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Canticum Canticorum

Canticum Canticorum – De Nederlandsche Boekhandel – PML 21990 – The Morgan Library & Museum (New York, USA)

Netherlands — Ca. 1465

Canticum Canticorum

PML 21990 The The Morgan Library & Museum, (New York, USA)
Canticum Canticorum – De Nederlandsche Boekhandel – PML 21990 – The Morgan Library & Museum (New York, USA)
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Canticum Canticorum

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Codicology

Alternative Titles
Song of Solomon
Song of Songs
Lied der Lieder
Hohelied Salomos
Hoheslied
Size / Format
32 pages / 28.5 × 21.5 cm
Date
Ca. 1465
Language
Latin
Illustrations
32 woodcuts
Content
16 pages, each with two half-page woodcuts on the Christian allegory of divine love
Available facsimile editions:
Canticum Canticorum – De Nederlandsche Boekhandel – PML 21990 – The Morgan Library & Museum (New York, USA)
#1 Canticum Canticorum. Het blokboek Canticum Canticorum als grapisch kunstwerk. Het blokboek Canticum Canticorum als godsdienstig kunstwerk.
De Nederlandsche Boekhandel – Antwerp, 1949
Limited Edition: 300 copies
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#1 Canticum Canticorum. Het blokboek Canticum Canticorum als grapisch kunstwerk. Het blokboek Canticum Canticorum als godsdienstig kunstwerk.

De Nederlandsche Boekhandel – Antwerp, 1949
Canticum Canticorum – De Nederlandsche Boekhandel – PML 21990 – The Morgan Library & Museum (New York, USA)
Canticum Canticorum – De Nederlandsche Boekhandel – PML 21990 – The Morgan Library & Museum (New York, USA) Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

Publisher: De Nederlandsche Boekhandel – Antwerp, 1949
Limited Edition: 300 copies
Binding: The facsimile and the two commentary volumes come in a slipcase
Commentary: 2 volumes by Dr. M. Meertens and A.J.J. Delen
Language: Dutch
1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Facsimile printed on handmade, old Dutch paper.
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