incunabulum

/ˌɪnkjʊˈnæbjələm/
noun
  1. A single book printed before the year 1501; an early printed book from the infancy of printing.
    • He donated a valuable incunabulum printed in Venice in 1495 to the library.
    • The dealer offered a 15th-century incunabulum for sale at the fair.
    • Each incunabulum in the archive is carefully cataloged and preserved.
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