Biblia, Das ist: Die gantze H. Schrifft, Altes und Newes Testaments Teutsch / D. Martin Luthers - 1641
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The 1641 German Bible *Biblia, Das ist: Die gantze H. Schrifft, Altes und Newes Testaments Teutsch* by Martin Luther contains 12 hand-coloured portraits, four hand-coloured maps and a hand-coloured plate.
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Bible, That is: the whole Holy Scripture, Old and New Testaments in German / D. Martin Luther's audacious order of the illustrious / high-born princes and lords / His Serene Highness / Ernst, Duke of Saxony / Jülich / Cleve and Berg / etc. By some purely devout theologians, in accordance with the true Word // explained. As is further treated in the preface. Also, besides the usual Biblical indices, there is among others a report on the comparison of the Jewish and Biblical months / measures / weights and coins / with the imperfect: as well as a description of the city of Jerusalem / together with various land tables and other fine copper engravings // figures and their description: which all will not only delight the Christian reader but also provide him with better guidance to understand Scripture. At the end, beside the Christian main // symbols, a brisk and handsome report of the Augsburg Confession / together with the articles of the Confession themselves / as they appear in the correct original, as in the year 1530, entrusted to Emperor Charles the Fifth is included. With the? / princely privileges. In the year of Our Lord / 1641. Nuremberg / printed and published by Wolffgang Endter. Folio format. Foreword missing a gathering. Further complete with 12 hand-colored portraits including Luther. With 4 maps hand-colored and 1 plate and 6 title-pages all hand-colored. Some leaves have been pasted over, restored, or reinforced by hand. A CULTUURBARBAAR has at some point altered the publication date from 1641 to 1541. See the photos for that. SEE FURTHER THE PHOTOS BEFORE THE REPAIRS. Binding good. Paper in places discolored and/or somewhat tarry. The binding original leather with the 8 copper corners. Hooks or clasps are missing. Binding spine has been restored. Plates and maps are all photoengraved. Some have been restored. Some leaves and/or plates and maps are missing a small piece. See the photos for full accuracy.
** Rare edition. Only 3 copies known in WorldCat from this year.
Bible, That is: the whole Holy Scripture, Old and New Testaments in German / D. Martin Luther's audacious order of the illustrious / high-born princes and lords / His Serene Highness / Ernst, Duke of Saxony / Jülich / Cleve and Berg / etc. By some purely devout theologians, in accordance with the true Word // explained. As is further treated in the preface. Also, besides the usual Biblical indices, there is among others a report on the comparison of the Jewish and Biblical months / measures / weights and coins / with the imperfect: as well as a description of the city of Jerusalem / together with various land tables and other fine copper engravings // figures and their description: which all will not only delight the Christian reader but also provide him with better guidance to understand Scripture. At the end, beside the Christian main // symbols, a brisk and handsome report of the Augsburg Confession / together with the articles of the Confession themselves / as they appear in the correct original, as in the year 1530, entrusted to Emperor Charles the Fifth is included. With the? / princely privileges. In the year of Our Lord / 1641. Nuremberg / printed and published by Wolffgang Endter. Folio format. Foreword missing a gathering. Further complete with 12 hand-colored portraits including Luther. With 4 maps hand-colored and 1 plate and 6 title-pages all hand-colored. Some leaves have been pasted over, restored, or reinforced by hand. A CULTUURBARBAAR has at some point altered the publication date from 1641 to 1541. See the photos for that. SEE FURTHER THE PHOTOS BEFORE THE REPAIRS. Binding good. Paper in places discolored and/or somewhat tarry. The binding original leather with the 8 copper corners. Hooks or clasps are missing. Binding spine has been restored. Plates and maps are all photoengraved. Some have been restored. Some leaves and/or plates and maps are missing a small piece. See the photos for full accuracy.
** Rare edition. Only 3 copies known in WorldCat from this year.
Details
Number of books
1
Book title
Biblia, Das ist: Die gantze H. Schrifft, Altes und Newes Testaments Teutsch / D. Martin Luthers
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1641
Height
41.3 cm
Width
26.5 cm
Language
German
Publisher
Im Jahre Christi / 1641. Nurnberg / Gedruckt und verlegt durch Wolffgang Endter.
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
2000
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