Shelfmark
Gi.1.14
Main entry--uniform title
Bible. German. Luther.
Title
Biblia, das ist: Die gantze Heilige Schrifft, Altes und Neues Testaments. Verteutscht von Doctor Martin Luther: und auff gnädigste verordnung des durchleuchtigsten fürsten und herrn/ herrn Ernsts, hertzogen zu Sachsen...von etlichen reinen theologen dem eigentlichen wort-verstand nach erkläret...Darbey auch über die sonst gewöhnliche, jetzt aber von neuem mit fleiss verbesserte biblische register, unter andern zu finden ein bericht, von vergleichung der jüdischen und biblischen monden, maasz, gewicht müntz und elen mit den unserigen : sowol auch eine beschreibung der stadt Jerusalem, samt unterschiedlichen neuen land-tafeln, und andern schönen kupffer-figuren, und derselben beschreibung...Ist auch zu end neben den christlichen haupt-symbolis, mit beygedruckt worden ein furtzer und nützlicher Bericht, von der Augspurgischen confession ... .
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Biblia
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Gantze Heilige Schrifft, Altes und Neues Testaments
Publication, distribution, etc.
Nürnberg : In verlegung Johann Andreä Endters seel. söhne., im jahr Christi MDCC. [1520]
Physical description
[22], 11, [41] leaves; [1]-2, [4], 3-6 [8], 7-686, [1]-950, [18] p. and 31 leaves of plates : ill., port., maps, plans ; 42 cm.
Note
Ten engraved half-titles, not included in paging.
Note
Title vignette; text within line borders; head and tail pieces; initials.
Note
The illustrations include eleven full length portraits of the dukes of Saxony, with biography on verso facing each portrait. Maps have descriptive text on versos.
Note
Title page printed in red and black.
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College on front pastedown, with ms. note: "given by W.E.L. Gosling"; acquired "June 1929".
Binding
Calfskin over wood boards. Covers decorated with triple blind fillets to form a border and a panel, in addition to a blind fillets in a criss-cross pattern on the boards and the bevels; front centrepiece in metal portraying Mosis with the Ten Commandments in Hebrew; rear centrepiece in metal portraying Jesus; bosses at the corners portraying the apostles as scribes; metal clasps with two other biblical figures (front) and angels (back). Spine with six raised bands decorated with blind fillets continuing pattern of the boards. Textblock trimmed, gilted, and gauffered. Endpapers of undecorated paper; three flyelaves at the upper end of the textblock, four at the lower end.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmarks: Lobby B.1.18.
Subject
Bible. German.
Added entry--name
Luther, Martin, 1483 - 1546 translator.
Added entry--name
Gerhard, Johann, 1582 - 1637 editor.
Added entry--name
Glass, Salomon, 1593 - 1656 editor.
Added entry--name
Endter, Johann Andreas printer.
Added entry--name
Sandrart, Jakob von, 1630 - 1708 illustrator.
Added entry--name
Ehinger, Gabriel engraver.
Added entry--title
Augsburg Confession.
Added entry--place
Germany Nurnberg.
Language code
ger
Identifier
B51127