Incunabula
Subtitle: the printing revolution in Europe, 1455-1500
By: editor-in-chief, Lotte Hellinga
Contributors: Research Publications International; British Library
Publisher: Research Publications International
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Reading, Berkshire, England; Woodbridge, Conn
Language: eng
Format: [microform] :
Number of pages: 8235
Subjects: Incunabula; Printing; History; Origin and antecedents
Other titles: Printing revolution in Europe, 1455-1500; Incunabula collection
Description: Based on the Incunabula Short Title Catalog (ISTC) at the British Library, this microfiche collection reproduces full-text editions of incunabula from libraries around the world. The texts are arranged around subject themes, such as: law, medicine, philosophy, classical texts in translation, romances, geography, cosmography and journeys of discovery, chronicles and historiography, and provide for the study of early book production in the first stages of European printing.
Notes: Titles from binders.

Issued in 3-ring binders with printed checklists  detailing the microfiche header information and the number of ficher per item.

Accompanied by printed guides which include a detailed listing of contents drawn from the ISTC, bibliographical information, and an introductory essay which describes the selection criteria and editorial focus of the unit, and provides an informative outline of the subject.
Table of contents: title: unit 1. Mainz to 1480; title: unit 2. The classics in translation (2 binders); title: unit 3. Image of the world : geography & cosmography (2 binders); title: unit 4. Chronicles and historiography, part 1 (2 binders); title: unit 5. Chronicles and historiography, part 2 (2 binders); title: unit 6. The image of the world : travellers' tales; title: unit 11. Medical incunabula, part 1; title: unit 12. Medical incunabula, part 2; title: unit 13. Medical incunabula, part 3; title: unit 14. Medical incunabula, part 4; title: unit 15. Medical incunabula, part 5; title: unit 18. Printing in the Baltic area, part 1; title: unit 19. Printing in the Baltic area, part 2; title: unit 20. Printing in the Baltic area, part 3; title: unit 21. Medical incunabula, part 6; title: unit 22. Rhetoric, part 1; title: unit 23. Rhetoric, part 2; title: unit 24. Italian humanism, part 1; title: unit 25. Italian humanism, part 2; title: unit 26. Philosophy : ancient, medieval and Renaissance, part 1; title: unit 27. Philosophy : ancient, medieval and Renaissance, part 2; title: unit 28. Philosophy: ancient, medieval and Renaissance, part 3.