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Landrechtbuch (Schwabenspiegel), circa 1475

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Alternate title:Rural and Feudal Law Book
Summary:Proofsheet of leaf 92 recto, upper portion only. Gothic type. 2 columns. 26 lines. Removed from binding with paste marks visible and cut in half down the middle. “Landrechtbuch” translates to “Rural and Feudal Law Book,” and Schwabenspiegel is a legal code written ca. 1275 in Augsburg, Germany.
Contributor:Zainer, Gunther
Century:1401-1500
Place of origin – Continent:Europe
Place of origin – Country:Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
Place of origin – Settlement:Augsburg
Temporal subject: 1471-1480
Topical subjects:Incunabula--Specimens
Gothic type--Specimens
ArchivesUM location:Early Printing Collection
  • item F. 12
Repository:Rare Books
Browse terms:Literature, Print Culture
Copyright holder:Public domain
Collection:Digital Collections