Facsimile page of a blockbook given by John Bagford to Thomas Hearne

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Photograph of a facsimile blockbook page made by John Bagford
Facsimile specimens of a blockbook, Canticum canticorum, given to Thomas Hearne by John Bagford, Bodleian Library, Oxford University, MS Rawlinson D 384, fol. 42r. These facsimiles were likely made to be used in and promote Bagford's proposed history of printing. They can also be found in MS Harley 5934.

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A note by Thomas Hearne on Bagford's gift of a facsimile page of a blockbook

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    Image
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    jpg
  • file size
    50 MB
  • copyright status
    In copyright
  • creator
    John Bagford
  • credit
    The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
  • rights holder
    Bodleian Library
  • rights territory
    Worldwide