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Prodigiorum ac Ostentorum Chronicon

quae praeter naturae ordinem, motum, et operationem, et in superioribus & his inferioribus mundi regionibus

Also known as Prodigiorvm ac ostentorvm chronicon

by Konrad Lykosthenes, David Kandel & Hans Rudolf Manuel

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  • 16th century
  • Language: Latin
  • Content type: Primary source
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Title continues: Quod portentorum genus non temere euenire solet, sed humano generi exhibitum, seueritatem iramq́[ue] Dei aduersus scelera, atq[ue] magnas in mundo uicissitudines portendit. Partim ex probatis fideq[ue] dignis authoribus Grȩcis, atque Latinis: partim etiam ex multorum annorum propria obseruatione, summa fide, studio ac sedulitate, adiectis etiam rerum omnium ueris imaginibus Date from colophon Petri's device on last p. (Baseler Büchermarken, 76). Ill. on t.p. Numerous woodcut ill. in text by various hands (repeats). A few are signed with the monograms of David Kandel or Hans Rudolf Manuel; see Thieme-Becker. Historiated initials Signatures: a⁴ b² A⁶ B-C⁴ D-Zz⁶ ²AA-II⁶ ²KK⁴ ²LL⁶ Getty copy lacks A3.4 with p. 5-8 Binding: vellum. Spine reinforced with MS waste. Three shelf marks on front pastedown, the last with the inscription: Toby Kilpatrick / 2.VII.1974

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quae praeter naturae ordinem, motum, et operationem, et in superioribus & his inferioribus mundi regionibus

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1557-01-01T00:00:00ZBasiliae : Per Henricum PetriLatin—Public digitized item

quae praeter naturae ordinem, motum, et operationem, et in svperioribus & his inferioribus mundi regionibus, ab exordio mundi usque ad haec nostra tempora, acciderunt

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in Latin; Basel: H. Petri, 1557

1557Basileae : Per Henricvm PetriLatin—Source listed online copy

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  • Contributing institution: Getty Research Institute
  • Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Getty Research Institute
  • Digitization sponsor: Wellcome Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Illustrators: Kandel, David, -1587; Manuel, Hans Rudolf
  • Scanner: gri-digital-services
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  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): GR825 .L85
  • Source-reported rights: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" rel="ugc nofollow">This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark</a>
  • Source-reported rights: This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: in Latin; Basel: H. Petri, 1557
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