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BIBLIA LATINA. Basel: Johann Froben, 27 June 1491.
The first octavo edition of the Bible and Froben’s first book. Froben, founder of a family printing dynasty which made Basel the chief centre of scholarly publishing in the early and mid-16th-century, was aware of the novelty of a small Bible, suggesting in his preface that it be called a Bibliola. Due to its small size it is also known as the ‘poor man's Bible’. HC *3107; GW 4269; BMC III, 789; BSB-Ink B-466; Darlow and Moule 6086; Goff B-592.
Median octavo (148 x 108mm). With 2 (of 3) blanks. 56 lines. One large opening initial, rubricated and with other initials in red and blue, printed guide-letters (a2 stained and with small hole continuing to a6, a5-8 strengthened in gutter, 2E1 repaired at fore-edge, minor marginal worming in last 2 quires, one small tear not affecting text, without the final blank). Inserted into a 16th-century German blindstamped pigskin binding, 2 metal clasps, remains of spine labels. Provenance: ‘Bibl: F. F. Misericordia/ Bragensis’ (inscription) — ‘Ex Bibl: Fr[atr]um Misericordia’ (inscription) — indistinct inscription on pastedown.
The first octavo edition of the Bible and Froben’s first book. Froben, founder of a family printing dynasty which made Basel the chief centre of scholarly publishing in the early and mid-16th-century, was aware of the novelty of a small Bible, suggesting in his preface that it be called a Bibliola. Due to its small size it is also known as the ‘poor man's Bible’. HC *3107; GW 4269; BMC III, 789; BSB-Ink B-466; Darlow and Moule 6086; Goff B-592.
Median octavo (148 x 108mm). With 2 (of 3) blanks. 56 lines. One large opening initial, rubricated and with other initials in red and blue, printed guide-letters (a2 stained and with small hole continuing to a6, a5-8 strengthened in gutter, 2E1 repaired at fore-edge, minor marginal worming in last 2 quires, one small tear not affecting text, without the final blank). Inserted into a 16th-century German blindstamped pigskin binding, 2 metal clasps, remains of spine labels. Provenance: ‘Bibl: F. F. Misericordia/ Bragensis’ (inscription) — ‘Ex Bibl: Fr[atr]um Misericordia’ (inscription) — indistinct inscription on pastedown.
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