30 - Theology - Bibles - Biblia Germanica

Theology - Bibles - Biblia Germanica Biblia, that is: The Complete Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, translated into German by Dr. Martin Luther ... With 2 engraved frontispieces and 11 copperplate engravings, some of which were additionally etched, including 1 with 2 maps and 1 folded sheet. Schaffhausen: Müller, 1770. 9 leaves (frontispiece, title page, preface), 940 pp. and 1 leaf (frontispiece), 263 (5, recte 278) pp., 8 leaves (register), 44 pp. 2°. Magnificent contemporary blind-stamped pigskin binding in the German Renaissance style (with very minor defects in the covering, somewhat bumped, scuffed, and stained). A stately, richly illustrated Schaffhausen Luther Bible. - The magnificent binding features five raised bands over wooden boards beveled at the edges; the spine is divided into six compartments marked by roller-stamped scrollwork in a palmette design; the covers feature three double iron-stamped frames, these rolled with floral interlacing and featuring embossed and engraved brass fittings in floral designs on the bare central panels, as well as matching corner fittings, intact brass clasps, and a marbled edge on the reverse. - Handwritten owner’s notes from the early 19th century on the recto of the third endpaper and the back cover, along with a mounted sheet of printed sermons in the same location. - Folios Bbbb bbbb2 (pp. 649/650) are slightly trimmed with minor text loss at the top margin; pagination break on pp. 163–173; a few other folios are mispaginated. Slightly browned throughout, with only minimal staining; otherwise, a well-preserved copy of this Bible in a magnificent binding with bold, partly serrated copperplate engravings. A representative Schaffhausen Luther Bible, richly illustrated and in a magnificent pigskin binding in the Renaissance style. - With 2 engraved frontispieces and 11 copper plates, some of which are additionally etched, including 1 with 2 maps and 1 fold-out. - Binding: The magnificent binding rests on five raised bands set upon wooden boards with beveled edges. The spine is divided into six compartments, each decorated with a scroll-and-vine motif in a palmette design applied using a roller stamp. The boards feature three double blind-stamped frames, embossed with roller stamps depicting interlacing floral patterns, and feature embossed and engraved brass fittings in a floral design on the bare central panels, as well as matching corner fittings, intact brass clasps, and marbled edges throughout. - Handwritten owner’s notes from the early 19th century on the recto of the third endpaper and the rear paste-down, where a mounted sheet of printed sermons is also found. - Fol. Bbbb bbbb2 (pp. 649/650) slightly trimmed with minor loss of text at the top margin. Pagination error between pp. 163–173; a few other folios are also mispaginated. Slightly browned throughout, with only minimal staining; otherwise, a well-preserved copy of this Luther Bible in a magnificent binding featuring bold, partly well-blurred copperplate engravings.