1487 INCUNABULA OF SAMUEL II - ILLUMINATED LEAF, NAPLES

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Printed in Naples, Italy in 1487 by Christian Preller of Bavaria who printed in Naples from 1487 to 1498; Preller who primarily printed Liturgical pieces and music also did printing in Latin amid the Hebrew printing enclave in Naples, hence this piece from the Catholic Latin Vulgate. A Genuine Original 523 year old Incunabula Illuminated and Rubricated Bible Leaf Incunabula From Samuel II In The Holy Bible. Printed in central double columns In Latin with surrounding commentary. Illumination and rubrication. On fine heavy rag-linen paper. Printed on both sides. A bright, crisp, clean leaf with only a few very small chips. This Bible Leaf measures: 12-1/8" x 8 3/4" or 30.5cm x 22.2cm. Incunabulum , or in its plural form " incunabula" , is a book, primarily a book of Holy Scripture in Latin or Hebrew that was printed in Europe before 1501. Today we refer to all such books or leafs in the plural form "Incunabula". The famed Guttenberg Bible was printed in 1455. The term Incunabula comes from the Latin meaning cradle or swaddling clothes, which is appropriate for these books printed in the very infancy of printing. The highly specialized scribes who handpainted and added genuine gold leaf to illuminate some of the characters were gifted artists. Esteemed scribes who were especially sought after were those who added red characters and red highlights and were called "rubricators" -- red being a prized color. borrowed with much thanks from Oxford Library Online & Wikipedia, and edited for brevity -- The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Sh'muel ספר שמואל ‎) are part of the Hebrew Bible. The work was originally written in Hebrew, and the Books of Samuel originally formed a single text, as they are often considered today in Jewish bibles. Together with what is now referred to as the Books of Kings , the translators who created the Greek Septuagint divided the text into four books, which they named the Books of the Kingdoms . In the Latin Vulgate version, these then became the Books of the Kings , thus 1 and 2 Samuel were referred to as 1 and 2 Kings , David becomes king over Judah (2 Samuel 1-4) and are in the English King James Version named Kings I & II. The Second Book of Samuel can be summarized: David becomes king over all Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-5) The Accomplishments and Glory of David's Kingship (2 Samuel 5:6 - 9) Conquest of Jerusalem and defeat of the Philistines (2 Samuel 5:6-25) The ark is brought to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6) God's promise to David (2 Samuel 7) David's victories and justice (2 Samuel 8) David's kindness to the last of Saul's relatives (2 Samuel 9) The Weaknesses and Failures of David's Kingship (2 Samuel 10-20) David commits adultery and murder (2 Samuel 10-12) David loses his sons Amnon and Absalom (2 Samuel 13-20) Final reflections on David's reign (2 Samuel 21-24) Shipped with extreme care between stiff, thick smooth protective sheets, then bubblewrapped, cushioned in a sturdy box and only shipped Priority Mail Insured. We purchase our unique selection of rare, collectible and antiquarian books and ephemera from directly from estates & reputable auctioneers. In order to keep our costs down, we do not send books out for authentication of signatures. We DO endeavor to provide complete and accurate descriptions of each item coupled with pictures and details of the estate and provenance when available. If you have questions regarding an item, please do not hesitate to ask. Returns are accepted only if we have grossly misrepresented the item. We are happy to combine shipping whenever possible. Insurance is required for items over $100 due to the irreplaceable nature of many of our auction offerings. Please be advised that we include a small handling fee in our shipping rates to cover the costs of the new packaging materials we use for each of our shipments. J&J Fine Books read more

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