Special Collections holds eight cuneiform tablets whose exact provenance is unknown. Seven of the tablets were donated to MU Libraries by the now-defunct Ernest McClary Todd Museum, formerly a part of the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri. They probably came to the University in the early twentieth century. Tablet MULC 8 (Z113 .P3 1#1 item 1a) was acquired as part of the Pages from the Past collection, which was a portfolio of leaves and artifacts sold by Foliophiles in the 1960s. Six of the tablets date from the Ur III period (2100-2000 BCE), are written in Sumerian, and most likely come from the Umma and Drehem archives. Identifications, translations, and dates for these six tablets were determined in 2012 by Changyu Liu of the University of Heidelberg. The remaining two tablets are thought to be from the Old Babylonian period (1900-1600 BCE) and are currently unedited. Images and complete information about the tablets can be accessed at the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative at the University of California Los Angeles.,Title supplied by cataloger.

One clay tablet with Sumerian cuneiform writing from the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BCE) period of Sumeria. This text records the weight of four kinds of garments delivered from Anana, received by Iddin-Irra.

One clay tablet with Sumerian cuneiform writing from the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BCE) period of Sumeria. The text records five millstones of black basalt withdrawn from the account of Adu.

One clay tablet with Sumerian cuneiform writing from the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BCE) period of Sumeria. This text documents the receipt of 22 carcasses from Ahu-Wer to Šulgi-irimu.

Information about the book: This originally untitled manuscript was written by five unnamed Protestant priests during the Reformation.,Title note: This title was created by cataloger.,Information about the page: The page features a messy handwritten calligraphy, with marginal notes. There is a slight yellowing throughout, but the ink is very visible.

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P. [15] contains poem: Anticipated loss of the Albion : a glance from the foretop.

Information about this book: Written by Lorenzo Lippi under the anagram name of Perlone Zipoli.

Information about this leaf: Printed in a variety of type sizes and lacking illustrations. Includes Latin quotations.,Information about digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on September 11, 2015. Scanning method: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

Information about this leaf: Printed in type and size that anticipates "the more legible and less bulky book of the future."n--From the label,Information about this book: Printed and published by Robert Barker, who was the King's printer at the time.,Information about digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on September 11, 2015. Scanning method: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.,This leaf was identified from information on the label.

Information about this page: Typography is a clear italic with the headings in roman capitals. The illustration is a copperplate engraving, which had recently replaced all woodblock engravings.,Biographical information: Giulio Bonasone, the illustrator, was greatly influenced by his predecessor Raphael Sanzio da Urbino (otherwise known as Raphael). Achille Bocchi was an Italian humorist and writer that focused many of his works on emblem books, much like this one, which were used to make political, religious and moral points-- from University of Oxford Bodleian Library record of the book (viewed on 10-21-15).,Information about local copy: The paper has a unique silky quality. There is slight black smudging on page 191, and small tape marks on the top of both sides of this page.,Information about the book: This book originally has 420 pages. The book covers topics about art and symbolism during the renaissance.,Whole book can be found on the Internet Archive website.

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Information about page: The typography of the page is a bold gothic, and the pages are unnumbered. The illustrations were done by an anonymous printer, but were done with the classic woodcut method. The illustrations feature three animals: a bull, horse and elephant.,Information about the book: Many books were published under this title, it was a generic name given to books about botany and medicine. There are also many editions of this book. This book contains medieval lore about the therapeutic properties of animals, vegetables and minerals.,Information about local copy: The page has slight staining around the corners, and some of the print bleeds through from the back of the page to the front.

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Information about this page: This page features a unique layout as it holds the commentator's notes and annotations in the margins of the original poem. The typography of this page uses a roman font. These pages are taken from the first book in Dante's Divine Comedy, Inferno.,Information about the book: This is one of the many reprinting and annotated versions of Dante's work. This, although no illustrations are featured on this page, is the only version of Dante's work to feature illustrations.,Biographical information: Christoforo Landino was a well known Platonist, a person that follows the philosophy of Plato, which definitely influenced his commentary for this work. Unlike many writers, he used the vernacular Italian in his works. He mainly worked and wrote during the Florentine Renaissance, and died in 1498. 31 years before this copy of the book was reprinted.,Publisher information: This book was published for Lucantonio Giunta, who was one of the very first book printers in Venice.,Information about local copy: Very few stains, and the text still appears to be clear and legible.

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Information about this leaf: This is a fragment of an early Arabic papyrus which likely deals with religious or literary matters. The calligraphy is probably Cufic or Nashti style.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.,This leaf was identified from information on the label.

Book identified using information on label.,Note about the author: The translator of this work was an anonymous Romanist refugee from Britian in the seminary at Douai.