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Biblia Germanica.

[before 27 June 1466]

  • Title(s)

    Biblia Germanica.

  • Additional Title(s)

    Bible. German. 1466.

  • Published/Created

    [Strassburg] : [Johann Mentelin], [before 27 June 1466]

  • Physical Description

    [812] p. ; 37 cm. (fol.)

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    Leaf Collection no. 0008
    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Copyright Not Evaluated

  • Classification

    Books

  • Notes

    Title from BM 15th cent.; imprint from Goff and ISTC.
    "The editio princeps of the Bible in German, and in any modern language ...--Darlow & Moule
    Text on fol. [1r] begins: [B]Růder Ambrosius der hat vns pracht ein cleine gab ...
    Type: 92a. Three-, five-, and seven-line spaces for capitals.
    Signatures: [a¹² b-e¹⁰ f¹²⁻¹ g-i¹⁰ k⁸ l¹² m-o¹⁰ p¹² q-t¹⁰ v¹² x-z¹⁰ A¹⁰ B¹⁴ C-E¹⁰ F¹⁰ ⁻¹ G¹² H-K¹⁰ L⁸ M⁶ N-R¹⁰].
    Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, B-624
    Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum I, page 52 (IC. 506)
    Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 4295
    Incunabula short title catalogue, ib00624000
    Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 4176
    BAC Leaf Collection no. 0008: Imperfect: three-quarters of leaf 337 (Luke), perhaps previously used as binding waste. With a large initial 'P' painted in blue and red. From a collection of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printed leaves compiled by Frederick Werther, with his enumeration stamped in ink.
  • Subject Terms

    Incunabula in Yale Library -- Single leaves. |
    Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.

  • Form/Genre

    Fragments (object portions) | Incunabula.

  • Contributors

    Mentelin, Johann, approximately 1410–1478 | Rudigerus, active 15th century

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