Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Collection of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printed leaves.
Alternate Title(s):
Leaf collection
Published / Created:
circa 1450-1598
Physical Description:
approximately 2400 leaves : illustrations
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Selected exhibitions: "The Reformation of the Bible/The Bible of the Reformation" (Yale Center for British Art, February 3-April 7, 1996).
Subject Terms:
Bible -- Selections. | Printing -- History -- Europe. | Illustration of books -- Europe. | Illustrated books -- Europe. | Incunabula -- Europe. | Early printed books -- Europe. | Incunabula in Yale Library -- Single leaves.
Form/Genre:
Incunabula. | Woodcuts -- 1450-1600. | Woodcuts -- Hand-colored -- 1450-1600. | Block books. | Fragments (object portions) | Detached leaves. | Cuttings (partial works)
Contributors:
Werther, Frederick, 1881- compiler. | Bämler, Johann, approximately 1430-1503. | Boissard, Jean Jacques, 1528-1602. | Chardella, Simon Nicolai, fl. 1471-1478. | Dinckmut, Konrad, active 1476-1496. | Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528. | Furter, Michael, -1517. | Fust, Johannes, 1400-1466. | Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468. | Han, Ulrich, -1480. | Höltzel, Hieronymus, active 1500-1525 | Koberger, Anton, approximately 1440-1513. | Leeu, Claes, active 1487-1488 | Pannartz, Arnold, -approximately 1478. | Peypus, Friedrich, 1485-1534. | Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589. | Prüss, Johann, 1446 or 1447-1510. | Schöffer, Peter, approximately 1425-approximately 1502. | Schönsperger, Johann, -1520? | Sorg, Anton, active 15th century. | Sweynheim, Konrad, -1477. | Wendelin, of Speier, -1477? | Zainer, Günther, -1478