Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection
Alternative Title
Catalogue 21
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Publication Date
January 2001
Abstract
recto: Woodblock featuring nine men, the Turks and the triumphant knights, divided into two groups. The leader of the Turks removes his cap to honor the new regent. verso: One large capital initial.
Keywords
Incunabula, Germany
Notes
Text in Latin. Original image found in: Sacred leaves beyond the quill ... printed books, 1450 - 1500. Printed by Johann Reger, Ulm, Germany. Text identification: Guillame Caoursin's obsidionis rhodiae urbis descriptio chronicles the siege of Rhodes in 1480. The account describes the events witnessed by Caoursin, the vice-chancellor of the knights of saint John of Jerusalem. Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.
Geographic Location
Germany
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Media Type
illuminated manuscripts
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
S04-00231-02031_A
Recommended Citation
University of South FloridaTampa Campus Library, "Leaf from obsidionis rhodiae urbis descriptio by Guillaume Caoursin Catalogue 21" (2001). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 181.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/181
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