Slotkin, Stanley

Excised leaf from a Dutch bible printed in Amsterdam in 1684. Printed in blackletter, originally fol. 209 of its volume, containing 2 Chronicles chapter 6. Stapled to the righthand side of a green sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in black ink.

Excised leaf from a Dutch bible printed in 1624. Printed in roman type, originally fol. 103 of its volume, containing Deuteronomy chapters 13-14. Stapled to the righthand side of a green sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in black ink.

Excised leaf from a German bible printed in 1574. Printed in blackletter. Stapled to the righthand side of a sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in black and red ink.

Excised leaf from a work of Theology (Theologia Christiana Dogmatico-Moralis) printed in Rome in 1763. Printed in roman type. Laid on the righthand side of a lavender sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in magenta ink.

Excised leaf from a work of exegesis on the Psalms printed in 1682. Printed in roman type. Stapled to the righthand side of a salmon sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in magenta ink.

Excised leaf from a parallel Greek and Latin book of the works of Athanasius (archbishop of Alexandria, d. 373 A.D.) printed in 1557. Printed in roman type and italic Greek type, originally pp. 479-480 of its volume. Stapled to the righthand side of a sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in black and red ink.

Excised leaf from a Bohemian herbal (book describing plants and herbs, now Czech) printed in 1516. Printed in blackletter, originally fol. 210 of its volume. Stapled to the righthand side of a yellow sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in black ink.

Excised leaf from a Persian Tafsīr manuscript (explanation of and exegesis on the Qur'an). Handwritten in Farsi in 1245 A.H. (1829 A.D.). Stapled to the righthand side of a sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in black, blue, and gold ink.

Excised leaf from a Latin Missal (book of readings for the Catholic Mass) printed in Antwerp in 1624. Printed in roman type, originally fol. 97 of its volume, containing the Office of the Dead. Stapled to the righthand side of a blue sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in black ink.

Excised leaf from an Italian herbal (book describing plants and herbs) printed in Venice in 1560. Printed in roman type, originally pp. 109-110 of its volume, containing an excerpt from the works of Pedanius Dioscorides. Stapled to the righthand side of a pink sheet with a facsimile of the volume's title page on the left side in black ink.