Historical Printed Works and Title Pages

Showcases of title pages and illustrated sheets from historical books, featuring intricate designs and printed texts from various literary works.

Leiden, Seversz, Jan, Claudius, Gaius caligula, Two portraits of Roman emperors, Page from book. Text with two images of Roman emperors. Right Gaius Caligula and left Claudius., print, book illustration, prints, height 55 mm, width 44 mm, height 54 mm, width 49 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1517 - 1517, first quarter 16th century, paper, woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Historic print, historical engraving, woodcut from 1515, cover and five pages of Tannhauser, folk ballad or folk song, printed by Jobst Gutknecht, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur by Gustav Koennecke, illustrated atlas, 1887

Cover of the interview booklet, 1521, by Ulrich von Hutten, 1488-1523

Detail of a letter from Amerigo Vespucci to Lorenzo Pierfrancesco de Medici, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from the 19th century, exact date unknown

Title and first page of the first Wittenberg evangelical singing book, Germany, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, Title and first page of the first Wittenberg evangelical singing book, Germany, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, Europe

Invitation to attend the performance of Samuel Costers play Iphigenia, 1617, 1617 print Invitation to attend the implementation of Samuel Costers play Iphigenia on All Saints Day 1617 in the Nederduitsche Academy, the Schouwburg in Amsterdam. Image of two princes on horses both referred to as religion and the world, in hand a justice of justice. Under the show a verse of 4 lines in Dutch and the assignment: for the poor Weesen. A leaf with a 17th-century annotation (hand of Phil. V. Limborch) is stuck under the print. Northern Netherlands paper letterpress printing / pen (story of) Iphigenia. advertisement, notice

TRAGICOMEDIA DE CALISTO Y MELIBEA-LA CELESTINA-EDICION VALENCIA 1514-R-4870. Author: FERNANDO DE ROJAS (1470-1541). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. NYMPH CALLISTO. TRISTAN. CELESTINA LA. MELIBEA. SEMPRONIO. PARMENO. Sosia.

Peter Apian (Petrus Apianus 1495-1552) German mathematician and astronomer. Title page of his 'Isagoge in Typum Cosmographicum seu Mappam Mundi', Landshut, 1523, showing three continents only, Europe, Africa and Asia, surrounded by the 4 elements, Earth,

Title print of the pamphlet in 1618, entitled Wonderlijcke School houdinghe Mr. Jan van Oldenbarevelt, Anonymous, 1618

A Booke of Christian Prayers 1590 Richard Day British. A Booke of Christian Prayers 346441

Germany annexed Alsace-Lorraine in 1871 after the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. The administration of the province was difficult, since the local population resented being incorporated into Germany. The conflict between civilians and Prussian military authorities culminated in the so-called Zabern Affair of 1913. powerless Alsatian citizens and a larger-than-life Prussian officer, scoops up frightened villagers.

The other age of the world, sheet XII. Text page with woodcuts (abnormalities), 44.0 x 32.0 cm. Off: Hartmann Schedel, Book of Chronicles (World Chronicle). Dresden, Slub, Hist.Univ.A.39 (Inc. 116.2)

page from "Des getreuen Eckarths unvorsichtige Heb-Amme..."

gold miners depicted by Bartholomeus Anglicus (before 1203 - 1272), an early 13th-century scholastic scholar of Paris, a member of the Franciscan order. He was the author of the compendium De proprietatibus rerum ("On the Properties of Things"), dated at 1240, an early forerunner of the encyclopaedia and one of the most popular books in medieval times

Luther, Martin: against the bapstum to Rome rising from the Teuffel

Historical print from the 19th Century, page with a manuscript from the novel Lancelot du Lac, 14th Century

Bookbinder; Buchbinder.two Book Binders at Work in a Studio.

Title sheet of historical Verhael, band 7 (dl. 19), 1630; The nineteenth of part or the Vermolder's historic distressed historic histories, which in Europe, as a Duytslant, VRA N Ckrijck, Englant (...) Dutch: In Asia (...) in Africa (...) In America (...) from April, the Jaerlen 1630 to Octobri, the Jaerlen 1630 were accident. Title page of Historical Verhael, band 7 (dl. 19), 1630. Title page with two performances. Above the siege of Kassel. Under the conquest of Stettin. A cartouche with the title in the middle.

Florilegium diversorum epigrammatum in septem libros, page. Title pages. 1503. Rare Book Division

Title print of the pamphlet Verclaringe of the Golden Stock, 1618, Anonymous, 1618.

HISTORIA GENERAL DE LOS HECHOS DE LOS CASTELLANOS EN LAS ISLAS Y TIERRA FIRMA DEL MAR OCEANO - EDICION DE 1726. Author: HERRERA Y TORDESILLAS ANTONIO. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Wszyscy Święci w MNK unknown

Bakers of York from Ordinances of their Guild; Black and White Illustration;

Page with the places on the human body to lure, 1712, 1712 Page with a representation of the human body with the twelve signs of the zodiac (corresponding to the lunar stalls) and the corresponding places on the body for bleeding. In the Boeren Oft Schapers Almanak for the year 1712. print maker: Southern Netherlandspublisher: Antwerp paper letterpress printing Page with a representation of the human body with the twelve signs of the zodiac (corresponding to the lunar stalls) and the corresponding places on the body for bleeding. In the Boeren Oft Schapers Almanak for the year 1712. print maker: Southern Netherlandspublisher: Antwerp paper letterpress printing

Isidis, magnae deorum matris,' published between 1652 and 1654 in Rome by Ex typographia V. Mascardi. The work pertains to Egypt, focusing on religion and includes elements such as the Egyptian language, hieroglyphic writing, and references to the deity Isis. The engravings measure 27 x 16 cm

Emilia-Romagna Forli Cesena Biblioteca Comunale44. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 .. Medieval: Manuscripts: 1) Laurentius Rusius: "De cura equorum" (15th century) BCM S.XXVI.2 2) Paolo Veneto: "History of the Origins of the World through Henry VII" (14th century) BCM S.XI.5 3) S. Isidorus: "Etymologies" (late 8th-early 9th centuries) BCM S.XXI.5 4) Gospel Book (Evangeliario), Greek (10th century) BCM D.XXVII.4 5) Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographies, Hebrew (1348) BCM S.XXIX.1 6) "Somnium Scipionis", misc. (14th-15th centuries) BCM S.XII.6 7) Boethius: "De Consolatione Philosophie" (14th century) BCM D.XIV.1 8) Justinian: "Institutiones" (14th century) BCM S.IV.I 9) Bible (Old and New Testaments) (13th-14th centuries) BCM D.V.2 10) Giabir Ibn Afla "Almagestus" (De Astronomia) (13th and 15th centuries) BCM S.XXVII.2. Post-medieval: Manuscripts: 1) St. Augustine: "Enarrationes in Psalmos" (1452) BCM D.III.2 2) Herodotus: Histories (15th century) BCM S.X1V.1 3) St. Augustine: "De Civitate Dei"

Historic print, woodcut of 1568, description of the status groups, front page by Hans Sachs, 1494 - 1576, a Nuremberg poet, playwright and Meistersinger, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Antonius de Butrio; Antoni US The Butrio Jur Is Doctor; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a man with hat. He indicates a passage in a book. The text identifies him as Antonius de Butrio. The print is part of an album.

Publication of the E. Vroetschap der Stadt Utrecht van Weghen Die true Gereformeerde Religion, Jan Amelisz, 1618 document Document with text in Gothic letter, surrounded by decoration, with two weapons left and right. Dated: above. Marked; L and r.: Weapons Prince Maurits and Stad Utrecht. Utrecht paper printing Utrecht

Emblema XXXVI: Lapis projectus est in terras, and in montibus exaltatus, and in aere habitat, and in flumine pascitur, id est, Mercurius. Michaelis Majeri, Secretioris naturae secretorum scrutinium chymicum: per oculis et intellectui accuratè accommodata, figuris cupro appositissimè incisa, ingeniosissima emblemata, hisque confines, and ad rem egregiè facientes sententias, doctissimaque item epigrammata, illustratum, Maier, Michael, 1568-1622, Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, Etching, 1687, Etching, Emblem 36, located on page 106.

The herb book of Rembert Dodoens, titled: Cruijdeboeck in the welcken the whole history, that is tgheslacht, tfatsoen, naem, natuere, cracht en wercking, of the cruids, not only rising here in the country, but also of the others who feared in the hearts of their fellow men, understood with great humility and declared it. The book is decorated with 7 title pages and 715 representations of plants and herbs. In addition, initials and other ornaments in woodcut. All woodcuts are hand colored by Hans Liefrinck the youngster. Leather binding with a front and back cover, Dodoens Cruijdeboeck with representations of plants., print maker: Arnaud Nicolaï, Pieter van der Borcht (I), Rembertus Dodonaeus, Antwerp, c. 1554 and/or 1567, band, :, letterpress printing, h 325 mm × w 220 mm × t 70 mm, w 480 mm

PACIOLI, Luca (1445-1510). Italian mathematician an clergyman. Summa Arithmetica. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

The chronicle of the bishops pad Verdensi

Newes Modelbuch in Kupffer (Page 9r) 1604 Johann Sibmacher German Designed by Johann Sibmacher, German, active 1590-1611.2 illustrated title pages, 12 pages of text surrounded by decorative borders, and 56 pages of designs.. Newes Modelbuch in Kupffer (Page 9r) 682044

An etching from 1844 by an anonymous artist depicting a fire disaster in Sievering, showing buildings, flames, and figures involved in the scene.

Antonius van Florence; Antoninus Archiepiscopus Florentinus; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a bishop. He has a crawling and a opened book in the hands. The text identifies him as an Antoninus of Florence. The print is part of an album.

Medical treatments, miniature from from the Chirurgiae Magistri Rogerii (The Surgery of Master Rogerius) by Roggerio dei Frugardi or Rogerius Salernitanus, Latin manuscript, France 14th century.

Ehrenhold Delivering Ehrenreich's Message to Theuerdank, from Theuerdank Die geuerlicheiten vnd einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen vnd hochberümbten helds vnd Ritters herr Tewrdannckhs 1517 Hans Burgkmair German. Ehrenhold Delivering Ehrenreich's Message to Theuerdank, from Theuerdank Die geuerlicheiten vnd einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen vnd hochberümbten helds vnd Ritters herr Tewrdannckhs 431171

Historic print, 1630, front page of the book Englische Komoedianten, by Henry Julius, 1564 - 1613, Bishop of Halberstadt, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg and Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Hedloff, Melchior.

Historic print, leaflet in 1632, image of the consequences of the battle of Breitenfeld in 1631, food bank, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Paracelsus .

Commerce, Anonymous, 1620 - 1629 print The commerce. On the left in the foreground is a merchant at Balen, Baskets and Tons. Port with traders and ships in the background. Part of a series of performances of Dutch Society, ca. 1625. The print with the corresponding verse on a separate magazine. print maker: Northern Netherlandsprint maker: Amsterdam paper engraving / letterpress printing trade, commerce and finance

Riese, Adam .

Historic illustration, leaflet from the Peasants' War, 1525, list of destroyed monasteries and castles

Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer from 1515 depicting the honorary gate of Emperor Maximilian I, part of historical representations, created in the workshop, Latin edition around 1520.

Arnaldus de Villa Nova; Liber chronicarum. A flower celk with a man. He indicates a passage in a book. The text identifies the man as Arnaldus de Villa Nova. The print is part of an album.

The English Physician, by Nicholas Culpeper

Albrecht Dürer, Printed text for The Betrothal of Philip the Fair with Joan of Castile, 1515 Printed text for The Betrothal of Philip the Fair with Joan of Castile

Title page for: the Bible containing that old ende New Testament, 1579, Cornelis Jansz Muller, 1579 print Dutch text in the middle lines. Around it a frame with performances from the Old Testament. On the left the creation of Adam and the fall. On the right the creation of Eva and the expulsion from paradise. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: Harlingen paper letterpress printing Temptation and Fall (scenes with both Adam and Eve). God fashions man from clay. creation of Eve. God expels Adam and Eve from paradise and has the tree of life guarded by an angel with a flaming sword

Sailing ship, Jost Amman, 1573 print print maker: Neurenbergpublisher: Frankfurt am Main paper warfare; military affairs. ships (in general). sailing-ship, sailing-boat

Historic print, 1620, front page of the book Englische Komoedien und Tragoedien, by Heinrich Julius, 1564 - 1613, Bishop of Halberstadt, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg and prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel, from Bildatlas zur Geschichte der Deutschen Nationalliteratur, an illustrated atlas by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

Title page of Syntagma Musicum(1620), by Michael Praetorius. Musicians on earth echo the heavenly music of angels and even King David, as they worship the lamb of God. The same decorative border can be seen on a copy of one of Praetorius' earlier work, Hymnodia Sionia, on picture number 10508934. Date: 1620

NUEVA CRONICA Y BUEN GOBIERNO - 1613/1615 - MANUSCRITO INDIO - LIMOSNAS A LOS CURAS. Author: HUAMAN POMA DE AYALA FELIPE. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Goradanus en Ephimachus, Michel Wolgemut (Workshop of), print A flower challenge with two martyrs. They have a palm branch in their hands. The text identifies them as Gordian and Epimachus. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing saints. martyr(s) (often with palm-branches)

TRAGICOMEDIA DE CALISTO Y MELIBEA-PORTADA-EDICION DE SEVILLA 1528-R-30275. Author: Fernando de Rojas (c. 1470-1541). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Verses at the print of the fire in the old town hall of Amsterdam, 1652, 1652 text sheet Text sheet with three verses about the fire in the old town hall of Amsterdam on July 7, 1652. Each fresh starting with a decorated initial. Amsterdam paper etching City Hall of Amsterdam (14th century-1652)

Geldschein, Banknote, Notgeld, 50 Pfennig, Eisenach, Luther, 1921, Deutschland, Reproduktion eines historischen Geldscheines RECORD DATE NOT STATED

Church code: how it is considered by Christian, proportion of the sacrament, ordination of the servants of the Evangelii ... to Witteberg and in a number of chure and princes, houses and stedte ...

King Robert, son of Hugh Capet, composing sequences and responses in Latin. After a miniature from the 14th century manuscript Chroniques de France. From Science and Literature in The Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix published London 1878

Book of the Consulate of the Sea. Compendium of maritime law in Mediterranean. 1320-1330. Catalan language. Edition 1502.

Manuscript of an artist mixing paints. The text refers to the etymology of the word colour, with appeals to the authority of Aristotle. Dated 14th Century

Title page: Corvinus, Antonius: Korte Uthleggings of the epistles, so up de Sondage Dorch Dat Gantze Jar Yn can be read the cardiac. Part: Korte Sound Uthleggings of the Epistles, de of Paschen Bet Up the Advent Yn to read the cardiac: in front of arms Herhen and Husveder rack. - Magdeborch, 1538. Dresden: Slub Theol.evang.past.305-2

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The Colony of Virginia was the English colony in North America that existed briefly during the 16th century, and then continuously from 1607 until the American Revolution. The Colony of Virginia was named in the 16th century for Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen who never married. Cover of The General Historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles, by Captain John Smith, 1624.

Österby mills chronology.ur Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.

Photo collection Government information service. Drawing / 1345. Undated

A skull on a table, the lower jaw next to it. Pent from a book in which 36 prints with sentences images. Print used in: F. van Hoogstraten, the schooly of the world, 1682.

Martin Luther (1483-1546) German religious reformer. Title page of Luther's translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into German (1534)

Emergency Medicine, Medical - History

Deck of cards commemorating the Constitution promulgated in Cádiz in 1812, Simon Ardit, 1822.

BREVE COMPENDIO DE LA ESFERA Y DEL ARTE DE NAVEGAR - INSTRUMENTO PARA MEDIR EL POLO Y HORA - SIGLO XVI - FOLXXXVII.R210. Author: MARTIN CORTES (1510-1582). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Jacopo Filippo D'Argenta: Illuminated page - Pliny, Historia Naturalis. Venice, Jenson. 1472.

Flavius JOSEPHUS (c.37-c.100), Jewish historian and soldier, brought before Titus (39-81), eldest son of Emperor Vespasian, at the siege of Jerusalem (70). Manuscript. Chantilly.

The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes and of His Fortunes and Adversities. Edited in 1554, Medina del Campo (Spain). Impressor Mateo & Francisco del Canto.

De sanctificatione septime diei, Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu, m, figuris et ymagi, nibus ab inicio mundi, Pleydenwurff, Wilhelm, d. 1494, Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514, Woodcut and letterpress, 1493

View of Venice from title page of Vespucci Voyages, 1521, Authorship ascribed to either Francan or Zorzi, this edition includes Vespucci's letter to Lorenzo de Medici giving an account of his discoveries, Woodcut

Titlepage to the Bible. John Dieterberger. Germany, 1550. Prints; woodcuts. Letterpress and woodcut

At left in the foreground, a printer removes a printed page from the press. The printer at right is inking the plate. In the background, compositors are using cast type. Presses of this type could make 240 prints per hour.

The word of Christ (this is my body ETCE) still stern Aries are the heavy spirits. Title page

Copy of an Almanac, an annual publication, from the 17th Century. Dated 17th Century

Sidereus, nuncius magna longeqve admirabilia spectacula...

Oudeklooster, Siege of Oldeklooster, 1535, The siege of the Anabaptist-occupied Oldeklooster near Bolsward by the troops of stadtholder Georg Schenck, April 1535. Print cut out of the book., print, picture, history print, prints, Frederik Muller History plates, height 141 mm, width 170 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1612 - 1614, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

NUEVA CRONICA Y BUEN GOBIERNO - 1613/1615 - MANUSCRITO INDIO - FRAILE DOMINICO TIRANDO DEL PELO A UNA INDIA QUE TRABAJA EN UN TELAR. Author: FELIPE GUAMAN POMA DE AYALA (1535-1617). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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Secretos de artes liberales.... Montón, Bernardo. Illustrations. 1734. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Industrial arts, Workshop recipes

Sensing on the tobacco strips. Three women are stripping tobacco in a workshop.

LITERATURA CATALANA. Siglos XIII-XIV. RAMON LLULL (1233-1315/16). Filósofo y literato mallorquín. "ARTS BREVIS". Editado en Roma en 1485. Fólio II v. Biblioteca de Cataluña. Barcelona. Cataluña.

Peruvian codex. 'Nueva Cronica y Buen Gobierno'. Conquest of Chancay Baños. Madrid, National library. Author: FELIPE GUAMAN POMA DE AYALA (1535-1617). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. ATAHUALPA. HERNANDO PIZARRO. ATHABALIBA. ALCAZAR SEBASTIAN DE.

Information board in the church of St. Michael, one of the oldest churches in the Allgaeu, listed as a historical monument, Krugzell, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

SIC IMPLI CANT INDI TAUROS ET EQUOS ... - HISTORICA RELACION DEL REINO DE CHILE - GRABADO SIGLO XVII. Author: ALONSO DE OVALLE. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.

"The devil eats priests and shits lansquenets or mercenaries", obscene pamphlet from the time of the Thirty Years' War

The broadside ballad of 1646, The World is Turned Upside Down. A political ballad of Civil War England

Zaleucus, Michel Wolgemut (workshop of), 1493 print A flower chalice with a king with a crown and scepter. The text identifies him as Zaleucus, Greek legislator. The print is part of an album. paper letterpress printing (story of) Zaleucus

PORTADA DE LA EDICION ALEMANA DEL QUIJOTE DEL AÑO 1682. Author: MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Figwort (recto), and Bloodroot (verso), from Gart der Gesundheit (Garden of Health), Plate 11 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century. Unknown Artist (Augsburg, 15th century); printed and published by Johann Schönsperger the Elder (German, c. 1455-1521); original text by Johann Wonnecke von Cube (German, c. 1430-1503); portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855-1932). Date: 1494-1504. Dimensions: 110 x 63 mm (image, recto); 100 x 60 mm (image, verso); 243 x 173 mm (sheet). Woodcut in black with hand-colored additions and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Wittenbergish Nightyall The man does not hear Vianall

Mapa de las islas descubiertas en las Antillas por Cristóbal Colón. Grabado del siglo XV. Facsímil de 1877.

Scalpels, from 'Chirurgia'

Title page of Le Tresor des Pouvres, Lyons, 1527 by Arnaldus of Villanova. Arnaldus (1235-1311), Catalan astrologer, alchemist, physician, and translator of medical texts from the Arabic.

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