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Leaf from the Book of European Travels, 1615

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 33
Identifier: Item 33
Scope and Contents

A leaf from the Book of European Travels, written by George Sandys in London in 1615. There are four to six different sizes and fonts of type used in this leaflet. This is one of the earlier illustrated travel books. The recto side of the page is marked 127; the verso side is marked as 128.

Dates: created: 1615
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 33

Folder 34

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 34
Identifier: Folder 34
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Pages from the Past leaf books were sold as six different collections with three different releases (18 total sets were sold in editions of varying numbers) between 1964-1966. These were all compiled and sold by the Washington DC-based dealer, Alfred W. Stites of Foliophiles, Inc., who had dismembered original printings and manuscripts specifically for the purpose of selling them in these "portfolio sets", as he referred to them. Western Michigan University Libraries is one of a number of...
Dates: 2500 BCE-1894 CE; Other: Majority of material found in Bulk 1500-1800 CE
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3

Leaf from the Hebrew Pentateuch, 1617/1618

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 34
Identifier: Item 34
Scope and Contents

This leaf is from the "Hebrew Pentateuch". It was printed in four volumes by Pierre de la Roviere in Geneva, 1617-1618. On both sides the page is divided into two columns.

Dates: created: 1617/1618
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 34

Folder 35

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 35
Identifier: Folder 35
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Pages from the Past leaf books were sold as six different collections with three different releases (18 total sets were sold in editions of varying numbers) between 1964-1966. These were all compiled and sold by the Washington DC-based dealer, Alfred W. Stites of Foliophiles, Inc., who had dismembered original printings and manuscripts specifically for the purpose of selling them in these "portfolio sets", as he referred to them. Western Michigan University Libraries is one of a number of...
Dates: 2500 BCE-1894 CE; Other: Majority of material found in Bulk 1500-1800 CE
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3

Leaf from the Life of Jesus Christ, 1618

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 35
Identifier: Item 35
Scope and Contents

From the Life of Jesus Christ, translated from Latin into Dutch by the Carthusian monk Ludolphus of Saxony. It was printed by Peter van Ghelen at Antwerp in 1618. The volume contains passages from scriptures, prayers and pious meditations. The illustrations predate the book by at least one and a quarter centuries; they were used in an edition brought out in 1495 by Peter Os van Breda at Antwerp. The recto side of the page is marked as fol. 318.

Dates: created: 1618
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 35

Folder 36

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 36
Identifier: Folder 36
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Pages from the Past leaf books were sold as six different collections with three different releases (18 total sets were sold in editions of varying numbers) between 1964-1966. These were all compiled and sold by the Washington DC-based dealer, Alfred W. Stites of Foliophiles, Inc., who had dismembered original printings and manuscripts specifically for the purpose of selling them in these "portfolio sets", as he referred to them. Western Michigan University Libraries is one of a number of...
Dates: 2500 BCE-1894 CE; Other: Majority of material found in Bulk 1500-1800 CE
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3

Leaf from an Irish Law Book, 1621

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 36
Identifier: Item 36
Scope and Contents

A leaf from an Irish Law Book, containing the Statutes of Ireland from King Edward to part of the reign of James I. This was printed in Dublin, 1621 by the Society of Stationers. The recto side is marked as 65, and the verso side is marked as 66.

Dates: created: 1621
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 36

Folder 37

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 37
Identifier: Folder 37
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Pages from the Past leaf books were sold as six different collections with three different releases (18 total sets were sold in editions of varying numbers) between 1964-1966. These were all compiled and sold by the Washington DC-based dealer, Alfred W. Stites of Foliophiles, Inc., who had dismembered original printings and manuscripts specifically for the purpose of selling them in these "portfolio sets", as he referred to them. Western Michigan University Libraries is one of a number of...
Dates: 2500 BCE-1894 CE; Other: Majority of material found in Bulk 1500-1800 CE
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3

Leaf from Hieroglyphica, 1622/1623

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 37
Identifier: Item 37
Scope and Contents

A leaf from Hieroglyphica, a catalogue of some of the flora and fauna mentioned in the Bible. It also contains references to animals that were not known to be in the Scriptural lands. Heiroglyphica contained interpretations by the Scottish Preacher Reverand Archibald Simson. It was brought out by Thomas Finlason in edinburgh, 1622-1623. The recto side of the page is marked as 39; the verso side is marked as 40.

Dates: created: 1622/1623
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 37

Folder 38

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 38
Identifier: Folder 38
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Pages from the Past leaf books were sold as six different collections with three different releases (18 total sets were sold in editions of varying numbers) between 1964-1966. These were all compiled and sold by the Washington DC-based dealer, Alfred W. Stites of Foliophiles, Inc., who had dismembered original printings and manuscripts specifically for the purpose of selling them in these "portfolio sets", as he referred to them. Western Michigan University Libraries is one of a number of...
Dates: 2500 BCE-1894 CE; Other: Majority of material found in Bulk 1500-1800 CE
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3

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