LCAD antiquarian book leaf collection, 1325-1789

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Summary

Creators:
Slotkin, Stanley, 1905-1997
Abstract:
This collection contains 34 antiquarian book leaves, the majority are from Stanley Slotkin, from a variety of works from 1325 to 1789 that demonstrates the evolution of manuscript and print design and workmanship.
Extent:
34 Leaves 34 leaves, the majority are from Stanley Slotkin, from a variety of works from 1325 to 1789 that demonstrates the evolution of manuscript and print design and workmanship.
Language:
Latin , German, Middle High (ca.1050-1500) , English, Middle (1100-1500) , English .
Preferred citation:

LCAD antiquarian book leaf collection, 2024-001, Case: Portfolio. Special Collections, Dennis and Leslie Power Library.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 34 antiquarian leaves. Most are from Stanley Slotkin and consist of a leaf stapled onto a backing sheet that is printed with a facsimile of the books title page and sometimes short explanatory notes of the type of leaf. A highlight of the collection is a leaf from the 1493 edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle.

  1. Dutch-language Bible leaf, 1619 (Slotkin)
  2. Weltchronik leaf "Nuremberg Chronicle", Koberger, 1493
  3. Antiphonal (music) manuscript leaf on heavy vellum, folio, ca. 14th century
  4. 14 leaf gather from Latin law book, 1532
  5. final leaf from the Apocrypha with red rules, ca. 16th centory (Slotkin)
  6. Codex Justinian leaf, 1496 (Slotkin)
  7. Martin Luther Bible leaf, 1574 (Slotkin)
  8. Polyglot Bible leaf (Hebrew, German, Greek), 1577 (Slotkin)
  9. Vulgate Latin Bible leaf, 1700 (Slotkin)
  10. New Testament English Bible leaf, 1750 (Slotkin)
  11. Legum Mischicarum leaf, 1602 (Slotkin)
  12. German Bible leaf, 1701 (Slotkin)
  13. Arabic-language manuscript leaf by Mohammad Abdal Galil on the history of the prophets, 1325 (Slotkin)
  14. Latin Bible leaf, 1699 (Slotkin)
  15. Vulgate Bible leaf, 1600 (Slotkin)
  16. Roman Missal leaf, printed music, 1677 (Slotkin)
  17. Singhalese Catholic Bible, 1789 (Slotkin)
  18. Roman Missal leaf, 1624 (Slotkin)
  19. Hindu religious text, two leaves, 1609 (Slotkin)
  20. New Testament leaf, late 19th century reprint of 18th century orginal (Slotkin)
  21. New Testament leaf, 1600 (Slotkin)
  22. Vulgate Bible leaf, 1600 (Slotkin)
  23. Book of Common Prayer leaf, 1688 (Slotkin)
  24. Greek-language Bible leaf (Slotkin)
  25. Martin Luther Bible leaf, 1574 (Slotkin)
  26. Latin Bible leaf, 1600 (Slotkin)
  27. Arabic-language manuscript leaf from a commentaries on the Quaran, 1276 (Slotkin)
  28. Polygot Vulgate Bible leaf (German, Latin), 1700 (Slotkin)
  29. German-language Bible leaf, 1536 (Slotkin)
  30. modern fascimile of a 42-line Bible or Gutenberg Bible leaf, unk date (Slotkin)
  31. modern fascimile of an early map of the Holy Land (1574), unk date (Slotkin)
  32. Latin Bible leaf, 1496 (Slotkin)
  33. Acts and Monuments leaf, 1637 (Slotkin)
  34. Dutch-language Bible leaf, 1619 (Slotkin)

Biographical / historical:

This collection consists of 34 leaves, the majority are from Stanley Slotkin, from a variety of works from 1325 to 1789 that demonstrates the evolution of manuscript and print design and workmanship. Slotkin was a Southern California businessman with an interest in history. He collected books and many he broke up and sold their leaves. He is known for stapling the leaves onto backing paper instead of using paper hinges or corners.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.

Preferred citation:

LCAD antiquarian book leaf collection, 2024-001, Case: Portfolio. Special Collections, Dennis and Leslie Power Library.

Location of this collection:
2222 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651, US
Contact:
(949) 376-6000
rboyd@lcad.edu
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