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Biblia (German)
Augsburg: Johann Schonsperger, 25 May 1487 f^0
Ref: Goff B-634 H.3139 Pr 1765 GW 4305 Schr 3463
Cop: ABSL, HEHL (II), NYPL (5). London, Bible Soc.
Oxford, Bodl. Zurich ZB, undeinge andere. Bayeriache Stacts biblioteck
-Der Sale. (The Book of Numbers) XCi (Vol 1/1)
Das VI + VII Capital. 2, 4 line woodcut initials.

Gothic letters. 2 cols. 48 lines. 2 vol. 801 leaves, including the
Sraus Cat. #126 last blank; foliated, qith error I-CCCCCCCXCIX.
109 woodcuts, 2 sizes of woodcut initials. 287x220mm.
The 11th German Bible, one of the rarest to occur
complete. THe woodcut illust. based on the popular
woodcuts that 1st appeared in the Low German Bible
version in cologue are rather free copies by an unknown
artist; they are somewhat reduced in size, measuring
c.90x135mm, not quite the width of the 2 printed
columns. The popularity of this picture Bible probably
accounts for the extreme scarcity of surviving volumes.

GW 4305 801 Bl. Gez: Des Erst blat - cccxcviij[I] cccc-cccccccXIX[I]
mit Fehler. 2 Sp. 48 lines Type: 2: 96 G
109 woodcuts 3: 140 G

Type 96 (P2) German text type, used from 1485-93. Cariants
fewer at firts, but later several forms of ACDE
MNOS are found.
140 (P3) title type. in use in 1488-9.

HEHL (84874) Vol. 2 only not rub.
1st folio - guilded initial D with marginal decorations
each book opens with 8 line colored initials
colored woodcuts. 110 woodcuts
begins CCC(ee2 of 8) - Die vorrede in das busch - Der spruch
ends CCCCCCCXCIX (hhh8 of 8) - Das buch der heymlichen offenbarung