For the Seneca print it is almost impossible to find the right edition, because this book was so common (every student Latin had probably one)....
First the book with the title Tractatus de Effectibus et Defectibus Clausulae Codicillaris. It is printed in Torino, Italy in 1609. (Google...
Yes it can. There was no fixed font, so there are many variations.
It looks to me as a late 19th or early 20th century baroque revival style. Very nice!
This is Gregorian chant indeed called neumes and there are a lot of these pages on the market. The ones you show are probably from southern...
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This only works with older books of course. I think 90% of the older books are scanned already.
To give a small example: Here is a specific text onbthe reverse of one of my illustrations: [ATTACH] I have highlighted the two phrases I would...
Most of the time I try it both ways: with a “u” or a “v” and a “s” or an “f”. I think this is because of the different OCR (Optical Character...
Yes, it is quite common that books were rebound in more of less volumes. Your books is part of a series and is not complete (at least it lacks...
It is not as difficult as you think. If you have a part of the text you can search it on Google books with quotes around it. Two years ago I...
I am sure these books were printed in high volumes, but I don’t know if many survive. The pictures inside makes the book more desirable. I think a...
By the way: I am not a real expert, I know just how to search Google Books. :watching:
This book on Google Books: https://www.google.nl/books/edition/Lehrbuch_der_zoologie_f%C3%BCr_gymnasien_rea/nXJAAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 This book...
Rare is a difficult term in this case. What do you mean by it? Uncommon? Desirable? Valuable?
If you want to know more about the publisher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giunti_(printers)
The book you show is called Epistolae ad Atticum, ad M. Brutum, ad Quintum fratrem and printed in 1571 in Florence in Italy. Only a part of the...
Thank you! I haven’t had the chance to contact the museum yet. Yesterday I picked up the maps after buying them with these kind of photo’s....
I recently acquired a set of nine fortification plans engraved in 1672 and signed by Fr. Collignon (François Collignon), a French engraver active...
Although I am more knowledgeable about older paper, I’ll do my best to answer your question. Foxing on 19th-century paper is primarily due to the...
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