The 1462 Fust & Schoeffer Bible. Introduction by Christopher de Hamel. With an original leaf from the 1462 Bible

Koenig, Eberhard

Published by Bruce Ferrini / Hamill & Barker, Akron & Evanston, 1993

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Edition limited to 166 copies, folio, pp. 40; original burgundy morocco-backed boards, paper label on upper cover, black morocco label on spine; accompanied by a linen folder, paper label on upper cover, containing an original leaf from the Fust & Schoeffer Bible, initials in red and blue and with red and blue flourishes in the margins; all in a linen clamshell box, paper label on upper cover; new, as issued. Dr. Koenig, a noted authority on 15th-century manuscripts and German incunabula, details the history of Fust & Schoeffer's magnificent Bible of 1462, with particular emphasis on the fragment that forms the basis of this publication, the only known copy of the Bible to have been illuminated in England for the English market. Koenig has also included a census of the extant copies. The monograph was printed letterpress by W. Thomas Taylor of Austin, Texas, and includes 12 monochrome plates. The leaf itself is from Deuteronomy. Seller Inventory # 64019

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Title: The 1462 Fust & Schoeffer Bible. ...
Publisher: Bruce Ferrini / Hamill & Barker, Akron & Evanston
Publication Date: 1993

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