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Description: By Hans von Gersdorff. Cf. Dedication. Possibly a reprint of the original 1517 edition in a different setting of type and without the colophon and other distinguishing details. Not in VD16 or Garrison-Morton. Woodcut illustration on t.p. Woodcuts by Hans Wächtlin, including the "Countrafacter Lasszman" dated 1517 and the Wound Man. Signatures: a⁴ A-O⁶. Binding: limp vellum with cloth ties and ms. title on spine. Initials "C.S.D.D.K." and date "1649" stamped on front cover. Manuscript waste used in binding. Inscription on t.p.: Conv. Vien. Carm. Disc. Occasional marginal ms. annotations. A contemporary ms. index[? ] on [2] p. at end.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: [1517?]
Call number: 621836
Creator: Gersdorff, Hans von (-1529)

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