Apian, Cosmographicus, 1524 (H4r)

In the center of this complicated volvelle, you can see the thread used to attach the moving parts to the page; in this picture you can see the other side of this leaf and thread.

Beaumont and Fletcher, Philaster, 1661 (A1r)

This title-page shows an impressive array of bracket styles, joining together both the two theaters and the two authors.

Beaumont and Fletcher, Philaster, 1661 (A1v)

On this verso of a title page, the publisher has included a list of his publications for sale.

Beaumont and Fletcher, Philaster, 1661 (A2v)

An advertisement for the publisher's books takes advantage of what would otherwise be blank space on the page.

Behn, Widdow Ranter, 1690 (A1r)

In a style more typical of the late 17th century than earlier playbooks, this title page provides only a relatively short title and the barest of acting company and authorial information along with the imprint.

Bible, English, 1611 (A1r)

The King James Bible uses a complex typography to signal which words or phrases are not from the source material but have been added in translation (those in roman type), printed notes in roman type for cross referencing between different books, printed notes in italic for translation notes, and headnotes for each chapter providing summaries to help with quick navigation.

Catalogue of the Faculty of Advocates, 1742 (π1r)

The Advocates' Library kept a collection of books (law and otherwise) since the Faculty's inauguration in 1689. This series was the third such catalog of books in the library, and as can be seen in the interior pages, was used to record not only the acquisition of books, but their changing shelfmarks.

Colloques ou dialogues, 1616 (A1r)

The title page for this multi-lingual phrasebook repeats the title three times, once in each of the languages predominant in Antwerp.

Dove, A new almanack, 1631 (A1r)

Since almanacs featured the location of astrological bodies, they were most accurate for specific geographical locations. This title page for Dove specifies that it is calculated for Cambridge. The use of red ink was typical for almanacs, both on the title page and in the content.

Dove, A new almanack, 1631 (A2v-A3r)

This almanac shows a typical combination of information: dates of the month, the dominical number, saints days and other festivals, the positions of various astrological features, and space for the user to write their own notes. But this almanac is atypical in that it survived---huge numbers of almanacs were printed, particularly in the 17th century, but most were discarded at the end of the year and lost to posterity.