Information about this leaf: The portrait was created by a Flemish engraver using copper rather than wood. In contrast, the initial letter was most probably done using a woodcut.,Information about this book: This book contains approximately 700 leaves.,Biographical information: Thevet was a well-known traveller and claimed that all the portraits in this book are the great men he had seen on his travels, which he then remembered in such great detail that the engravers were able to create their portraits based on his description. Despite Thevet's claims, though, very few of the portraits are likely authentic.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 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: This leaf is from Book IV, which is concerned with fish, and has detailed woodcuts.,Information about this book: This book was printed in four volumes. Gessner, despite his zeal for scientific accuracy, included may mythical creatures in his book which he accepted on faith. Some of the woodcuts are attributed to Dürer, but most are attributed to Schan.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 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 plain type on durable paper, this leaf has no rubrication or embellished initial letters. The words are followed by 1 line explanations.,Information about this book: This book is a compendium of the Latin-Dutch vocabulary. Some time after its initial printing the book this leaf is from was rebound with a 1488 dictionary.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on January 27, 2016. Scanning specifications: 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: This leaf is from a work on the Life of Christ. The manuscript was printed to resemble early handwritten vellum codices and has filigreed initial letters and rubrications in red and blue. It also has a colored woodcut depicting an episode in the Life of Christ.,Information about the book: The book this leaf is from has fully illuminated title-page leaves and colored woodcuts throughout.,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.

Information about this leaf: This leaf is printed in double columns, each column counted as page, resulting in four pages on only one leaf. The printing on this leaf represents a great ordeal of typesetting by hand and proofreading by candlelight. According to the heading on the verso of this leaf, "Codicis Lib.IIII Tit.XXVIII," this leaf is from Book IV.,Information about this book: Printed in two volumes, separated into five books, this book contains the laws, both old and new, of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 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 roman type with woodcut initial letters. Marginal notes are meant to show where the Latin translation differs from the Hebrew and Greek originals to give a more literal meaning of certain words and sentences.n--from the label,Information about this book: this book was printed by the heirs of Carola Guillard and Claude Chevallon. eventually the various edition of Benedictus were placed on the "Index Expurgatorius," which was the Catholic Church's list of books that were forbidden to read.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 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: This leaf is a copper-plate engraving of Elijah being fed by ravens in the Kerith Valley. The Latin caption underneath the engraving on the left reads:n "1. REG. Cap. XVII. v. 1-6 nElias corvorum alumnus" or translated into English,n"1 Kings 17:1-6 nElijah being nourished by ravens."nOpposite, the caption is repeated in German.nThis engraving is TAB. CCCCLXVIII (468) in the Physique Sacrée and can be found in Book Five. The entire eight volume book has been digitized and can be found in the Virtual Library of Bibliographical Heritage by following this link: <a href="http://bvpb.mcu.es/en/consulta/resultados_busqueda.cmd?posicion=1&forma=ficha&id=2375">Physique Sacrée</a>,Information about this book: The label attributes the engravings to Swiss artist J.M. Fuessli, but records in WorlCat agree that the engravings are actually the work of Johann Andreas Pfeffel. This book contains a total of 760 engravings spread across eight volumes, focusing on physical phenomena and natural history in the Bible. Scheuchzer was a Swiss mathematician, physicians, and naturalist.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 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: The illustration is a carefully detailed engraving that was been hand-painted with watercolor to represent the exact colors of the plant Medicago polymorpha, a type of clover. The image is labeled 176 in the upper right corner. This illustration is Plate 47 in Volume 3. All six volumes of the Flora Londinensis can be viewed in the Biodiversity Heritage Library by following this link: <a href="http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/62570#/summary">Flora Londinensis</a>,Information about this book: Although the label declares this book was published in 1773, there is a consensus that it was actually published in 1777. This book is the first volume in a promised series in which Curtis declares he will "publish a number once a month--or six weeks at fartherest."n--From the label,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 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: Written on vellum in Latin script that evokes the feeling of Carolignian miniscule with red and blue painted initial letters.,Information about this book: This is a legal manuscript which records judicial proceedings in the reign of King Edward III including cases tried at the Court of Law at Westminster and elsewhere. It contains evidence of family histories, possessions, and names and actions of important people.,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on January 27, 2016. Scanning specifications: 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: This leaf is printed in gothic type with red and blue rubrication and colored initials, which were added by hand to resemble the finer manuscripts of that day.,Information about this book: The book shows great care in presswork and page arrangement, and the colophon states that this book was printed "with art and indus[t]ry."n--From the label,Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 3, 2016. Scanning specifications: 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.