History of Text Technologies

This heavily illustrated costume book is a fine example of early printing practices, illustration, and printed embellishment. It contains a large number of woodcut illustrations throughout the text.

This book is an excellent example of early printing practices. Books of Hours had traditionally been books intended for wealthy individuals and were produced as manuscripts. Although this book is printed, it is still hand painted and embellished to resemble the earlier manuscript tradition.

This book consists of the travel account of Spanish conquistador, Hernán Cortés. It highlights the interest in the Americas during the time period of early printing, as well as providing a unique printed illustration of the city of Tenochtitlan.