Biblia latina
Contributors: Schöffer, Peter, approximately 1425-approximately 1502, printer
Series: Incunabula -- BC 96
Publisher: Peter Schöffer
Published: 1472
Place of publication: Mainz
Language: lat
Translated from: heb; arc; grc
Number of pages: 964
Subjects: Versions; Early works to 1800; Bible
Work titles: Bible Latin Vulgate 1472
Notes: Title from filmer's introductory frame on fiche 1.

Imprint from colophon.

"Goff dates 24 Feb. from the colophon 'In vigilia Mathie.' According to Hillard, before the reform of 1582 the feast of St. Matthias was always observed on 24 Feb. (afterwards falling on 25 Feb. in leap years)"--ISTC.

[Vol. 1] leaf [1]a: Jncip[it] ep[isto]'a s[an]c[t]i iheronimi ad paulinu[m] p[re]sbiteru[m] de om[n]nib[us] diuine historie libris. [F]Rater ambrosius tua michi munuscula p[re]ferens ..

[Vol. 1], leaf [242]b: ... Alleluia. Explicit psalteriu[m] [device]

[Vol. 2], leaf [1]a: Epistola sancti ieronimi presbite[r]i ad chromatiu[m] [et] eliodoru[m] ep[iscop]os de libris salomonis. [J]Vngat epistola quos iu[n]git sacerdotiu[m]: immo carta no[n] diuidat: quos chr[ist]i nectit amor ..

Colophon, [v. 2], leaf [239]a: P[raese]ns hoc opus p[rae]clarissimu[m]. Alma in vrbe / magu[n]tina ... Artificiosa quadam adinuenco[n]e imprime[n]di seu caracteriza[n]di absq[ue] ulla calami exarac[i]one sic effigiatu[m] et ad eusebiam dei industrie e[t] [con]su[m]matu[m] p[er] Petru[m] schoiffer de gernszhe[m]. Anno d[omi]nice incarnac[i]o[n]is Millesimoq[ua]dringe[n]tesimo septuagesimosecu[n]do. In vigilia Mathie ap[osto]li. [device]

"This edition follows that of 1462 page for page and line for line, even the faulty imposition of the last quire is reproduced, though in leaves 71-80 in vol. i the corrected copies of the 1462 edition are followed"--BM 15th cent.

Divided into two vols. by Schoeffer's device following the words Explicit psalteriu[m] on leaf 242b.

Gothic type (Proctor 98); 2 columns, 48 lines.

The titles to the books and prologues and to the separate psalms are printed in red. One- to eight-line spaces left throughout for initials.

Publisher's device at end of each volume.

With initial spaces; without catchwords, foliation and signature marks. Printed in red and black. Rubricated in red, blue and green (large initials ornamental, ms. foliation in O.T.)

Signatures: [v. 1: a-h¹⁰ i-k⁸ l-z¹⁰ A-B⁸] [v. 2: a-n¹⁰ o¹² p-z¹⁰ A⁷]

Signatures (from BM 15th cent.): [a-h¹⁰ i-k⁸ A-N¹⁰ O-P⁸ aa-nn¹⁰ oo¹² AA-II¹⁰ KK̄⁸⁻¹]

Goff, B-536.

ISTC, ib00536000.

GW, 4211.

BM 15th cent., I, p. 28 (IC.168)

Hain-Copinger, 3052.

Pellechet, 2283.

BN cat. des incun., B-369.

Polain, 643.

IDL, 814.

IBP, 988.

Oates, 31.

Proctor, 98.

BSB-Ink, B-415.

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München [2⁰ Inc.c.a.99] Munich Germany gw.

In Latin.