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You don't *have* to follow the rules of a paint-by-numbers

In his 'Schatzbehalter', a German incunabula with 96 woodcuts, Stephan Fridolin gave instructions on how the illustrations should be coloured - but the workshops often ignored them!

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2022-07-23

Donors play an important role in our collections. Our first large donation was in 1903 by George McArthur. This 1491 herbal and bestiary, Hortus Sanitatis was part of his collection.




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2022-05-27

The UN declared June 4th as International Day for Children Victims of Aggression. Today, this day is mainly to remind us that children should have their childhood and not experience aggression (National Library CZ incunabula 42 D 36, manuscript XVII A 3 and XXIII.G.89)

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2020-06-04

Mandrake roots in male and female form from the Grete Herball, 1526 (Post Incunabula Collection)

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2016-05-05