Even Mein Kampf is a really important book in history (although it is full of nonsense, hate and unreadable...)
This book was already written down in the early 15th Century. You know you have an important book when there is a Wikipedia page for it:...
I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of this sheet. By my knowledge it would be much more expensive to fake a sheet like this (and the...
Your fragment is part of Psalm 100 by the way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalm_100 Jubilate Deo omnis terra : servite Domino in lætitia....
There are a lot of these sheets with musical notation around and they are quite affordable considering the age and the beauty of them. When I want...
I can't find any references in passed auctions on Invaluable.com as well. [ATTACH]
I think this is a very cool box that mimics a Renaissance book binding (early 16th century). I agree with the posters before me that this is a mid...
A few pictures of my old paper collection. The book range from the early 16th century until 1750. Most of them are printed in Antwerp. [ATTACH]...
Yes, this is a German service book, somewhere printed in the second half of the 19th century or early 20th century in a so called Fraktur font....
I noticed on Twitter there are quite some younger people seriously interested in early modern books. Maybe this book can be a start for a new...
Sometimes, if I want to check if a book is complete or want to check a specific version I use Google books. There are several versions of your...
I was already looking in the museum shop there if it was still for sale. https://www.wayside.org/shop
Can you see it the text is printed or written?
The Wayside Inn still exists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayside_Inn_Historic_District
I just try to explain why I find old books so fascinating. It brings together so much subjects: history, religion, music, poetry, rhetoric's,...
Parchment/vellum is a material that is even better for binding books than leather. It is incredible strong, but it is/was quite expensive. Look...
When I started to catalogue my books, I could not find a specific program or database that met my needs. As you can understand for cataloguing old...
After your post I started thinking about the topics in my collection. I have made a pie chart of the topics. As you can see 75% of my books that I...
My gift would take up no space, but it's your choice .
By the way, you like to give things away. I have something to give away to you if you are interested. Something small, medieval (dated July 12...
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