1 VERY RARE1483 Incunabula Jerome Latin Vulgate Bible with Blue & Red Ink

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1 VERY RARE1483 Incunabula Jerome Latin Vulgate Bible with Blue & Red Ink:
$50.00

First of all, I must mention that I have placed a green sheet under this leaf from 1483 because there are so many bookworm holes!A very rare and large leaf in Black Letter (Gothic) type 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 blue ink, red ink, and yellow ink; 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. The heading has \"Interpretaciones\" and \"Nominum Hebraicorum,\" which means \"The Interpretation of Hebrew Names,\" which was common for Bibles published in the 15th century. This leaf has sixteen (16) largehandwritten initial letters: 8 in blue ink and 8 in red ink. This leaf contains Hebrew names beginning with N and O, some of which are \"Nathan,\" \"Nazareth,\" \"Nicodemus\" (which is not a Hebrew name), \"Nicholaus,\" \"Noemi,\" and \"Nun.\"
The winner of this salewill receive the original leaf from the 1483 Latin Bible, as well as a xerox copy of the Latintext, with each of these marked (see the last scanned image), with the marks made by someone who has a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies. This is an absolutely amazing leaf ofan incunabula Bible. Bibliographic description in Frederick R. Goff, \"Incunabula in American Libraries,\" as # B579. The sheet of paper from the 1483 Latin Vulgate Bible is in good condition, but does show some light browning discoloration, especially around the edges,due to its age and use over the centuries. 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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