April 12, 2024
Bible Leaf from 1497 Incunabula Old Testament Leviticus Hand Colored Initials
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for a detailed view. This is a leaf of incunabulafrom a Biblica Latina Cum Postillis, Leviticus Chapter 14. Anton Koberger printed it on September 6, 1497 at Nuremberg. The folio size heavy paper leaf measures 335 x 230 mm. in totality and contains 24-lines of gothic type (14:130G, 15:91G, 19:71G, 21:74G) surrounded by 71 lines of commentary by the noted theologian Nicholas de Lyra (b. 1270 d.1340) printed double column in Latin. This particular Bible comes from the first of a four-volume set (Genesis through Chronicles). It contained the usual introduction from St. Jerome but the most interesting aspect was pages 169 - 184 were omitted because they were not present at the time of binding. This skipped from Leviticus Chapter 23 to Numbers chapter 22. The verso contains 45-lines of the same type and layout. (Hain 3171, Proctor 2115, Goff B-619, Oates 1046/7 GW 4294) This leaf contains minor staining.A Wonderful Leaf for The Manuscript Collector and A Great Gift Idea! We Now Accept PayPal! WE SHIP WORLDWIDE - PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A FREE SHIPPING QUOTE! for more information. Dear Customer, Should you decide to purchase only one item, your immediate payment is always appreciated. If, however, you wish to place additionl bids on items during the week, please wait until all of the auctions in which you have an interest have ended before
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