Details

Subject(s)

• Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages—Palestine—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Breydenbach, Bernhard von approximately 1440-1497—Travel—Palestine [Browse]
• Rome (Italy)—History—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Church buildings—Italy—Rome—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Jerusalem—Pictorial works—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Palestine—Description and travel—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Mediterranean Region—Description and travel—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Ill

• Reuwich, Erhard, active 1483-1486 [Browse]

Donor

• Taylor, Robert H., 1908-1985 [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Annotations [Browse]

Notes

• Author's name from woodcut on p. [2] and dedication on p. [3].
• Imprint from colophon.
• Woodcuts by Erhard Reuwich, who accompanied Breydenbach on his pilgrimage.
• First published by Reuwich in Mainz, 1486, in Latin; German version published later in same year.
• No catchwords or signatures.
• ExI copy: Margins sparsely annotated in ms.

Binding note

ExI copy: In 20th-century paneled calf over oaken boards; no paste-downs; catches and clasps at fore-edge.

Source acquisition

ExI copy: Gift of Robert Hill Taylor, Class of 1930.

References

• Goff B1189
• Hain 3956
• GW 5075

OCLC

16737426

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