COLLECTION NAME:
Pages from the Past
mediaCollectionId
wmich~4~4
Pages from the Past
Collection
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Identifier:
exws_pages_b04_item24
identifier
exws_pages_b04_item24
Identifier
false
Title:
Leaf from the Third Edition of Christopher Saur's German Bible
title
Leaf from the Third Edition of Christopher Saur's German Bible
Title
false
Creator:
Sauer, Christoph
creator
Sauer, Christoph
Creator
false
Date:
1776
date
1776
Date
false
Description:
A leaf from the Third Edition of Christopher Saur's German Bible. It was printed by Saur in Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1776. Most copies of this edition were destroyed during the Revolution by soldiers who used the paper for cartridges, and in fact only ten known copies exist. The recto side of the page is marked 413 and the verso side is marked 414.
description
A leaf from the Third Edition of Christopher Saur's German Bible. It was printed by Saur in Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1776. Most copies of this edition were destroyed during the Revolution by soldiers who used the paper for cartridges, and in fact only ten known copies exist. The recto side of the page is marked 413 and the verso side is marked 414.
Description
false
Dimensions:
7.75 x 9.8 in. (19.7 x 24.9 cm)
dimensions
7.75 x 9.8 in. (19.7 x 24.9 cm)
Dimensions
false
Subject:
Manuscripts--Specimens
subject
Manuscripts--Specimens
Subject
false
Subject:
detached leaves
subject
detached leaves
Subject
false
Subject:
Printing--History
subject
Printing--History
Subject
false
Location:
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
coverage
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Location
false
Century:
Eighteenth century
century
Eighteenth century
Century
false
Language:
German
language
German
Language
false
Collection:
Pages from the Past
relation
Pages from the Past
Collection
false
Type:
Text
type
Text
Type
false
File Format:
image/jp2
format
image/jp2
File Format
false
Source:
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
source
Z4 .P33x. Pages from the past : original leaves from rare books and manuscripts. Western Michigan University Special Collections
Source
false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
publisher
Western Michigan University
Publisher
false
Rights:
The digital version is available for education use under ‘Fair Use’ guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu
rights
The digital version is available for education use under ‘Fair Use’ guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries: lib-dc@wmich.edu
Rights
false
Digital Date:
2018
digital_date
2018
Digital Date
false