains, with bookplate dated 1634 of Honorat Kolb, Abbot of Seeon Monastery.

Active in Venice between 1489 and 1538, he and his heirs distinguished themselves particularly for their large number of liturgical books, missals and breviaries, many with beautiful illustrations, as well as illustrated books in the vernacular for the mass market.

A leaf from a large Missale Romanum (305x215mm), dated 1566, and printed by Giovanni Varisco in Venice. There are two columns of printed Gothic text in back ink with forty-one lines of text per column.

A leaf from an illuminated Safavid Koran, Persia, circa 1575 A.D., Arabic manuscript on paper, (155 x 90 mm.). Condition of this leaf is fine [F]. for more information.

This is a leaf of incunabula from a Sorg-Bibel, This was the 8th of fourteen printed editions of the Pre-Lutheran German whole Bible in the Middle High German dialect. There are fifty-one lines of Gothic script with two hand-colored three-line initials in red.

There is a lovely seven-line initial "S", in gold leaf with blue and pink accents and florals. Theverso sixty lines of two columns of Gothic script; in Latin, on vellum (235x310mm). Beautifully created in France with two five-line letters in alternating colors of red and blue with lovely decorative pen work in red and blue completes this verso.

Active in Venice between 1489 and 1538, he and his heirs distinguished themselves particularly for their large number of liturgical books, missals and breviaries, many with beautiful illustrations, as well as illustrated books in the vernacular for the mass market.

And consists of a full page woodcut of The Ascension of Jesus. The verso is blank. (Not in Darlow & Moule) This leaf contains minor staining.

This is a leaf of incunabula from the Directorium Augustanum, which was a guide for the recitation of Office and Mass in the diocese of Augsburg. Johann Bamler printed it on April 13, 1495 in the German city of Augsburg.

This is a rare leaf of incunabula from the second printing of the "The Speculum Doctrinale" by Vincentius Bellovacensis or Vincent of Beauvais (d. 1264) who was a prolific Dominican encyclopaedist of France.

Basile [Basel], [1619]. An ancient and rare Bible. The Ludwig Kienig printing press, published by Johannes Buchstorf. Antique wood and leather binding is amazing ! Antique wood and leather binding, with buckle remnants.

The sheet is from circa 1500 and a very elaborate example with highly decorated multi-colored capital letters. It is on vellum and written in Latin. Incredibly ornate and beautiful.

Which was printed on July 31, 1481 by Johann Herbort’s 2nd press in the city of Venice. It is printed double column in Latin with red versal letters, versal indents & guide letters. There is also a finger in the far left border pointing to an important passage.

A very large leaf from a Latin Vulgate Bible published in Venice in 1483 by the printer, Johannes Herbort. II, p. 911. This is just twenty-eight years after Gutenberg's 1st Bible of 1455! By definition, an incunabulum (the singular of "incunabula") or "incunable" (French) or "inkunabel" (German) must be printed from 1455 to 1500.

A leaf from a large Missale Romanum (305x215mm), dated 1566, and printed by Giovanni Varisco in Venice. There are two columns of printed Gothic text in back ink with forty-one lines of text per column.

Die Rippenstruktur erkennt man gut im Gegenlicht, es handelt sich dabei um das Wasserzeichen des alten Schöpfsiebes. Kein Nachdruck oder Ähnliches! -- kleines Doppelblatt -- ein einzelnes Doppelblatt --.

Theverso There are two columns of printed Gothic text in back ink with forty-one line of text per column. (Weale-Bohatta 1157). for more information.

Printed at Lyons by Joannis Crispini in 1539. This is a close copy of Jacques and Jean Mareschal's Lyons Bibles of 1525. It is also closely related to Jacob Sacon's Bibles. He died of the plague in 1572.

[A leaf from a Graduale Romanum, Ilbenstadt, Germany, 1725 - 1726] for a choir in a fine hand, title and leaves in red and black with six staves to a full page. Decorative borders, Decorative Head pieces and large initials scattered throughout.

Originales Doppelblatt aus dem Inkunabel Werk "Pantheologia sive Summa universae theologiae. " von Raniero Giordani von Pisa, gedruckt bei Anton Koberger in Nürnberg - Anno 1474 ! Jacobus Florentinus.

[A leaf from a Graduale Romanum, Ilbenstadt, Germany, 1725 - 1726] for a choir in a fine hand, title and leaves in red and black with six staves to a full page. Decorative borders, Decorative Head pieces and large initials scattered throughout.

This is a leaf of Incunabula from The Summa de vitiis by the French Dominican William Peraldus. It is a Latin treatise written before 1250 and very probably intended for use in preaching and pastoral care.

Verso lateinischer Text mit einer kolorierten Holzschnitt-Initiale und zeitgenössischen Randnotizen. Verso Latin text with a hand-coloured woodcut initial and contemporary marginal notes. Aether or Aither in ancient Greece, was one of the primordial deities.

Active in Venice between 1489 and 1538, he and his heirs distinguished themselves particularly for their large number of liturgical books, missals and breviaries, many with beautiful illustrations, as well as illustrated books in the vernacular for the mass market.

I'm unsure what kind of print this is ie lithograph etching?. It is the only one inside the catalogue that has been attached to the paper. The original is in a museum. There was only two thousand of these catalogues printed in 1926 and I'm unable to find another online for sale, but there are references to it.

This is a leaf of early printing from a First Edition Biblia Sacra,Gospel of Matthew Chapters 17-19, printed by the prolific Thomam Guarinum at Basil in 1578. in totality and contains 64-lines of Roman Type printed double column in Latin.

This leaf of the 1494 Mammotrectus was published in Strassbourg in 1494 by the printer, Martin Flach. This is just thirty-nine years after Gutenberg's work of 1455! By definition, an incunabulum (the singular of "incunabula") or "incunable" (French) or "inkunabel" (German) must be printed from 1455 to 1500.

A very large leaf in Black Letter (Gothic) type from a Latin Vulgate Bible published in Cologne in 1480 by the printer, Nicolaus Gotz or Goetz. This is just twenty-five years after Gutenberg's first Bible of 1455!

Which was printed on July 31, 1481 by Johann Herbort’s 2nd press in the city of Venice. It is printed double column in Latin with red versal letters, versal indents & guide letters. There is also a finger in the far left border pointing to an important passage.

Active in Venice between 1489 and 1538, he and his heirs distinguished themselves particularly for their large number of liturgical books, missals and breviaries, many with beautiful illustrations, as well as illustrated books in the vernacular for the mass market.

Active in Venice between 1489 and 1538, he and his heirs distinguished themselves particularly for their large number of liturgical books, missals and breviaries, many with beautiful illustrations, as well as illustrated books in the vernacular for the mass market.

Basel, 1546. מאת סבאסטיאן מינסטר. One big leaf from the book of the Bible. Printed from left to right. The original text and the translation are printed column by column. very good condition. אני שולח דף אקראי.

Ich biete diese ORIGINAL Blätter der Weltchronik von Schoenperger an, auch „kleiner Schedel“ genannt. Lateinische Ausgabe, hieraus 6 Blätter. Blätter 177 (Koloriert), 188, 189, 219, 225, 277.

This book is hard-bound in green cloth with gilt stamping, in a nice dust jacket. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with illustrations.

, Lions 1512 or 1517., ליונס 1512 או 1517. An ancient and rare book. This book may be very important. All the best in the world. I am an expert in Hebrew books only. See pictures. חיבורים בכרך אחד שלם.

[A leaf from a Graduale Romanum, Ilbenstadt, Germany, 1725 - 1726] for a choir in a fine hand, title and leaves in red and black with six staves to a full page. Decorative borders, Decorative Head pieces and large initials scattered throughout.

[A leaf from a Graduale Romanum, Ilbenstadt, Germany, 1725 - 1726] for a choir in a fine hand, title and leaves in red and black with six staves to a full page. Decorative borders, Decorative Head pieces and large initials scattered throughout.

[A leaf from a Graduale Romanum, Ilbenstadt, Germany, 1725 - 1726] for a choir in a fine hand, title and leaves in red and black with six staves to a full page. Decorative borders, Decorative Head pieces and large initials scattered throughout.

Item responsionum liber unus. Bekannt ist V. auch als begeisterter Anhänger, resp. SELTENER GRYPHIUS-DRUCK / SCARCE GRYPHIUS-EDITION FROM 1554! Lyon, S. Gryphius, 1554. größeren Holzschnitt-Initial Folio, neuer marmorierter Pappeinabnd.

And consists of 47-lines of gothic type printed double column in German with ten five-line staves in black. The versoverso 47-lines of gothic type printed double column in German with eight five-line staves in black.

This is a leaf of Incunabula from The Summa de vitiis by the French Dominican William Peraldus. It is a Latin treatise written before 1250 and very probably intended for use in preaching and pastoral care.

A leaf from an illuminated Safavid Koran, Persia, circa 1575 A.D., Arabic manuscript on paper, (155 x 90 mm.). Condition of this leaf is fine [F]. for more information.