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LOT 1705
Medieval Printed Paper Bible Page by Johann Grüninger
PRINTED 1510 A.D.
12 3/4 x 9 in. (13 grams, 32.2 x 22.8 cm).
Page of a rag-paper bible with text printed in two columns and with marginal notes to both sides; portion of Book of Jeremiah; printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger with commentary by Nicholas de Lyra. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
Footnotes
Johannes 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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