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Filename:
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cc_csc0144_jenson_2626.tif
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Identifier:
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cc_csc0144_jenson_2626.tif
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Title:
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Naturalis historia
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Creator:
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Jenson, Nicolaus, approximately 1420-1480
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Creator:
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Pliny, the Elder
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Subject:
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Incunabula - Europe
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Subject:
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Books - History
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Subject:
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Type and type-founding - History
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Subject:
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Printing - History
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Summary:
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This folio leaf shows an example of early Venetian printing by Nicolaus Jenson. The characters are old style roman in the classification of serif typefaces.
Italian translation by Cristoforo Landino.
The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis Historia) ca. 77 CE, is a work by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire to the modern day and purports to cover all ancient knowledge.
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Publisher:
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Nicolaus Jenson
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Digital Publisher:
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Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Contributor:
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Landino, Cristoforo, 1424-1504
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Date of Original:
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1476
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Date of Digitization:
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2020
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Broad Type:
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still image
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Specific Type:
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book
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Digital File Format:
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
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leaf
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Dimensions of Original:
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38.2 x 25.9 cm.
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Language:
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Latin
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Original Item Location:
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CARCSC.0144
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Library Collection:
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Stephen O. Saxe Collection
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Digital Project:
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2020_0041_incunabula
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Place:
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Italy - Venice
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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