Johannes Balbus
Catholicon Gutenberg 66-Line Leaf
Gutenberg
1469
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Leaflet printed by Gutenberg as the first secular work ever published.
- Johannes Balbus (Italian).
- Mainz: [Johann Gutenberg], 1469.
- Printed in double columns with 66 lines to the page, rubricated 15 on recto and 38 on verso.
- Galliziani paper, the half of the sheet without the watermark and with the characteristic shadows at wire-line intervals of ca. 5 mm.
Provenance
1) Sir Hans Sloane; by bequest in 1753 to 2) British Museum; sold as a duplicate, 20 February 1805. 3) Roach; sold by Evans, London, 10 December 1824. 4) Henry W. Poor; sold 1908. 5) Alvin W. Krech. 6) E. Byrne Hackett; broken up by him for the Brick Row Book Shop in 1936. 7) Note included "Purchased Brick Row Book Shop, April 7, 1959.
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Very GoodWear consistent with age and use.
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