Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ..library of George John, earl Spencer . ^ igr TfC 11^ V* itf^ V^ V^ ^ ^^A ^(^ y •^»^ jg* ^»* Cjcecuteti in Cfje ^ttfancp of printing* 1. Laus Virginis. a Manuscript; containing aWood-Cut of THE Annunciation^ and anotherof St. Christopher. 1423. Folio. Although it may seem irregular to begin a catalogubof PRINTED BOOKS with the mention of a manuscript, yet, in thedescription of the very valuable Library which 1 have here under-taken to lay before the pubhc, it would be highly improper to omitthe notice of the oldest volume in the coll
Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ..library of George John, earl Spencer . ^ igr TfC 11^ V* itf^ V^ V^ ^ ^^A ^(^ y •^»^ jg* ^»* Cjcecuteti in Cfje ^ttfancp of printing* 1. Laus Virginis. a Manuscript; containing aWood-Cut of THE Annunciation^ and anotherof St. Christopher. 1423. Folio. Although it may seem irregular to begin a catalogubof PRINTED BOOKS with the mention of a manuscript, yet, in thedescription of the very valuable Library which 1 have here under-taken to lay before the pubhc, it would be highly improper to omitthe notice of the oldest volume in the collection ; especially as thisvolume contains evidence of the most ancient specimen extant, with adate, of the use of printing ink. The reader is about to be made ac-quainted with the two extraordinary wood-cuts above mentioned. There are perhaps few more precious relics in existence, connectedwith the early history of the art of engraving, than the present. Thefirst person who discovered this volume was the late Baron Heinecken;a distinguished antiquary in matters relating to Engraving and Typ
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