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Opera nova contemplativa
Printer: Giovanni Andrea Vavassore, called Guadagnino, Italian
Date: about 1510
Dimensions:
5 1/2 × 3 5/8 in. (14 × 9.2 cm)
Medium: block book on paper
Place of Origin: Venice, Italy
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Object number: 1922.58
Label Text:Block books, in the making of which the text and the illustrations were cut on a solid wood block, were naturally the forerunners of printing, but persisted for about sixty years after the invention of movable type.
This Biblia Pauperum was the last of all the Block Books and the only one done in Italy. The maker was Zoan Andrea Vavassore at Venice about 1510.
This Biblia Pauperum was the last of all the Block Books and the only one done in Italy. The maker was Zoan Andrea Vavassore at Venice about 1510.
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