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Description: Almanac in German for 1487; includes information on when to perform bloodletting. Text begins: Im jar als man zalt nach Christi geburt M°cccc°lxxxvii° ... Woodcut banderole in top margin and woodcut border at left. Two astronomical illustrations. Imperfect: torn and repaired along previous center fold, with some loss of text. Previously mounted on a leaf.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: [1487]
Call number: 89411
Provenance: Purchased from Vollbehr, March 23, 1925.
Dimensions: 43 x 31 cm
Associated people: Zainer, Johann, (1470-1541?,)
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