Biblia. [German]
Contributors: Mentelin, Johann, approximately 1410-1478, printer
Series: Incunabula -- BC 39
Publisher: Johann Mentelin
Published: 1466
Place of publication: Strassburg (Strasbourg)
Language: gmh
Translated from: lat; heb; arc; grc
Number of pages: 406
Subjects: Versions; Early works to 1800; Bible
Other titles: Biblia Germanica.
Work titles: Bible German 1466
Notes: Title from filmer's introductory frame on fiche 1.

Imprint from filmer's introductory frame on fiche 1.

"The editio princeps of the Bible in German, and in any modern language ... Walther inclines to believe that the German translator used a MS. of the Vulgate ... The translation has been ascribed by some to a certain Rudigerus, who may be the Andreas (or Stephan) Rudiger mentioned by C.G. Joecher (Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexicon, iii. 2292) as having been professor of Theology and Rector of the University at Leipzig in 1451 ... Steigenberger proved that the editio princeps is this Bible printed by Mentel at Strassburg. No indication of printer, place or date appears in the book itself. A rubricator's note, however, at the end of the Munich copy states that the book unbound was bought on 27 June 1466 ... The volume contains 405 printed leaves. Printed in double columns, with 61 lines to the full column. No titlepage, foliation or signatures. After St. Jerome's Prologue and short preface to the Pentateuch, the text of Genesis begins in col. 1 of fo. 4a. The last five leaves contain an index of the titles of the Psalms"--Darlow & Moule.

Text on fol. [1r] begins: [B]Růder Ambrosius der hat vns pracht ein cleine gab ..

Type: 92a. Three-, five-, and seven-line spaces for capitals.

Signatures: [a¹² b-e¹⁰ f¹²⁻¹ g-i¹⁰ k⁸ l¹² m-o¹⁰ p¹² q-t¹⁰ v¹² x-z¹⁰ A¹⁰ B¹⁴ C-E¹⁰ F¹⁰ ⁻¹ G¹² H-K¹⁰ L⁸ M⁶ N-R¹⁰]

Goff, B-624.

ISTC, ib00624000.

BM 15th cent., I, p. 52 (IC.506)

Darlow & Moule, 4176.

GW, 4295.

Hain-Copinger, 3130.

Bodleian Lib. 15th cent., B-325.

Schorbach, K. Johann Mentelin, 3.

BSB-Ink, B-482.

Pellechet, 2368.

IGI, 1708.

Oates, 73.

Proctor, 198.

Lilly Lib. (Ind. Univ.). First 25 years of printing, 11.

British Library [IC.506] London England enk.

In Middle High German.