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Definition of Cunabula
1. n. pl. The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals; as, the cunabula of the human race.
Definition of Cunabula
1. early printed books [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cunabula
Literary usage of Cunabula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of John Donne: With a Memoir of His Life by John Donne (1839)
"And therefore, as St. Augustine saith, Sunt quasi cunabula charitatis Dei, ...
in the glass, that is, in nature, is but cunabula fidei, but the infancy, ..."
2. Dictionary of Latin Synonymes: For the Use of Schools and Private Students by Ludwig Ramshorn, Francis Lieber (1841)
"Cuna, cradle (for infants); cunabula, the children's beds, pillows, &c. in it;
Incunabula, ... Aves, qua cunabula in terra faciunt. Plin. ..."
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