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INCUNABLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-10-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- incunabulum
1, record 1, English, incunabulum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- incunable 1, record 1, English, incunable
correct
- cradle book 1, record 1, English, cradle%20book
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
incunabula: Latin word for "things in the cradle." The word is used to designate books printed from movable metal type before 1501 A.D., the last half of the fifteenth century being considered "the cradle of printing", during which period over 39,000 separate editions were printed. 1, record 1, English, - incunabulum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
incunabulum: term usually used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - incunabulum
Record 1, Key term(s)
- incunabula
- incunables
- cradle books
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- incunable
1, record 1, French, incunable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«incunable» vient du latin «incunabulum», berceau, et désigne les livres imprimés en Occident jusqu'à l'année 1500 inclusivement. Il s'agit en fait d'une forme de mise en pages extrêmement massive sans aucun blanc à l'intérieur des pages, et que l'on trouve encore aux alentours de 1530. 1, record 1, French, - incunable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cette appellation est étendue dans certains cas aux livres imprimés avant 1525 ou même, pour les pays nordiques, avant 1550. 1, record 1, French, - incunable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
incunable : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - incunable
Record 1, Key term(s)
- incunables
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Edición y venta de libros
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- incunable
1, record 1, Spanish, incunable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- libro incunable 2, record 1, Spanish, libro%20incunable
correct, masculine noun
- paleotipo 2, record 1, Spanish, paleotipo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Libro impreso entre el nacimiento de la imprenta en Occidente, en 1453, y el 1 de enero de 1501. 3, record 1, Spanish, - incunable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
incunable : término utilizado generalmente en plural. 4, record 1, Spanish, - incunable
Record 1, Key term(s)
- incunables
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