16th and 18th Century Digital Materials from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection
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![Passionis Christi vnvm ex quattuor Euangelistis textum.](images/passionis.jpg) |
Rosenwald 602
[Bible.
N.T. Gospels. Latin. 1506.] Passionis Christi vnvm ex quattuor Euangelistis
textum. [Strassburg, J. Knobloch, 1506?] Engravings: Urs Graf [51]
p. illus. 31 cm.
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![Praeclara Ferdina[n]di Cortesii de noua maris oceani Hyspania narratio sacratissimo, ac inuictissimo Carolo Romanoru[m] Imperatori semper Augusto, Hyspaniaru[m] &c. Regi anno Domini M.D.XX. transmissa?](images/praeclara.jpg) |
Rosenwald 654
Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547. Praeclara Ferdina[n]di
Cortesii de noua maris oceani Hyspania narratio sacratissimo, ac
inuictissimo Carolo Romanoru[m] Imperatori semper Augusto, Hyspaniaru[m] &c.
Regi anno Domini M.D.XX. transmissa? Cartas de relación.
2. Latin Impressa in celebri ciuitate Norimberga : Per Fridericum
Peypus, anno D[omi]ni 1524 k[a]l[endis] Martii. [4], XLIX, [1],
XII leaves, [1] folded leaf of plates: coat of arms, map, port.
(woodcuts) ; 31 cm. (fol.)
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![Portrait of Gerardus Mercator: Illustration from Mercator's Atlas sive Cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricati figura.](images/007-170.jpg) |
Rosenwald 730
Mercator,
Gerhard, 1512-1594. Atlas sive Cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica
mvndi et fabricati figvra. Dvisbvrgi Clivorvm [1595]
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![Divina proportione: opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi necessaria oue ciascun studioso di philosophia, prospectiua pictura sculpura, architectura, musica, e altre mathematice, suauissima, sottile, e admirabile doctrina consequira](images/diuina.jpg) |
Rosenwald 763
M. Antionio Capella eruditiss. recensente., Diuina
proportione; opera a tutti glingegni perspicaci e curiosi necessaria
oue ciascun
studioso di philosophia: prospectiua pictura scultura: architectura:
musica: e altre mathematice: suauissima: sottile : e admirabile
doctrina consequira: e delectarassi: co varie questione de
secretissima scientia. [Venetiis] A. Paganius Paganinus characteribus elegantissimis
accuratissime imprimebat [1509] 6 prelim. 1., 33, 27 (i. e. 26)
numb. 1. 87 plates, diagrs. 30 cm.
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![Opera nuoua piaceuole, [e] da ridere, de vn villano lauoratore nomato Grillo, che volse doue[n]tar medico : apresso vn capitulo contra le male lingue / co[m]posta p[er] Pier Fra[n]cescho detto el [con]te da Camerino](images/opera.jpg) |
Rosenwald 790
Pierfrancesco,
da Camerino. Opera nuoua piaceuole, [e] da ridere, de vn villano lauoratore
nomato Grillo, che volse doue[n]tar medico?, Impresso in Perosia
: Per Cosmo da Uerona, detto el Bianchino dal Leone, nel anno del Signor.
1518, a di 13. de Aprile. [32] p. : ill. (woodcuts); 16 cm. (8vo)
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![Regole generali di architetvra sopra le cinqve maniere de gliedifici, cioe, thoscano, dorico, ionico, corinthio, et composito, con gliessempi dell’antiqvita, che per la magior parte concordano con la dottrina di Vitrvvio](images/833.jpg) |
Rosenwald 833
Serlio, Sebastiano, 1475-1554. Regole generali di architetvra sopra le cinqve maniere de gliedifici, cioe, thoscano, dorico, ionico, corinthio, et composito, con gliessempi dell’antiqvita, che per la magior parte concordano con la dottrina di Vitrvvio. In Venetia, Per F. Marcolini da Forli, 1537. iv p., v-lxxvi [i. e. lxxviii] l. illus., plans. 36 cm.
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Rosenwald 837
Serlio, Sebastiano, 1475-1554.Il terzo libro, nel qval si figvrano, e descrivono le antiqvita di Roma, e le altre che sono in Italia e fvori d’Italia ... [Venetia, Impresso per F. Marcolino, 1540] clv p. illus., plans. 35 cm.
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![La rapresentazione de sette dormienti: di nuouo mandata in luce](images/rosen853.jpg) |
Rosenwald 853
La rapresentazione de sette dormienti: di nuouo mandata in luce, [20] p. illus. 21 cm. Bound with Rosenwald 345, Rosenwald 854 and Rosenwald 855.
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![La rapresentatione del angelo Rafaello r Tobbia](images/rosen0854.jpg) |
Rosenwald 854
La rapresentatione del angelo Rafaello r Tobbia. [Firenze, 1554] [20] p. illus. 21 cm.
Bound with Rosenwald 345, Rosenwald 853 and Rosenwald 855.
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![La rapresentatione d’uno miracolo di duo pellegrini che andauano a San Iacopo di Galitia.](images/rosen855.jpg) |
Rosenwald 855
La rapresentatione d’uno miracolo di duo pellegrini che andauano a San Iacopo di Galitia. [Firenze, 1554] [16] p. illus. 21 cm. Bound with Rosenwald 345, Rosenwald 853 and Rosenwald 854.
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![Extraordinario libro di architettvra.](images/864.jpg) |
Rosenwald 864
Serlio, Sebastiano, 1475-1554. Extraordinario libro di architettvra. Venetia, Appresso G. & M. Sessa, 1560. Venetia, Appresso G. & M. Sessa, 1560.
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![I quattro libri dell’architettura](images/rose0873.jpg) |
Rosenwald 873
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580. I quattro libri dell’architettura, ne’ quali, dopo un breue trattato de’ cinque ordini, & di quelli auertimenti, che sono piu necessarii nel fabricare; si tratta delle case private, delle vie, de i ponti, delle piazze, de i xisti, et de’ tempij. Venetia, D. de’ Franceschi, 1570. 4 v. in 1. illus., plans. 31 cm.
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![La caue di Fiesole](images/rosen0887.jpg) |
Rosenwald 887
La caue di Fiesole. [Florence? 15-] [8] p. 1 illus. 21 cm.
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![Rosenwald 889](images/rosen0889.jpg) |
Rosenwald 889
Aesop’s fables. Latin. Esopi Appologi siue Mythologi cum quibusdam carminum et fabularum additionibus Sebastiani Brant.[Basilee, Impressi opera et impensa Jacobi de Phortzheim, 1501] [408] p. illus., port. 30 cm.
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![Cest le Romant de la rose: moralise cler et net / trāslate de rime en prose par vostre hūble Molin](images/rw-0917-th.jpg) |
Rosenwald 917
Guillaume, de Lorris, fl. 1230.Cest le Romant de la rose: moralise cler et net / trāslate de rime en prose par vostre hūble Molinet. [Lyon, Imprime
par G. Balsarin, 1503] cliii l. illus. 26 cm.
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![Bible, Volume 1](images/0028r.jpg) |
Rosenwald 967
Bible. French. Des Moulins. 1517. Le premier[-second] volume de la Bible en francoiz. [Paris, A. Vérard, 1517] 2 v. illus. 32 cm. Volume 1.
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Bible. French. Des Moulins. 1517. Le premier[-second] volume de la Bible en francoiz. [Paris, A. Vérard, 1517] 2 v. illus. 32 cm. Volume 2.
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![Champ Flevry](images/994.jpg) |
Rosenwald 994
Tory, Geoffroy, ca. 1480-ca. 1533. Champ Flevry. Au quel est contenu Lart & Science de la deue & vraye Proportio[n] des Lettres Attiques, quo[n] dit autrement Lettres Antiques, & vulgairement Lettres Romaines proportionnees selon le Corps & Visage humain. Ce liure est Priuilegie pour Dix Ans Par Le Roy nostre Sire.... A vendre a Paris sus Petit Pont, a Lenseigne du Pot Casse par Maistre Geofroy Tory di Bourges Libraire, & autheur du dict Liure, et par Giles Gourmont aussi Libraire demourant en la Rue sainct Iaques a Lonseigne des Trois Coronnes [1529] 8 p. l., lxxx numb. leaves. illus. 25 cm.
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![Rosenwald 1034](images/rosen1034.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1034
France. Grand Conseil. Arrest dv Grand Conseil donné sur la reformation de l’imprimerie, le vnziéme septembre 1544. [Lyon, 1548] [14] p.; 16 cm. Bound with Rosenwald 1076.
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![Plaidoyez povr la reformation de l’imprimerie](images/rw-1076-th.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1076
Aubert, 16th century. Plaidoyez povr la reformation de
l’imprimerie.
[Paris, 1571?] Bound with Rosenwald 1034.
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Rosenwald 1086
Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-ca. 1600. Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli. Parigi, 1588.
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![Orchesographie. Et traicte en forme de dialogve, par leqvel tovtes personnes pevvent facilement apprendre & practiquer l'honneste exercice des dances](images/rw-1087-th.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1087
Arbeau,
Thoinot, 1519-1595. Orchesographie. Et traicte en forme de dialogve,
par leqvel tovtes personnes pevvent facilement apprendre & practiquer
l'honneste exercice des dances. Par Thoinot Arbeau demeurant à Lengres.
Lengres, Imprimé par Iehan des Preyz, 1589.
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![Een schoone historie va[n] Margariete[n] va[n] Limborch en[de] va[n] Heyndric hare[n] broeder broeder](images/schoone.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1134
Heinric en Margriete van Limborch, Een schoone historie va[n] Margariete[n] va[n] Limborch en[de] va[n] Heyndric hare[n] broeder broeder ...,
Tantwerpen, Gheprint
bi W. Vorsterman, 1516.
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![Literarum Latinarū](images/1158.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1158
Mercator, Gerhard, 1512-1594. Literarum Latinarū, quas Italicas cursoriasque vocāt, scribendarū ratio.Louanij, ex officina R. Rescij, 1540. [54] p. illus. 21 cm.[54] p. illus. 21 cm.
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![Discovrs et histoire veritable des navigations](images/rosen1207.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1207
Nicolay, Nicolas de. sieur d'Arfeuille, 1517-1583. Discovrs et histoire veritable des navigations, Anvers, A. Coninx, 1586. 8 p. l., 209, [12] p., 1 l. incl. illus. 22 cm.
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![Libro del sabio [et] clarissimo fabulador Ysopu hystoriado [et] annotado](images/libro.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1279
[Aesop's
fables. Spanish] Libro del sabio [et] clarissimo fabulador Ysopu hystoriado
[et] annotado. [Sevilla, J. Cronberger, 1521] lxxx l. illus. 31 cm.
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![Doctrina Christiana, en lengua española y tagala ...En Manila](images/doctrina.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1302
Doctrina Christiana, en lengua española y tagala
...En Manila, 1593. [76] p. 1 illus. (on t.-p.) 25 cm.
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![Americae sive qvartae orbis partis nova et exactissima descriptio / avtore Diego Gvtiero Philippi Regis Hisp. etc. Cosmographo; Hiero. Cock excvde 1562; Hieronymus Cock excude cum gratia et priuilegio](images/rw-1303-th.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1303
Gutiérrez, Diego, fl. 1554-1569. Americae sive qvartae
orbis partis nova et exactissima descriptio / avtore Diego
Gvtiero Philippi Regis Hisp. etc. Cosmographo; Hiero. Cock
excvde 1562; Hieronymus Cock excude cum gratia et priuilegio, [Antwerp:
s.n.], 1562.
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![Vniversale descrittione di tvtta la terra conoscivta fin qvi](images/rw-1304-th.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1304
Forlani,
Paolo. Vniversale descrittione di tvtta la terra conoscivta fin qvi, 1565.
[Venezia]: F. Berteli, 1565.
1 map : hand col. ; 41 x 75 cm.
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![Schatzkammer mechanischer Künste, des Capitains Herrn Augustini de Ramellis](images/rosen1313.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1313
Schatzkammer mechanischer Künste, des Capitains Herrn Augustini de Ramellis. [Leipzig] Durch Henning Grossen den Jüngern, 1620.462 p. plates, port. 32 cm.
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![Le operazioni del compasso geometrico, et militare di Galileo Galilei](1335.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1335
Le operazioni del compasso geometrico, et militare di Galileo Galilei ... In Padova, In casa dell’autore, per P. Marinelli, 1606. 34 (i.e. 32) l. : plate, diagrs. 31 cm.
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![Box men on one-legged stools, with birds: Illustration from Braccelli's Bizzarie di Varie Figure.](images/023bra_170.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1345
Braccelli,
Giovanni Battista, fl. 1624-1649. Bizzarie di varie figure / di Giouanbatista
Braccelli, pittore fiorentin. [Livorno : s.n.], 1624. [50] leaves
of plates : chiefly ill. ; 18 x 25 cm. (8vo)
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![[Sketchbook on military art, including geometry, fortifications, artillery, mechanics, and pyrotechnics].](images/sketchbook.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1363
[Sketchbook on military art, including geometry, fortifications,
artillery, mechanics, and pyrotechnics]. [Italy? 17th cent.]
[275] l., illus. (part col.), 12 x 16 cm.
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![L’Iliade d’Homere, traduite en françois, avec des remarques par Madame Dacier](images/rosen1611.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1611
L’Iliade d’Homere, traduite en françois, avec des remarques par Madame Dacier. Paris, Rigaud, 1711. 3 v. plates. 17 cm.
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![Coloritto](images/rosen1741jpg.jpg) |
Rosenwald 1741
Le Blon, Jakob Christoffel, 1667-1741. Coloritto. [London, 1725]. vii, 27 p. 5 plates (4 col.) 31 cm.
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![A new map of South America, shewing it's general divisions, chief cities & towns, rivers, mountains &c. / dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Gloucester](images/rw-84694439-th.jpg) |
Rosenwald Item, LCCN: 84694439
Wells,
Edward, 1667-1727. A new map of South America, shewing it's general
divisions, chief cities & towns, rivers, mountains &c. / dedicated
to His Highness William Duke of Gloucester ; B. Cole sculp. [London
: Printed by T.W. for R. Bonwicke ... et al., 1700?]
1 map ; 36 x 48 cm.
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