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Book/Printed Material Der Altuäter Leben. Altväter Leben

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About this Item

Title

  • Der Altuäter Leben.

Other Title

  • Altväter Leben

Names

  • Sorg, Anton, active 15th century, printer.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 25 Sept. (Mittwoch vor Michaelis) 1482.

Headings

  • -  Christian saints--Legends--Early works to 1800
  • -  Hermits--Early works to 1800
  • -  Germany--Augsburg

Genre

  • Incunabula--Germany--Augsburg--1482

Notes

  • -  Title extracted from register (leaf [2a]): Ein Register in das nachgeend Buch gena[n]nt d'Aluäter Leben, oder zu latein Vitaspatru[m] ...
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 89
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, H-217
  • -  Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 8605
  • -  Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, II, p. 350 (IB.5946)
  • -  LC copy without the intermediate blank. Illus. and some large initials colored. Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over boards, with bosses and clasps (one broken).

Medium

  • [6], ccclxxxvii [i.e. ccclxxxv], [1] leaves (leaf [clxxxviii] and the last leaf blank). woodcuts: illus., initials. 32 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. 1482 .V55
  • Incun. 1482 .V55 Copy 2 Copy 2. 31.3 cm. Imperfect: 22 leaves wanting, as is the final blank; many leaves mutilated. Leaves ccclxxxiiii-ccclxxxv in a variant setting. Illus. and some large initials colored. Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over boards, with broken clasps.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 48036726

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Sorg, Anton, Active 15Th Century, Printer, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Der Altuäter Leben. Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 25 Sept. Mittwoch vor Michaelis, 1482. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48036726/.

APA citation style:

Sorg, A. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1482) Der Altuäter Leben. Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 25 Sept. Mittwoch vor Michaelis. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48036726/.

MLA citation style:

Sorg, Anton, Active 15Th Century, Printer, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Der Altuäter Leben. Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 25 Sept. Mittwoch vor Michaelis, 1482. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/48036726/>.