[Biblia Latina]
Gutenberg, Johann,1397?-1468,printer.
Steuart, David,1747-1824,former owner.StEdNL
[Mainz : Printer of the 42-line Bible (Johannes Gutenberg and Johannes Fust),
ca. 1455]
Variously known as The Gutenberg Bible, The Mazarine Bible or The 42-line Bible.
With a bibliographic note in Latin and French by David Steuart pasted to front flyleaf.
Illuminated at Erfurt.
The volumes were re-housed in new buckram boxes in 2022.
BM 15th cent.,
Goff
GW
Hubay, I. "Die bekannten Exemplare der zweiundvierzigzeiligen Bibel und ihre Besitzer." In Johannes Gutenbergs zweiundvierzigzeilige Bibel ... Kommentarband, 127-155,
ISTC
Schwenke, P. Johannes Gutenbergs zweiundvierzigzeilige Bibel: Ergänzungsband,
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Hillyard, B. Acquisitions of Incunables by the Advocates Library before 1808,
Included in David Steuart's 1801 sale (day 12, lot 42) but not sold at the time: later bought privately by the Advocates Library from Steuart for 150 guineas, probably in 1805 or 1806.
18th-century gilt tooled morocco with gilt tooled turn-ins and marbled endpapers.