Biblia – Martin Luther – 1756 | Leipzig & Regensburg, Huge German Bible

Martin Luther’s Biblia, das ist : Die gantze Heilige Schrifft have always maintained their popularity throughout German and non-German speaking areas. This 1756 edition includes full-page copper engravings of Bible scenes and characters; illustrations not found in other Luther Bibles.

This enormous tome was published in Leipzig and Regensburg and is notable for featuring, not only the Old and New Testaments, but a printing of the Augsburg Confession at the end.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biblia : das ist: Die ganze Heil. Schrift, Alten und Neuen Testaments, verdeutscht durch D. Martin Luther, mit dessen Vorreden randglossen
• Author(s): Holy Bible
• Contributor(s): Martin Luther (Editor)
• Publisher: Gebr. Zunkel aus Leipzig; Bürger und Buchdrucker in Regensburg, Leipzig
• Edition: 1756;
• Format: Folio, single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  17 x 11 x 4 in (43.2 x 28 x 10.2 cm)
• Collation: [2], [1], [14], VIII, 44, [6], 660, [2], 661-1116, [2], 309, [11]
• Illustrations: 5 full-page engravings
• Contents Include:
  • Old and New Testaments
  • Separate title pages for Prophets and New Testament
  • Prefaces and marginal glosses by Martin Luther
  • Augsburg Confession

Condition:

Good. The full leather binding shows rubbing and corner wear, with some loss along hinges and covers. The text block is secure throughout.

Why Collect This?

• Enormous Luther Bible
• Includes Augsburg Confession rarely present in later editions
• Notable example of Protestant biblical publishing in Leipzig and Regensburg

Item Number: # 29260