Information about this leaf: This is a map of Greece, primarily showing the Island of Salamis. The lines indicated in the key show the movements of Greek and Persian fleets, as well as their troops, during the Battle of Salamis, which was fought between the Greeks and the Persians, led by Themistocles and King Xerxes, respectively.,Information about this book: The book this leaf was taken from was a collection of thirty-three copperplate maps, which were copied from the cartographer Cellarius. This book was designed for use in schools in geography classes. More maps from this book can be accessed for free through Gale Cengage Learning using the the following link: http://tinyurl.com/jjv7n73,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 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: 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 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: The woodcut is a representation of the vices 'Of Beggars.' All 117 original woodcuts from Stultifera Navis or Ship of Fools, including this one, as well as the printer's device of Johann Bergmann von Olpe, can be viewed in the University of Houston's digital library by following this link: <a href="http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/p15195coll15">Ship of Fools</a>,Information about this book: "The famous fifteenth-century satire on mankind's weaknesses and follies, "The Ship of Fools"/"Das Narrenschiff," composed in humorous verse by the German humanist Sebastian Brant, was first published in Basel by Johann Bergmann in 1494. Illustrated by woodcuts, many of which authorities now believe were designed by Albrecht Durer, it was immediately taken up by other printers and several unauthorized reprints using the original woodcuts appeared in other German cities in the same year. In 1497 a Latin translation done by Brant's friend Jacob Locher was published by the original printer. This copy is dated 1498. The volume contains one hundred and seventeen woodcuts, the first in the book bearing the date 1497 as does Bergmann's device which follows the colophon. The device shows a lion with a shield bearing six hills surmounted by a fleur-de-lis, which is surrounded by a scroll 'Nihil Sine Causa,' the date, and another scroll 'Io Bergman De Olpe.' There are ornamental side borders."n--WorldCat record for the book (viewed on 02/17/2016),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 and through examination of the University of Houton's digital collection of the woodcuts (viewed on 02/17/2016). WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

Information about this leaf: This is an etching of a tomb along the ancient Appian Way in the Buonamici Vineyard. The heading indicates that this leaf was taken from volume three of the work and the image is number twenty. The paper is handmade. The copperplate etching is the work of Piranesi, the most famous architectural etcher ever. He is famed for his "careful mechanical delineation" and "astonishing depth of shading."n--From the label,Information about this book: Although the label declares the publication date as 1774, the consensus among other sources is that it was actually published in 1784. This four volume book is actually a folio, but it is considered a book due to the amount of detailed explanations Piranesi included with his etchings. All of the etchings from this book, with captions, are available at the following website and can be downloaded as a free ebook: http://tinyurl.com/httbns4,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 photograph is captioned Lancaster Sands and the roman numerals underneath the photograph indicate it is the nineteenth photograph in the book.,Information about this book: The book this photograph is from uses a new medium of photography to reproduce paintings. The photograph plates were hand-glued to each page by the publishers.,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 was printed in a modified gothic type on paper that came from a mill just outside of Nuremberg.,Information about this book: The Nuremberg Chronicle was "one of the greatest publishing ventures of its time, and is known as the Picture Book of the Fifteenth Century." The book contains over 300 leaves and more than 1900 woodcuts, many of which are repeats.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 the book: This is a book of devotions for the whole year, with a focus on scripture.,Information about this page: The typography of this book is in a lettre de forme, which is a type of gothic script. This is a deviation from the standard Paris printers using the lettre batarde. There are two small woodcut illustrations of people, one featured on each side of the page. The elaborate woodcut initials are also featured at the start of new sections.,Biographical information: The author, Petro Bailly, was both the writer and publisher of this piece. His name was orginally Pierre Balli (which is given in the books informational card) but on the OCLC record of this book (viewed 10-26-15) he is called Petro Bailly. According to his family heritage website, he changed his name before moving to North America.,Information on local copy: There is little staining throughout the page, and the text is still a very heavy black ink. On 231 there is some black line markings, and tape marks on top of both sides of page.,Publication information: 1525 is the year listed on the colophon, however, 1526 is the year listed on the OCLC record.

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Information about this leaf: This is plate 17 in Les Caprices. The etching method is an intaglio rendering on copperplate.,Information about this book: Issued between 1621-1631.,Biographical information: Jacques Callot (1592–1635), French (Lorrainese) draftsman and printmaker. Callot was one of the most prolific, creative, and influential draftsmen and printmakers of the seventeenth century. He made more than 1,400 prints and developed technical innovations, such as hardground etching, that became standard procedure for all Western printmakers.--Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, 2004. 358-359. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 23 Oct. 2015.,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.

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.

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 book: An interesting note regarding the title, chirurgerie is an archaic word for surgery, indicating that Gerard was a master surgeon.,This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.

Pages 566 and 567 from Idea de vn principe politico christiano : representada en cien empresas. Page 566 mention the royal members of the Kingdom of Castile in the Thirteenth Century. Page 567 has a large engraving of warring soldiers possibly depicting the rivalry between the Kingdoms of Castile and Leon. A scroll at the top of the image contains the phrase "BELLUM COLLIGIT QUI DISCORDIAS SEMINAT," "who sews discord, reaps war."