The Books of Hours from Blaj (1751-1753) Cover Image

Ceasloave blăjene (1751-1753)
The Books of Hours from Blaj (1751-1753)

Author(s): Florin Bogdan, Elena Mihu
Subject(s): Cultural history, Library and Information Science, Visual Arts, 18th Century
Published by: Biblioteca Județeană Mureș
Keywords: The Book of Hours; Blaj; Ancient Romanian Bibliography; engraving; printing;

Summary/Abstract: The present study tries, by simply comparing the engravings from the two books, to complete the Ancient Romanian Bibliography, regarding the second edition of The Book of Hours printed in Blaj (1753). The confrontation of the two engravings, the existence of the border surrounding each engraving from the second edition, the difference between the dimensions of the used letters (smaller for the edition from 1751-1752 and bigger for the 1753 edition), as well as the dimensions of the printed page, together with those mentioned above, complete the information offered by the specialized bibliography regarding this second edition of The Book of Hours, printed in Blaj.

  • Issue Year: VII/2008
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 134-142
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian