Author: Wagner, Bettina
Title: Als Die Lettern Laufen Lernten : Medienwandel IM 15. Jahrhundert : Inkunabeln Aus Der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek München
Description: Wiesbaden, Germany, Reichert Verlag, 2009. Hardcover. Color illustrated yellow boards with black and red text. (4) 5-240 pp. Features many color/bw illustrations of displayed objects. Around 90 objects are on display from the rich incunabula holdings of the Bavarian State Library, which, with over 20,000 copies, is one of the world's leading incunabula. The most famous incunabula can be seen in the treasury, including the "Gutenberg Bible" and the "Turkish Calendar" from 1454, a unique specimen of the Munich collection. They provide an insight into the variety of printing innovations in the second half of the 15th century and show how the printing press gradually replaced manuscripts. Exhibition: Bavarian State Library, Munich, August 19th - October 31st, 2009. VG .

Keywords: Books and Manuscripts and Printing ; Bavarian State Library ; ;


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