Welcome to the Union Catalogue of Incunabula Database

This database appears in conjunction with the print edition of the ‘Union Catalogue of Incunabula’ (GW) which lists all 15th century prints in alphabetical order. The print edition of the catalogue has been published since 1925 by the Hiersemann publishing house. There are currently eleven volumes, detailing all incunabula from ‘Abbey of the Holy Ghost’ to ‘Hord, Jobst.’

The database contains all incunabula editions recorded in the manuscript of the Union Catalogue of Incunabula and in the printed editions. Each listing varies in detail, as explained below:

		Editions recorded in the printed version of the catalogue listed by title with further supplementary information. In addition, the database records numerous editions the existence of which was not known when individual volumes of the print edition were going to press. These are categorised with the letter ‘N’ for ‘Nachträge’, or ‘addenda’.
		Editions recorded in the manuscript that have not yet appeared in print (letters I–Z), supplemented by digitised hand written descriptions from the Union Catalogue manuscript.

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Overview

• Welcome: This page
• A Work in Progress: What can you get from the database? What’s already in? What’s not in yet?
• Introduction: Introduction to the detailed description of incunabula in the Union Catalogue of Incunabula, or Gesamtkatalog
• Abbreviations: Alphabetical List of Abbreviations
• Help: General tips and advice for the menu items
• System Requirements: ...
• Addresses/Contact:
• News: ...
• Other Incunabula Projects on the Internet: ...
• Search
  • General search for any elements of the catalogue
  • Search for printer names, print locations and print dates
  • Search for bibliographical references
  • Search for textual quotations from the first rows of second quires
• Browsing in categorised registers:
  • Work Catalogues: List of authors and anonymous writings
  • GW numbers: List of GW identifiers, grouped by volumes
  • Personal names: List of person names, grouped by their roles
  • Printers: List of printers and publishers, grouped by publishing location
  • Titles: List of works (authors’ scripts and anonymous titles)
  • Short Titles: List of short titles
  • Incipits: List of incipits
  • Second Quires: List of textual quotations from the first rows of second quires/gatherings
  • Location marks: List of holders of incunabula, grouped by location names
  • Holdings: List of registered holdings, grouped by location names and marks
  • Bibliography: List of bibliographical references