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Book/Printed Material Polygraphiae libri sex Ioannis Trithemij, abbatis Peapolitani quondam Spanheimensis, ad Maximilianum Caesarem

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Title

  • Polygraphiae libri sex Ioannis Trithemij, abbatis Peapolitani quondam Spanheimensis, ad Maximilianum Caesarem

Names

  • Trithemius, Johannes, 1462-1516
  • Haselberg, Johannes, active 1515-1538, printer
  • Early Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
  • George Fabyan Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Basel] : Impressum ductu Ioannis Haselberg de Aia biblipolae, anno a Christo nato MDXVIII men. Iulio [July 1518]

Headings

  • -  Cryptography--Early works to 1800
  • -  Ciphers--Early works to 1800
  • -  Switzerland--Basel

Notes

  • -  Imprint from colophon, leaf C4 verso; place of publication from VD16.
  • -  "Cum priuilegio C.M."
  • -  Signatures: a-b⁶ A⁸ B-Z⁶ ²a-m⁶ n⁸ o-r⁶ A⁶ B-C⁴. b6 and ²r6 blank.
  • -  Title page and portions of text printed in red and black.
  • -  Title within illustrated woodcut border.
  • -  Short-title catalogue of books printed in the German-speaking countries and German books printed in other countries from 1455 to 1600 now in the British Museum, p. 871
  • -  Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachbereich erschienenen Drucke des 16. Jahrhunderts (VD 16), T 1994
  • -  Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, T979
  • -  Includes the author's Clavis polygraphiae at end.
  • -  LC copy half-bound in blind-stamped pigskin and wooden boards; two clasps present in full. Spine title in ms. Scattered ms. notes throughout.
  • -  Recat. to AACR2
  • -  LAC knj 2019-04-23 no edits (3 cards)
  • -  LAC rwp 2019-05-01 review

Medium

  • [540] p. ; 28 cm (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Z103 .T83 1518
  • Z103 .T83 1518 Copy 2 Fabyan item no. 697.
  • Z103 .T83 1518 Copy 3 Leaf ²A1 wanting. Fabyan item no. 697, copy 2. Bookplate of Lord Philip Hardwicke.
  • Microfilm Z-13.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 32017914

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Trithemius, Johannes, Johannes Haselberg, Early Printing Collection, and George Fabyan Collection. Polygraphiae libri sex Ioannis Trithemij, abbatis Peapolitani quondam Spanheimensis, ad Maximilianum Caesarem. [Basel: Impressum ductu Ioannis Haselberg de Aia biblipolae, anno a Christo nato MDXVIII men. Iulio July, 1518] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/32017914/.

APA citation style:

Trithemius, J., Haselberg, J., Early Printing Collection & George Fabyan Collection. (1518) Polygraphiae libri sex Ioannis Trithemij, abbatis Peapolitani quondam Spanheimensis, ad Maximilianum Caesarem. [Basel: Impressum ductu Ioannis Haselberg de Aia biblipolae, anno a Christo nato MDXVIII men. Iulio July] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/32017914/.

MLA citation style:

Trithemius, Johannes, et al. Polygraphiae libri sex Ioannis Trithemij, abbatis Peapolitani quondam Spanheimensis, ad Maximilianum Caesarem. [Basel: Impressum ductu Ioannis Haselberg de Aia biblipolae, anno a Christo nato MDXVIII men. Iulio July, 1518] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/32017914/>.