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incunabulumBook printed before 1501. The date, though convenient, is arbitrary and unconnected to any development in the printing art. The term was probably first applied to early printing in general c. 1650. The total number of editions produced by 15th-century European presses is generally estimated at above 35,000, excluding ephemeral literature (e.g., single sheets, ballads, and devotional tracts) that is now lost or exists only in fragments in places such as binding linings. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Throughout the analysis Stieglecker pays careful attention to the artwork published with the poetry and the relation between image and text, and the reader is greatly aided by seventeen illustrations taken from the incunables and a splendid reproduction of the broadsheet in its original size included as an insert. This methodology is still valid for special collections; for instance, collections of incunables of the manuscripts of a famous author should almost always be approached in this manner. In a future world without books as tangible documents of the age, researchers shall likely lack the equivalent of the incunables and first editions that today serve to inspire scholars to appreciate the chronological development of European culture of previous centuries. |
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