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BIBLIA LATINA. BASEL: JOHANN FROBEN, 27 JUNE 1491.
SUPER-CHANCERY 8° (152 X 108MM). GOTHIC TYPE, TWO COLUMNS, FIRST INITIAL DECORATED IN BLUE AND RED PENWORK, INITIALS SUPPLIED ALTERNATELY IN BLUE AND RED. (WITHOUT FIRST BLANK, LIGHT DAMPSTAINING IN FEW LEAVES, SOME STAINS, ONE SMALL HOLE AFFECTING TEXT ON ONE LEAF, ONE HEADLINE SHAVED.) 16TH-CENTURY BLINDTOOLED PIGSKIN, LEATHER SPINE LABEL, RED EDGES. PROVENANCE: PAGINATION SUPPLIED IN MANUSCRIPT IN EARLY HAND -- EARLY INSCRIPTION ON TITLE -- MICHAEL TOMKINSON, FRANCHE HALL, WORCESTERSHIRE (BOOKPLATE DATED 1894) -- FREDERICK J. LAZELL (BOOKPLATE) -- ZION RESEARCH LIBRARY, A. MARGUERITE SMITH COLLECTION OF BIBLES AND RELATED BOOKS (BOOKPLATE DATED 1956).
FIRST OCTAVO BIBLE and first book printed by Johann Froben, who was the founder in Basel of a family publishing dynasty that made the city one of the most important centres of scholarly publishing until the middle of 16th century. Froben was aware of the novelty of this new portable format. This Bible, called in the preface by the printer himself Bibliola, played an important role in defining the readership of the coming Reformation. HC *3107; Polain(B) 664; BMC III, 789; GW 4269; Goff B-592.
SUPER-CHANCERY 8° (152 X 108MM). GOTHIC TYPE, TWO COLUMNS, FIRST INITIAL DECORATED IN BLUE AND RED PENWORK, INITIALS SUPPLIED ALTERNATELY IN BLUE AND RED. (WITHOUT FIRST BLANK, LIGHT DAMPSTAINING IN FEW LEAVES, SOME STAINS, ONE SMALL HOLE AFFECTING TEXT ON ONE LEAF, ONE HEADLINE SHAVED.) 16TH-CENTURY BLINDTOOLED PIGSKIN, LEATHER SPINE LABEL, RED EDGES. PROVENANCE: PAGINATION SUPPLIED IN MANUSCRIPT IN EARLY HAND -- EARLY INSCRIPTION ON TITLE -- MICHAEL TOMKINSON, FRANCHE HALL, WORCESTERSHIRE (BOOKPLATE DATED 1894) -- FREDERICK J. LAZELL (BOOKPLATE) -- ZION RESEARCH LIBRARY, A. MARGUERITE SMITH COLLECTION OF BIBLES AND RELATED BOOKS (BOOKPLATE DATED 1956).
FIRST OCTAVO BIBLE and first book printed by Johann Froben, who was the founder in Basel of a family publishing dynasty that made the city one of the most important centres of scholarly publishing until the middle of 16th century. Froben was aware of the novelty of this new portable format. This Bible, called in the preface by the printer himself Bibliola, played an important role in defining the readership of the coming Reformation. HC *3107; Polain(B) 664; BMC III, 789; GW 4269; Goff B-592.
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