Hanson Collection 2 - Pages from Famous Books

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This collection contains images of the leaves from Otto Ege's portfolio Original Leaves from Famous Books: Eight Centuries, 1240 A.D. - 1923 A.D. Select the link to a zoomable image to see the image in more detail.

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Ege Famous Books Leaf 23
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “The Roman types, based on those of Jenson and designed by Cobden-Sanderson with the assistance of Sir Emery Walker, have been called by Pollard the finest roman types in existence; and Ransom, commenting on the Doves Press Books, in which these were used, states “they approach dangerously near to absolute perfection.””
Ege Famous Books Leaf 22
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “One of the monumental editions Bruce Rogers planned for the Riverside Press and for which he designed a large font of type, the “Montaigne.””
Ege Famous Books Leaf 24
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “The Ashendene Press, which printed this text, followed a middle course between the decorative magnificence of Morris’ Kelmscott Press and the classic severity of Cobden-Sanderson’s Doves Press. The type, Subiaco, is based on the type face use by Sweyheym and Pannartz in 1465. This large folio is considered one of the great achievements of this press.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 25
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “The Bremer Press, the most distinguished private press in Germany, was founded in 1911. Much of its reputation was due to the influence and work of Willi Wiegend, who designed the celebrated Greek type used in this work.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 19
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “The fourth and last of the great folios was printed in 1685 in Herringman’s shop “The Sign of the Blue Anchor,” one of the chief lounging places for the literary lights of the Restoration in London. Associated with H. Herringman in this venture were E.Brewster and R.Bentley.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 20
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “This great work was finally issued in 1755 by W. Strahan. The underwriting publishers received excellent returns on their investment (the 24th edition appeared in 1782), while Johnson was arrested twice for debt in the course of the year following that publication.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 21
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “After seven years’ work spent in experimenting with printing processes and type design, Baskerville issued this, his first book, which went forth to astonish all the librarians of Europe.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 18
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “This book was printed by John Haviland at a time when all English printing was controlled by very stringent laws and regulations.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 15
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “This is the second edition of Chaucer, printed by Adam Islip. It contained many “reforms” and “improvements,” “… and the Latine and French not Englished by Chaucer, translated.””
Ege Famous Books Leaf 17
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “The rare first issue is known as the great “He” bible because Ruth III:15 reads “…and he went into the city,” while the second issue used the word “she”. This was printed by Robert Barker, who advanced considerable amounts of money to the editors over a period of seven years.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 16
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “This third Madrid edition was printed in 1608, three years after the first of Juan de la Cuesta appeared. It is also known as the first “academic” edition because of its textual importance.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 11
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “Printed by Gabriel Giolito, the most prolific printer in Italy during the first half of the Sixteenth Century.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 12
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “One of the finer productions of the noted press of Lucantonio Giunta. The famous house of Giunta maintained presses in various places for over one hundred years.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 13
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “The first edition of the greatest of all English herbals. The preparation of the work was commissioned by John Norton, alderman and printer to Queen Elizabeth”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 14
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “The printing of this large volume required all the material and financial resources of George Bishop, Rolfe Newberrie, and Robert Barker for a period of Almost years.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 08
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “Edited by the great scholar Erasmus, and printed by his friend and patron, John Froben.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 10
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “Printed in large size Garamond type by John Oporinus (Herbst), one of the most brilliant scholars of his time. Historiated letters are attributed to Calcar, the brilliant pupil of Titian.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 09
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “This work was unfinished when Erasmus’ friend John Froben died. It was completed by Jerome, the printer’s son.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 06
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “The most lavish illustrated book of the Fifteenth Century, printed by Anton Koberger. Many of the illustrations are by Wolgemut, the master of Durer.”
Ege Famous Books Leaf 07
(Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College Special Collections, 1954) Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: “Thielman Kerver was one of the few French printers who continued to print in the Gothic manner in the Sixteenth Century”