incunabulum

in·cu·nab·u·lum

noun \ˌin-kyə-ˈna-byə-ləm, ˌiŋ-\

plural in·cu·nab·u·la\-lə\

Definition of INCUNABULUM

1

: a book printed before 1501

2

: a work of art or of industry of an early period

Origin of INCUNABULUM

New Latin, from Latin incunabula, plural, bands holding the baby in a cradle, from in- + cunae cradle

First Known Use: 1849

Other Archaeology Terms

Attic, Byzantine, Paleolithic, cairn, core, flint, horizon, neolithic, shard, stratum