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Nichols Rare Books Collection

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OU Libraries’ Nichols Rare Books digital collection includes a 1598 edition of Chaucer’s works, a 1628 edition of Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy, and a second folio (1632 edition) of “Mr William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies”. All images in the digital collection have been released to the public domain. When using images from this collection, please include the following attribution statement: Image(s) courtesy of the John and Mary Nichols Collection, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman, Oklahoma.

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Nichols Rare Books Collection

Index librorum prohibitorum.
Prefatory matter contains : Regulae indicis...; Observationes ad regulam quartam & nonam; Observationes ad regulam decimam; Instructio Clementis VIII., The index is followed by Appendix ad indicem librorum prohibitoruma mense feb. MDCCXXXIX usque ad totum mensem junii MDCCXLIV . (p. 563-568) Then follows Raccolta d'alcune particolari operette spirituali, e profane proibite ... (p. 571-632); Nota ;, Decretum feria V. die XXV. septembris MDCCX; Appendix ad indicem librolum (!) proibitorum a mense junii MDCCXLIV. usque ad totum mensem junii MDCCXLV; Appendix ad indicem librorum prohibitorum a mense junii MDCCXLVI. usque ad totum mensem octobris MDCCXLVI; Appendix ad indicem librorum prohibitorum a mense junii MDCCXLVI. usque ad totum mensem septembris MDCCL.
Liber chronicarum.
Latin text with Gothic letters., Woodcuts by Wohlgemuth and Pleydenwurff., Supplement has title: De Sarmacia regione Europe., Sometimes referred to as Nuremberg, or Nurnberg chronicle., Colophon reads: ... Ad intuitu autem preces prouidoru ciuiu Sebaldi Schreyer Sebastiani kamermaister hunc librum dominus Anthonius koberger Nuremberge impressit. Adhibitis tame viris mathematicis pingendiq arte peritissimis. Michaele wolgemut et wilhelmo Pleydenwurff. quaru solerti acuratissimaq animadversione tum ciuitatum tum illustrium virorum figure inserte sunt. Consummatu autem duo-decima mensis Julij. Anno salutis nre. 1493.