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Bible in Latin
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2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- A leaf from the 1462 Bible. Mainz: Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer, 14 August 1462
- ink,leather,paper
Royal folio (401 × 293 mm), a single paper leaf in fine condition with Bull’s Head watermark, being volume II fo. 166 (17/4) containing Luke 5:2-6:46. 2 columns, 48 lines; initial space. Original manuscript quire signature preserved (“r4”). Rubricated red and blue, numerous “cat’s paw” reading marks and a marginal cross-reference (at Luke 6:3, to 1 Samuel 21, the Biblical passage Jesus cited to the Pharisees). Brown cloth folding case.
Provenance
Guglielmo Libri — Ludwig Rosenthal Cat. CV (1903) no. 8
Literature
Formatting the Word of God 2.3b; Goff B-529; GW 4204; BMC I 22 (IC.104); BSB-Ink B-410; Bod-inc B-239; De Ricci Mayence 79.106 (the source copy of this leaf)
Condition
Royal folio (401 × 293 mm), a single paper leaf in fine condition with Bull's Head watermark, being volume II fo. 166 (17/4) containing Luke 5:2-6:46. 2 columns, 48 lines; initial space. Original manuscript quire signature preserved ("r4"). Rubricated red and blue, numerous "cat's paw" reading marks and a marginal cross-reference (at Luke 6:3, to 1 Samuel 21, the Biblical passage Jesus cited to the Pharisees). Brown cloth folding case.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The fourth edition of the Latin Bible, and one remarkable for its beauty. Copies were issued on both vellum (more than half the edition run) and paper. This leaf belongs to a very imperfect but well preserved volume II, 112 leaves in all, which by the information of Seymour De Ricci was formerly in the possession of Guglielmo Libri (1803-1869), inspector general of French libraries and notorious book thief, and then by 1895 came to the hands of the Munich bookdealer Ludwig Rosenthal. The leaves are now widely dispersed, including a sequence of six leaves from John in the Scheide Library at Princeton.