Biblia germanica.

Biblia: that is: The whole Holy Scripture: German: Auffs New zugericht. D. Mart. Luth. graced with the freedom of the Electorate of Saxony. Wittenberg, Hans Lufft 1541. fol. With (ibid.) wood engraved title border (verso jwls. whole wood engraved coat of arms), 128 (2 whole) coloured wood engravings by Mon. text woodcuts by Monogr. MS and other masters of the Cranach workshop (some of which in ills.), as well as numerous woodcut initials, 6 nn. fol. sheet, 350 num. fol., 410 (of 411, recte 414 of 415) num. Blind stamped. Pigskin printed boards of the time over wooden covers with 2 clasps. (Somewhat traces of use). Claus Benz, Luth. 1541.3, variant 3. title border with 24 shields, on the title back the coat of arms of the Electorate of Brandenburg, below between 2 leaf tendrils Luther's coat of arms. Schramm p. 38 remarks on the present title-page variant: "These are Bibles especially commissioned by the princes". Adams B 1170. - Pag. errors in part 2: leaf CV double, CVI triple, without CVII, CXI double and CXII double. - Missing the nn. Bl. after part 1 (nn3: "end of Song of Solomon" and printer's note), num. CCCCXI (z3, inserted in copy), as well as w. Bl. at the end of parts 1 and 2 (nn4 and z4). - Partly somewhat spotted and browned, partly slightly trimmed and with marginalia by old hand, coloring partly discolored (by use of Schweinfurt green) and partly with offsetting and isolated minor color chipping. At the beginning some sheets (incl. title) edgeworn. - With woodcut title border, 128 colored woodcuts in the text and numerous woodcut initials. Contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wood with 2 clasps (somewhat worn). Lacking 1 unnumbered sheet after part 1. Partly somewhat stained and browned. Marginalia.