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1. Schreiber collection of European book illustrations

   20,413 items. -- Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Wilhelm Schreiber (1855-1932), German printmaking scholar and author of the major reference work Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois et sur métal au XVe siècle (1891-1911), organized a personal study collection of over 20,000 book illustrations produced during the 15th through the 18th centuries. The Library acquired this collection in 1929 along with Schreiber's handwritten inventory. (Source: Melville guide)

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