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Leaf from the Sermons of John Calvin, 1583

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 19
Identifier: Item 19
Scope and Contents

This leaf is from the "Sermons of John Calvin", and was translated from French by Arthur Golding. It was printed by Henry Middleton for George Bishop in London, 1583. The recto side of this leaf is numbered as page 817; the verso is page 818.

Dates: created: 1583
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 19

Folder 20

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 20
Identifier: Folder 20
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 Portraits et Vies des Hommes Illustres, 1584

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 20
Identifier: Item 20
Scope and Contents

A leaf from Portraits et Vies des Hommes Illustres, par André Thevet, Angoumoysin (of Angoulême), Premier Cosmograph du Roy. It was printed on the press of Kervert and Chaudiére, Paris, 1584. While the large initial letter was probably a cut from wood, the larger engraving was done on copper. The recto side of this leaf is marked as page 382; the verso side has no page number.

Dates: created: 1584
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 20

Folder 21

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 21
Identifier: Folder 21
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 Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible, 1584

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 21
Identifier: Item 21
Scope and Contents

From Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible, published at Wittenberg in 1584 by the heirs of Hans Krafft. This version of the Bible is as famous in Germany as the King James Version is in England. The type-face used in this printing is known as "Franktur." The recto side is marked as page 186 but the verso side has no page numbers.

Dates: created: 1584
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 21

Folder 22

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 22
Identifier: Folder 22
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 Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible, 1584

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 22
Identifier: Item 22
Scope and Contents

From Martin Luther's German translation of the Bible, published at Wittenberg in 1584 by the heirs of Hans Krafft. This version of the Bible is as famous in Germany as the King James Version is in England. The type-face used in this printing is known as "Franktur." The recto side is marked as page 215 but the verso side has no page numbers.

Dates: created: 1584
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 22

Folder 23

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 23
Identifier: Folder 23
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 Estatutos Generales de Barcelona, 1585

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 23
Identifier: Item 23
Scope and Contents

This leaf is from Estatutos Generales de Barcelona, a book of religious statutes, brought out in Mexico in 1585 by Pedro Ocharte. Both the type and paper were undoubtably imported from Spain. The indentations on the top of the upper margin were from the title being burned into the top of the book. The recto side of the leaf is marked as page 67; the verso side has no page number.

Dates: created: 1585
Found in: Western Michigan University Special Collections / Pages from the Past: original leaves from rare books and manuscripts / Box 3 / Folder 23

Folder 24

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 24
Identifier: Folder 24
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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