Incunabula at Vassar



A Selection of Items from the Exhibition

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Roman Catholic Church. Missal
Basel: Michael Wenssler, 1486.

Missals contained all of the prayers and responses necessary for the celebration of the Mass. This page is taken from a missal printed by one of the first Swiss presses. The woodcut of the crucifixion has been painted by hand.

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