1 very RARE Leaf 1483 Incunabula Latin Bible MULTI-COLORED Beautiful Initial

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1 very RARE Leaf 1483 Incunabula Latin Bible MULTI-COLORED Beautiful Initial:
$150.00

First of all, I must say that this particular leaf of the 1483 Latin Bible has an amazing multi-colored initial letter, consisting of an ornate blue and white letter O, with a green center, all in a pink bordered box and a metallic ink in the four corners, and this was done by the 1480s rubricator by hand (see the 1st scanned image). It is absolutely beautiful! A very large leaf from a Latin Vulgate Bible published in Venice in 1483 by the printer, Johannes Herbort. It is outstanding edition of the Latin Bible, one of the Fontiubus ex Graecis editions, \"a series of corrected Latin Bibles, which claim for themselves--apparently with justice--a superiority above all contemporary edition,\" according to Darlow and Moule, vol. II, p. 911. This is just twenty-eight years after Gutenberg\'s 1st Bible of 1455! By definition, an incunabulum (the singular of \"incunabula\") or \"incunable\" (French) or \"inkunabel\" (German) must be printed from 1455 to 1500.However, those books printed in the later 1480s and the 1490s, as well as the year 1500 (which is technically the last year of the 15th century), had more and more woodcut printed initials. InLatin, the term \"incunabula\" means \"baby clothes\" or \"things of the cradle,\" and canrefer to the earliest stages or first traces in the development ofanything. This leaf has rubrication done all by a scribe\'s own hand in red ink, and there are scores of marks, underlinings, and flourishes on this leaf. The colors are strong and fresh-looking, on both sides of the leaf. Size of thesheet is about 8 in. x11 in. This leaf contains the text of the Book of \"Sapientia\" or \"Wisdom,\" chapters 18-19, and the Book of Ecclesiasticus, chapters 1-2. This sheet has four (4) large handwritten initial letters, with the multi-colored one described above (see the 1st scanned image); it also has two (2) blue initials and one (1) red initial (see the scanned images). This sheet is truly an amazing and beautiful leaf of the 1483 Latin Bible! In fact, it is likea work of art, with the printed Biblical page done with black printer\'sink, and then added to this is the rubricator\'s artistic additions inred ink, blue ink, and yellow ink. Also, there are not just redmarks for beginning of sentences, but also yellow ink used to shadethese red letters. Weneed to put into context the work of Christian scribes during the last 2,000years.During these centuries scribes developed two kinds of abbreviations inthe manuscripts that were copied and re-copied. The first kind ofabbreviation was the shortening or abbreviation of very common words,so that it was easier and quicker to write such words. These do notconcern us here. The second kind of abbreviation was for the wordsheld sacred by Christians. In the Latin tradition, and especially inJerome\'s Latin Vulgate text, these were called \"Nomina Sacra\" meaning\"Holy Names.\" Thecommon example ofNomina Sacra are Lord, God, Jesus, Christ, Holy Spirit, the Father, andthe Son. The NominaSacra for \"dominus\" or \"dns\" is the Latin translation of the Holy Name for the word \"JAHWEH\" or the \"LORD\" as it is givenin the King James Version. And just looking at one side of this sheet, it appears an amazing fourteen (14) times in the abbreviatedform \"dns\" (with a long line above the \"n\" to indicate thesacred abbreviation). The winner will receive the original 1483 Latin Bible leaf, as well as a xerox copy with all these things marked, which annotations were made by someone who has a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (see the last scanned image).Bibliographic description in Frederick R. Goff, \"Incunabula in American Libraries,\" as # B579. The sheet of paper is in good condition, but does show some light browning discoloration, especially around the edges,due to its age and use over the centuries. Also, there are numerous little worm holes, that are almost beautiful when held up to the light! An impressive early incunabula leaf. This is anoriginal 15th century printed Bible page, not a reproduction. It authenticity is 100% guaranteed.

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