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In laudem serenissimi Ferdinandi
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Woodcut portrait on t.p.: Fernandus Rex Hispania[rum].
Imprint from colophon of Verardi title (p. [57]): 1494 Nihil sine causa, I.B.
Includes an "uncorrected" edition of the Columbus letter, omitting Isabella in the opening statement.
Signatures: 2a-2c⁸ 2d-2e⁶.
Goff V-125
Hain-Copinger 15942
BM 15th cent., III, p. 794 (IA.37918)
Church, E.D. Discovery, 8
Sabin 98923
Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 359185 (v. 26, p. 146)
"De insulis nuper in Mari Indico nuper repertis" (Leandro di Cosco's Latin translation of Columbus's letter to Raphael Sánchez concerning his discovery of America): pp. [58]-[72].
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
LC Copy 1 (Vollbehr provenance) in blind-stamped half leather over boards; clasp; ms. on vellum tipped in; untrimmed.
Vollbehr H15942. Thacher no. 731
Rosenwald copy 2 (now Kislak copy 2; 21.5 cm.) sold as duplicate 6-19-67; purchased by Kislak; returned to the Library as part of Kislak gift in 2003. vj01 2006-02-23
Kislak accession no.: 1985.002.00.0001
PA8585.V39H57 1494 copies 1-3 formerly shelved under: Incun. 1494 .V47 copies 1-3. vj05 2007-02-28
Incunabula block books are a type of early printed book that was produced using a technique called block printing, in Europe before the year 1501, before the period of time when movable type printing was first developed. Unlike movable type printing, block printing involves carving an entire page of text or images onto a wooden block, which is then inked and pressed onto paper to create a printed copy. Block printing was used to produce a variety of printed materials in the early days of printing, including playing cards, religious texts, and illustrated books. The most common use was for producing small, cheap books known as block books. Block books were typically printed on only one side of the page, with the text and images carved into the same block. Because the blocks were made of wood, they were not as durable as metal type and could only produce a limited number of impressions before they began to wear out. As a result, block books were often produced in small print runs and were not widely distributed.
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