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Diss durchleüchtigest Werck [der] ganczen heilige[n] Geschrifft genannt die Bibel ...

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Diss durchleüchtigest Werck d ganczen heilige Geschrifft genannt die Bibel ...

Bibel

Title in Incunabula short title catalogue: Biblia (German)

Title in Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke: Biblia, deutsch

Title in Hain and Proctor: Biblia Germanica

Sometimes cited as: Sorg-Bibel

Bible. German (Middle High German) 1480.

Published/Created:

[Augsburg], [Anton Sorg], [3 January 1480]

Physical Description:

2 volumes ([11], cccxviiij, [1]; [11], ij-CCCxxxj, [1] leaves) : illustrations ; (fol.)

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Leaf Collection no. 0280
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Full Orbis Record:

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/17175826

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Title and imprint information from colophon, v. 2, leaf [ccxxxij]: Diss durchleüchtigest Werck [der] ganczen heilige[n] Geschrifft genannt die Bibel für all ander vorgedruckt teütsch Bibeln lauterer, klärer vnd warer nach rechtem gemeÿne[n] teütsch dan[n] vorgedruckt hat hÿe ein Ende. In [der] hoch wirdige[n] keÿserliche[n] Statt Augspurg [der] edeln teütschen Nacion ... zů gancze[n] Ende ged[r]uckt vnd vollendt von Anthoni Sorg am Montag vor der heÿligen dreÿ Künig tag. Do man zalt nach Christi Gepurdt Mcccclxxx Iare ...
V. 1, leaf [2]r: Das ist das Register über das Bůch der alten Ee mit vil andern Büchern ÿegklichs Büch mit seinen Capiteln ...
V. 2, leaf [1]v: Hÿe vahet an das Register über den andern Teÿl [der] Bibel ...
"The eighth [German Bible]"--Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Eighth of 14 related High German Bibles printed between 1516 and 1518, all presenting a complete translation of the Vulgate in a Spanish recension. See: "Oberdeutsche Bibeldrucke (vollständige Bibeln)," by Heimo Reinitzer, in: Die deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters: Verfasserlexikon, Bd. 6, Lfg. 3/4, c1987, columns 1276-1290.
The second German Bible printed by Anton Sorg (following ISTC ib00630000, dated 20 June 1477). Paginary reprint of the sixth German Bible, which was the second German Bible printed by Günther Zainer, Augsburg, 1477 (ISTC ib00629000).
Signatures: v. 1: [1-3¹⁰ 4¹⁰(4+chi1) 5-33¹⁰] (leaf [1₁] blank); v. 2: [1-33¹⁰ 34-35⁶].
Several folios wrongly numbered.
Printed in 2 columns. Gothic type (Proctor 1670); 51 lines. With foliation and headlines; without catchwords and signature marks. Initial spaces, with guide letters.
Illustrations: 75 historiated woodcut initials, comprising 23 large initials in v. 1 and one small and 51 large initials (including 4 repeats) in v. 2, and numerous smaller ornamental initials. The historiated initials, with the exception of the "Esdras" D on leaf ccxl of v. 1 (Schramm, v. 4, no. 492) and the "child" D on leaf ij of v. 2 (Schramm, v. 4, no. 493), are from the same blocks as those in the Bible printed in Augsburg in 1477 by Günther Zainer (reproduced in Schramm, v. 2, plates 81-86, figures 609-625, 627-635, 637-679).
Incunabula short title catalogue, ib00631000
Universal short title catalogue, 740107
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Inkunabelkatalog, B-489
Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, v. 2, page 347 (IC. 5887)
Dahm, I. Aargauer Inkunabelkatalog, entry 193
Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 4302
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, B631
Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, *3136
Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, *3136
Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 4181 (note)
Hubay, I. Incunabula der Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg, 387
Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, 1670
Schramm, A. Bilderschmuck der Frühdrucke, v. 4, pages 15, 50; plate 69, figures 492-494; v. 2, plates 81-86, figures 609-679
Schreiber, W.L. Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois et sur métal au XVe siècle, v. 5, pt. 1, entry 3460
Walther, W. Deutsche Bibelübersetzung des Mittelalters, v. 1, column 116, no. 8
BAC Leaf Collection no. 0280: Imperfect: comprises five leaves and three cuttings. The full leaves include leaves ii, xxviii, CClviii, CCxv, and CCCxx. The three cuttings feature large woodcut initials. Woodcuts are hand-colored. From a collection of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printed leaves compiled by Frederick Werther, with his enumeration stamped in ink.

Subject Terms:

Incunabula in Yale Library.
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.

Form/Genre:

Incunabula.
Woodcuts.
Fragments (object portions)
Cuttings (partial works)
Hand coloring.

Contributors:

Sorg, Anton, active 15th century, printer, publisher.

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