Letterpress Collection (#5)

Pilate Washing Hands Passio domini nostri Jesu Christi
Pilate Washing His Hands, from Passio domini nostri Jesu Christi, c. 1503, Urs Graf, the Elder (Swiss, 1485-1527/28), published by Johann Knobloch (German, born Switzerland, died 1528), Switzerland

Talking animals Title page J Hilarides Fabulae sopiAŠ
Talking animals Title page for: J. Hilarides, Fabulae AEsopiae, 1695 Phaedri Fabulae (title on object), Group of various figures, half human and half animal, grouped around a throne

Assignment Willem van der Sluys weapon flanked
Assignment to Willem van der Sluys with weapon flanked by Minerva and Hercules Klearchus foreland of Heraklea (series title)

Portrait Jacobus Trigland theologian Jacobus Trigland
Portrait of Jacobus Trigland, Portrait of theologian Jacobus Trigland at the age of 53, knee-high standing next to table with hand resting on bible. Five lines of Latin inscription below

Disegno dell Anticaglia Delle magnificenze Roma
Disegno dell Anticaglia, Delle magnificenze di Roma antica e moderna, Vasi, Giuseppe, 1710-1782, Engraving with letterpress, between 1747 and 1761, Page, 31, including an engraving

Title page Cvccagna capitolo nel qvale si descriuono
Title page of Cvccagna: capitolo nel qvale si descriuono le marauigliose cose, che si trouano nel paese di Cuccagna, Cvccagna: capitolo nel qvale si descriuono le marauigliose cose

Epitome divae parthenices Mariae historiam ab
Epitome in divae parthenices Mariae historiam ab Alberto Durero Norico per figuras digestam cum versibus annexis Chelidonii (Life of the Virgin), Durer, Albrecht, Impressum Nurnberge, woodcut

De rhinocerote Historiae animalivm Gesner Konrad
De rhinocerote, Historiae animalivm, Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565, Letterpress, woodcut, hand-colored, 1551

De rhinocerote Historiae animalivm Gesner
De rhinocerote, Historiae animalivm, Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565, Letterpress, woodcut, hand-colored, 1551

Horauegnamo alla testa flatura massime quel Dialogo delle
Horauegnamo alla testa flatura and massime quel, Dialogo delle bellezze delle donne, Firenzuola, Agnolo, 1493-1543, Woodcuts and letterpress, 1552

Elixir album Joh Michaelis Faustij Compendium
Elixir album, Joh. Michaelis Faustij Compendium alchymist. novum, sive, Pandora explicata and figuris jllustrata, das ist, Die edelste Gabe Gottes, oder, Ein guldener Schatz, Faust, Johann Michael

De hyaena Historiae animalivm Gesner Konrad 1516-1565
De hyaena, Historiae animalivm, Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565, Letterpress, woodcut, hand-colored, 1551

De monocerote Historiae animalivm Gesner Konrad
De monocerote, Historiae animalivm, Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565, Letterpress, woodcut, hand-colored, 1551

Detail leaf 5 recto illustration depicting Julius
Detail of leaf, 5, recto with illustration depicting Julius Caesars birth by caesarian section, Suetonius Tranquillus cum Philippi Beroaldi et Marci Antonii Sabellici commentariis

Title page Catalogue d tres-beau cabinet de tableaux
Title page, Catalogue d un tres-beau cabinet de tableaux choisis, des plus fameux maitres, tant des Pais-Bas, que de l Italie and autres...: delaisses par feu Monsieur N.L

Entire page 55 Delle antichita di Ercolano Grado
Entire page 55, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Grado, Filippo de, Vanni, Niccolo, 18th c. Letterpress, with copper engravings

Entire page 7 Delle antichita di Ercolano Grado
Entire page 7, Delle antichita di Ercolano, Grado, Filippo de, Vanni, Niccolo, 18th c. Letterpress, with copper engravings, 1757-1792, Engraved head-piece by Filippo de Grado after Niccolo Vanni

Leaf 5 recto illustration depicting Julius Caesar
Leaf, 5, recto with illustration depicting Julius Caesars birth by caesarian section, Suetonius Tranquillus cum Philippi Beroaldi et Marci Antonii Sabellici commentariis: cum figuris nuper additis

ill. birds heads Phytognomonica Io Baptistae Portae
With ill. of birds heads, Phytognomonica Io. Baptistae Portae Neap. octo libris contenta: in quibus noua, facillimaque affertur methodus, qua plantarum, animalium, metalloru, m, rerum deniq, ue

Page 456 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 456 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 458 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 458 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 460 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 460 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 466 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 466 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 461 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 461 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Libro che insegna tengere sede di ogni colore
Libro che insegna a tengere sede di ogni colore perfettamente, secondo Firenza and Genova, Plictho de larte de tentori che insegna tenger pani, telle

Page 269 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 269 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Title page Georgii Agricolae De re metallica
Title page, Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur

Page 462 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 462 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 454 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 454 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 270 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 270 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 278 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 278 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 282 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 282 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 453 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 453 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 464 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 464 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 283 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 283 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Color chart blue shades Versuch eines Farbensystems
Color chart, blue shades, Versuch eines Farbensystems, Schiffermuller, Ignaz, 1727-1806, Letterpress, engraving, 1772, color samples are handcolored

Page 469 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 469 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

P 5 fig 2 Farben-Kugel oder Construction des
P. 5 with fig. 2, Farben-Kugel; oder, Construction des Verhaltnisses aller Mischungen der Farben zu einander, und ihrer vollstandigen Affinitat

Page 468 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 468 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 467 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 467 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Page 108 Rervm medicarvm Novae Hispaniae thesavrvs
Page 108, Rervm medicarvm Novae Hispaniae thesavrvs sev Plantarvm animalivm mineralivm mexicanorvm historia, Hernandez, Francisco, 1517-1587, Letterpress, woodcut, 1651

Page 318 Rervm medicarvm Novae Hispaniae thesavrvs
Page 318, Rervm medicarvm Novae Hispaniae thesavrvs sev Plantarvm animalivm mineralivm mexicanorvm historia, Hernandez, Francisco, 1517-1587, Letterpress, woodcut, 1651

Page 240 Rervm medicarvm Novae Hispaniae thesavrvs
Page 240, Rervm medicarvm Novae Hispaniae thesavrvs sev Plantarvm animalivm mineralivm mexicanorvm historia, Hernandez, Francisco, 1517-1587, Letterpress, woodcut, 1651

Page 325 Rervm medicarvm Novae Hispaniae thesavrvs
Page 325, Rervm medicarvm Novae Hispaniae thesavrvs sev Plantarvm animalivm mineralivm mexicanorvm historia, Hernandez, Francisco, 1517-1587, Letterpress, woodcut, 1651

Page 470 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII
Page 470 Georgii Agricolae De re metallica: libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni, que, ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissime describuntur, sed and per effigies

Babilonia seu Babilon Registrum huius operis
Babilonia seu Babilon, Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu, m, figuris et ymagi, nibus ab inicio mundi, Pleydenwurff, Wilhelm, d

Argentina Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum
Argentina, Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu, m, figuris et ymagi, nibus ab inicio mundi, Pleydenwurff, Wilhelm, d. 1494, Schedel, Hartmann, 1440-1514, Woodcut and letterpress, 1493

De sanctificatione septime diei Registrum huius
De sanctificatione septime diei, Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cu, m, figuris et ymagi, nibus ab inicio mundi, Pleydenwurff, Wilhelm, d

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"Preserving History: The Art of Letterpress" Step into the world of letterpress, where typesetters meticulously arrange metal letters to create beautiful works of art. As the ink-covered rollers glide across the printing forme, a sheet of paper peels away, revealing perfectly imprinted letters and an enchanting image of a flower. Letterpress has played a significant role in capturing historical moments. From "The Life And Times Of Queen Victoria 1901" to "The Irish Rebellion Of 1848, " these printed pages hold stories that shaped nations. Imagine the forging of pikes during this tumultuous time or witnessing Vickers-Armstrong Elswick Works in Newcastle Upon Tyne bustling with activity. Travel back further in time as we explore "The Venice Haggadah" from 1609, housed at Museum Israel in Jerusalem. This exquisite piece showcases intricate illustrations and text that transport us to Renaissance Italy. But letterpress isn't limited to history alone; it also captures joyous occasions like Prince's birth celebrations in 1662. Mathaus Küsel's plate illustrates an awe-inspiring fireworks display that lit up the night sky, leaving spectators mesmerized. Beyond books and events, letterpress brings fashion and culture alive through its prints. Julian Mariana's creations showcase "The Dress of Regions of Spain" from ca. 1860-70 along with allusive verses for masquerades during the same period. These vibrant designs offer glimpses into past traditions and celebrations. Even darker tales find their way onto letterpressed pages, such as the engraving depicting "The Manner Of The Barbarous Murder Of James. " This haunting image transports us to Scotland in 1679 when tragedy struck one man who held great influence over his people. Finally, we delve into literature with "The Complete Works Of Beranger" from 1836—an anonymous masterpiece filled with poetic brilliance that continues to inspire readers today.