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LOT 1312
Medieval Printed Bible Page
PRINTED 1492 A.D.
13 in. (17 grams, 33 cm).
Page of a rag-paper bible with text printed in two columns with marginal notes to both sides; portion of Luke, Chapters 3 and 4; rubrics applied by hand in red ink; printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M.Cummings, UK, 1990s.
FootnotesJohannes Grüninger (1455-1533) was a prolific German printer active from 1482 to 1533 who printed up to 80 books a year in Latin and in German, as well as wall-maps. His bible was issued in two volumes, which allowed it be produced on smaller pages than for most standard editions.
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