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A smaller Biblia pauperum : conteynynge thyrtie and eyghte wodecuttes illustratynge the lyfe, parablis, and miraclis off Oure Blessid Lorde & Savioure Jhesus Christ, with the propre descrypciouns thereoff / extracted frō the originall texte off Iohn Wiclif ; preface by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection BS2553 .W8 1884
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Bible. Gospels. English (Middle English). Wycliffe. Selections. 1884.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Picture Bibles.
- Bible.
- Penn Provenance:
- Ross, T. Edward (bookplate) (donor)
- Physical Description:
- lxxxii leaves : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Other Title:
- Biblia pauperum.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Unwin, 1884.
- Notes:
- Printed from late 15th century woodblocks; each illustration is accompanied by a leaf of descriptive text from Wycliffe's translation of the N.T.
- "The borders and ornaments which embellish the letterpress pages are exact fac-similes of those used in a Book of Hours ... printed by T. Kerver, in Paris, 1525"--leaf v.
- A previous edition, titled A New Biblia pauperum, was published in 1877.
- Printed on handmade paper, imitating that used in the 15th century, and bound in stamped leather with metal clasps.
- Cited in:
- University of Pennsylvania. Libraries. Ross Bible, 13
- OCLC:
- 58939402
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