John Overholt on Nostr: 15th century block books, printed entirely from woodblocks rather than type, are ...
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"content": "15th century block books, printed entirely from woodblocks rather than type, are rare—about 650 examples survive. Rarer still is one that’s lived for five and a half centuries in its original binding. https://rylandscollections.com/2024/11/02/incunabula-cataloguing-project-viii-blockbooks-part-2-its-the-apocalypse-again-and-the-paupers-bible/\n\nhttps://cdn.masto.host/glammrus/media_attachments/files/113/459/209/481/323/190/original/cf1d35a6cd938e18.jpeg\n\nhttps://cdn.masto.host/glammrus/media_attachments/files/113/459/209/790/281/880/original/af166d29822f4f02.jpeg",
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