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A set of ten cards contained in an envelope with descriptions of some of the rare books that were dismembered in Slotkin's project.

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Various disbound leaves from books printed from 1516-1829 (1245 A.H.), each accompanied by a facsimile print of the title page of its respective volume.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A sheaf of seven detached leaves from a variety of early modern printed books, especially Bibles and related works. The sheaf is attached with a paper clip, prefaced by a small sheet with mounting instructions for the leaves. A number of the leaves are from the same volumes as the other detached leaves in this folder and in M084.02.0002.0002.

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Various detached leaves of early modern printed books, primarily religious in nature. These leaves are not associated with any specific facsimiles in the collection (or there is no clear association between the title page facsimiles and the detached leaves).

Abstract Variety of facsimiles of title pages from dismembered early modern printed books with no original leaves associated with them. Index of included facsimiles:- Facsimile of the title page of the works of Hippocrates and Plutarch in Greek and Latin, printed in Basel in 1500 - Facsimile of the title page of a Medical Book by Frederick Hoffman, printed in Geneva in 1738 - Facsimile of the title page of a collection of medical texts printed in Nuremberg in 1695 - Facsimile of the title...