Biblia – Holy Bible – 1736 | Martin Luther Translation, Enormous Basel Folio
1736 German Bible translated by Luther, printed in Basel by Thurneysen, with Old and New Testaments, Apocrypha, Large folio in tooled vellum.
Biblia, Das ist: Die Gantze Heilige Schrifft Alten und Neuen Testaments, translated by Martin Luther and printed in Basel in 1736 by Emanuel Thurneysen, is a huge German Bible including the Old and New Testaments as well as the Apocrypha. Copies of this specific 2nd edition printing are considerably rare; it is not recorded in Darlow & Moule.
Bibliographic Details
- Title: Biblia, Das ist: Die gantze Heilige Schrifft Alten und Neuen Testaments : verteutschet durch Doct. Martin Luther
- Author(s): Holy Bible
- Contributor(s): Martin Luther (Translator)
- Publisher: Basel: bey und in Verlag Emanuel Thurneysen
- Edition: 1736
- Format: Folio
- Binding: Full vellum, tooled
- Size: 15.75in x 10.25in x 3.75in (40cm x 26.5cm x 10cm)
- Collation:
- Old Testament – [41], 688
- Apocrypha – 135
- New Testament – [4], 280
- Includes separate title page
- Illustrations: no illustrations included in this edition
- Contents Include:
- Old Testament
- Apocrypha
- New Testament
- Reference(s): Not in Darlow & Moule
Condition:
Very Good condition. Vellum feels strong and tight. Clasps and straps wanting. Text block secure.
Why Collect This?
- Enormous German Holy Bible
- Appeals to collectors of Martin Luther Bibles
Item Number: # 29047
Category
Religion
Authors
Holy Bible Martin Luther
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
German
Binding
Vellum
Book Condition
Very Good
Collation
Complete