Incunabula

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incunabulum \In`cu*nab"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Incunabula}. [L.
     incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st {In-}, and
     {Cunabula}.]
     A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch;
     especially, a book printed before a. d. 1500.
     [1913 Webster]