A leaf from a printed edition of The Herball, or, Generall Historie of Plantes by John Gerard, published London : John Norton, 1597. The leaf is paginated 1145-1146, encompassing Chapter 21-22, entries from "Of Barberries" through "Of the white Thorne,or Hawthorne Tree." Illustrated with woodblock images of plants.
A leaf from a printed edition of the Works of Chaucer, published London : Adam Islip, 1602. The leaf is foliated 117, encompassing "The Romaunt of the Rose" line 1782-line 2011.
A leaf from William Morris' translation of Beowulf, published Hammersmith (London) : Kelmscott Press, 1895). The leaf is paginated 107-108, encompassing line 3063-3125. Decorated with ornamented initials.
A leaf from a printed edition of the Iliad contained in a two-volume set of the Poetry (Works) of Homer, published Munich : Bremer Presse (München : Bremer Presse), 1923. The leaf is unpaginated, encompassing the Iliad, Book Alpha, line 67 to line 134.
A leaf from a printed edition of the Elegias by Milton, contained in a larger publication, Paradise Regain'd ... Samson Agonistes, published Hammersmith (London) : Doves Press, 1905. The leaf is paginated 277-278, encompassing portions of Elegia Prima, line 83 to Elegia Tertia, line 14
A leaf from a printed edition of the Decameron by Boccaccio, published Chelsea : Nella Stamperia Ashendeniana (Ashendene Press), 1920. The leaf is paginated 279-280, encompassing portions of Giornatta Ottava, Novella VIII, frame 34 to Giornatta Ottava, Novella IX, frame 25.
A leaf from Thomson's The Seasons, published Parma : Giambattista Bodoni, 1794. The leaf is paginated 47-48, encompassing a portion of Spring, lines 1045 to 1092.
A leaf from a printed edition of Montaigne's Essays in three volumes, based on a translation by John Florio, designed by Bruce Rogers, published Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin & Company (printed Cambridge : Riverside Press), 1902-1904. The leaf is from volume 1, paginated 57-58, encompassing portions of Booke I, chapter 18 to chapter 19.
A leaf from a printed edition of Samuel Johnson's Elementa Philosophica, published Philadelphia : Benjamin Franklin and David Hall, 1752. The leaf is paginated 41-42, encompassing a portion of Noetica, chapter 2.
A leaf from a printed edition of Johnson's Dictionary, published London : William Strahan, 1755. The leaf is unpaginated, encompassing the pages "CAR" and "CAS".
A leaf from a printed edition of the Aeneid by Virgil, from a larger volume titled "Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis," published Birmingham : John Baskerville (Birminghamiae : Johannis Baskerville), 1757. The leaf is paginated 269-270, encompasssing Book 7, Line 145 to 206.
A leaf from a printed edition of the Authorized version of the Bible (the King James version), published London : Robert Barker, 1611. The leaf is unpaginated, encompassing Leviticus 20:15-22:13, with captions "Diuers lawes, Chap. xxj. and ordinances." and "Diuers lawes, Leuiticus. and ordinances."
A leaf from a printed edition of Nova Atlantis, contained in the first collected edition of Bacon's works in Latin. The source volume bears a collective title page, published Londini : Edwardi Griffini (London : Edward Griffin), 1638. Each work has a special title page, including Nova Atlantis, published London : John Haviland (Londinii : Ioh. Haviland), 1638. The leaf is paginated 361-362, encompassing a portion of Nova Atlantis.
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Haviland, John, active 1613-1638;Griffin, Edward, -1652
A leaf from a printed edition of the Fourth Folio of Shakespeare's Plays, published London : Henry Herringman, Edward Brewster, and Richard Bentley, 1685. The leaf is paginated 31-32 (of the Tragedies), encompasssing "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" Act 3, Scene 1, line 317 to Act 3, Scene 2, line 287 (end of the scene).
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No Copyright - United States
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Herringman, Henry, -1704;Brewster, Edward, active 1654-1699;Bentley, Richard, -1697
A leaf from a printed edition of The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation compiled by Hakluyt (Hakluyt's Voyages), published London : George Bishop, Ralph Newbery, and Robert Barker, 1598-1600. The leaf is paginated 195-196, encompassing portions of the section titled "The voyage of Master Henry Austell by Venice and thence to Ragusa ouer land, and so to Constantinople: and from thence by Moldauia, Polonia, Silesia and Germanie to Hamburg, &c."
A leaf from a printed edition of the Works of Chaucer, published London : Adam Islip, 1602. The leaf is foliated 119, encompassing "The Romaunt of the Rose" line 2239-line 2468.
A leaf from a printed edition of El Ingenioso Hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes, published Madrid : Juan de la Cuesta, 1608. The leaf is foliated 203, encompassing portions of Capitulo XXXIX.
A leaf from a printed edition of Pauli Iouii Nouocomensis Episcopi Nucerini Elogia virorum bellica virtute illustrium (Lives of Illustrious Men by Paolo Giovio), published Basel : Heinrich Petri (Petri Pernae typographi Basil), 1577. The leaf is paginated 103-104, encompassing portions of Book 2 concerning Tamerlane.
A leaf from a printed edition of the Works of Hippocrates, published Venice : Lucantonio Giunta (Venetiis : Industria ac sumptibus Iuntarum), 1588 (Ege misdates as 1585). The leaf is paginated 373-374, encompassing portions of De Ulceribus, with text in Latin and Greek.
A leaf from a printed edition of Herball (History of Plants) by Gerard, published London : John Norton, 1597. The leaf is paginated 1197-1198, encompassing a portion of Book 3, chapter 48 "Of Heath, Hather, or Linge." Illustrated with six tinted woodblock prints (numbers 3-8).
A leaf from a printed edition of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the Fabric of the Human Body) by Vesalius, published Basel : Joannes Oporinus (Basileae : Ioannem Oporinum), 1555. The leaf is paginated 703-704, encompassing a portion of Book 6 comprising figures and index of characters.
A leaf from a printed edition of Sonnets and Canzoni by Petrarch, published Venice : Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari, (Vinegia : Appresso Gabriel Giolito de' Ferrari), 1559. The leaf is paginated 11-12, encompassing Poem 8-Poem 11.
A leaf from a printed edition of Narrenschiff by Sebastian Brant, first translated into Latin as Stultifera Nauis by Jacob Locher, then translated into English as Ship of Fools by Alexander Barclay and published London : John Cawood, 1570 (title page has "Stultifera Nauis" and the running title is "The Ship of Fooles"). The leaf is foliated 209, encompassing a portion of the section "De delatoribus et obloquutoribus." Illustrated with woodcut.
A leaf from a printed edition of Adagia by Erasmus, published Basel : Jerome Froben (Basileae : Ex officina Frobeniana), 1528. The leaf is paginated 209-209 [sic], encompassing "Chiliadis primae centura VI" section XL-XLVII, with Greek inclusions.
A leaf from a printed edition of De Vita Caesarum (Lives of the Twelve Caesars) by Suetonius, published Paris : Robert Estienne (Parisiis : Ex officina Roberti Stephani), 1543 (Ege misdates as 1540). The leaf is paginated 147-148, encompassing Caligula, Book 4, section 3-8.
