Text

A resource consisting primarily of words for reading.
Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.

Anakreontos Tēiou melē,Anacreontis Teii odae

Title in Greek characters, transliterated; text in Latin and Greek.,Printer's device on title page.,Renouard, 115.1; Adams, A-1001; Sandys, II, 176.,"Anacreon was one of the nine lyric poets whom the scholars of the Library of Alexandria judged to be worthy of close study. Though a native of the city of Teos, he spent much of his career at the courts of the tyrants Polycrates of Samos and Hipparchus of Athens, where he was particularly esteemed for his drinking songs and hymns. This edition of Anacreon's poems was printed by Henri Estienne, part of the Estienne (or Stephanus) printing dynasty. It features the famous Grecs du roi typeface, designed by Claude Garamond for King Francis I of France"--MU Libraries Special Collections.

Illuminated Persian manuscript from the early Nineteenth Century : [1 leaf]

pftp142,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.,This leaf is from a collection of the works of various poets who lived and died in the Twelfth Century: Sanā'ī, Nezāmi, Sa'di, and Hāfez.

Persian printed book from the Muhammedan world : [1 leaf]

pftp169,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Observations on the Acts of Parliament, made by King James I to King Charles II : [page 365]

pftp120,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on November 11, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Nicolai Francisci Haym, Romani, Thesauri Britannici, seu Museum numarium : [page 89]

pftp128,OCLC: 54292109,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Encyclopaedia, or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature ... : [page 729]

pftp 161,OCLC: 1829756,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Icones Veteris Testamenti : [1 leaf]

pftp147,OCLC: 644272846,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Collection of stipple engravings : [1 leaf]

pftp138,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Book of wisdom and lies : [pages 163-164]

pftp 156,OCLC: 4382355,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Paisa akhbar (1892)

An incomplete collection of the Urdu daily newspaper Paisa Akhbar from 1892. This daily published news stories and editorials aimed at a general readership and espoused nationalistic causes.

Paisa akhbar (1891)

An incomplete collection of the Urdu daily newspaper Paisa Akhbar from 1891. This daily published news stories and editorials aimed at a general readership and espoused nationalistic causes.

Kellogg's jungle book,Junglebook

This toy book was created by the Kellogg Company, the manufacturer of breakfast cereals. The book features animals in human clothing on the cover. The pages are cut into segments, allowing the reader to manipulate the appearance of the animals by matching different heads, bodies and feet.

Works of Charles Dickens : [1 leaf]

pftp168,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Birds of America : [plate 433]

pftp151,OCLC: 6689174,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Encyclopaedia, or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature ... : [1 leaf]

This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Utopia : [pages 127-128]

pftp159,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.

Natural history lithography : [plate 19]

pftp150,This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.