Incunabula
Scope and Contents
The incunabula collection consists of 44 texts published between 1470 and 1507 in Italy, France, and Germany. Most of the texts are in Latin, with one in German. The texts in the collection encompass subjects such as classics, Jewish history, Christian theology and cosmology, medicine, biography, history, rhetoric and grammar, mathematics, and natural sciences. The collection also includes a bible, a martyrologium, and a bestiary. Notable texts include both the Latin and German first editions of the Nuremberg Chronicle.
Dates
- Creation: 1470-1507, undated
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1476-1500
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collection is in accordance with the policies of the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University. Please contact the department for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Requests to reproduce or publish material from the collection should be directed to the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
Extent
44.00 Items
Arrangement
The collection is organized by institutional call number. For more information about each series, please consult the series descriptions in the box and folder listing.
Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were the gifts of various donors. See individual item descriptions for more information.
Other Descriptive Information
Addenda to this collection may not be listed in the finding aid, but may be available for research use. Please contact us for more information.
- Author
- Katherine A. Morley
- Date
- 20120000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Brandeis University Repository
415 South St.
Waltham MA