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La Grant danse macabre des hommes et des femmes.
1499
One of two surviving copies; the other is at the British Library. The woodcut on f. 7r (b1r) is the earliest known depiction of a printing shop.
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In Principio: Europe's First Printers, 1450-1470
Through William H. Scheide’s spectacular bequest, Princeton University owns one of the world’s great collections of earliest European printing.
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- Language
- French
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Item Summary
One of two surviving copies; the other is at the British Library. The woodcut on f. 7r (b1r) is the earliest known depiction of a printing shop.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- La Grant danse macabre des hommes et des femmes.
- Call Number
- 43.2
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/ms35td33q
- Language
- French
- Date Created
- 1499
- Extent
- 42 leaves ; ill. (woodcuts); 28.8 x 21.1 cm (folio).
- Provenance
- Provenance: Raoul Léonar, Comte de Lignerolles; F. G. A. Guyot de Villeneuve (1825-1898); Victor Masséna, Duc de Rivoli, Prince d'Essling; Otto Schäfer (1912-2000); acquired Sotheby's, NY, 1 Nov. 1995, lot 74.
- References
- GW 7954
- HC 10414
- BMC VIII 266 (IB. 41735)
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Wanting leaves 8 (b2) and 42 (g6), supplied in photographic facsimile.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 96
Institutional Information
- Collection
- In Principio: Europe's First Printers, 1450-1470
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/e15d96c6-360e-444e-854f-912556c67f29/manifest