GUTENBERG. INCUNABULA LEAF. 1 fol. on vellum from Johannes Balbus (Balbus de Janua): Catholicon, Mainz (Johann Gutenberg?) 1460. Leaf printed in red and black, 2 columns with 66 lines. Printed area about 270x180 mm, total area about 355x215 mm. Worming, worn in the margins, darkened, verso very darkened and nearly unreadable. GKW 3182, Hain-Copinger 2254. Catholicon was a religious latin dictionary completed in 1286 by Johannes Balbus. For this monumental work of 373 folio leaves, Gutenberg made a smaller printing type called Gotico Antiqua. Some researchers claim Catholicon was printed in 1469 or 1472. Photo.
GUTENBERG. INCUNABULA LEAF. 1 fol. on vellum from Johannes Balbus (Balbus de Janua): Catholicon, Mainz (Johann Gutenberg?) 1460. Leaf printed in red and black, 2 columns with 66 lines. Printed area about 270x180 mm, total area about 355x215 mm. Worming, worn in the margins, darkened, verso very darkened and nearly unreadable. GKW 3182, Hain-Copinger 2254. Catholicon was a religious latin dictionary completed in 1286 by Johannes Balbus. For this monumental work of 373 folio leaves, Gutenberg made a smaller printing type called Gotico Antiqua. Some researchers claim Catholicon was printed in 1469 or 1472. Photo.
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