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Biblia germanica.

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Biblia This is the entire Holy Scripture in German... Together with a detailed explanation of all Hebrew, Chaldaic, Greek and Latin names and words found in the Bible... Also short description of many countries... With a new register... Ffm., (G. Rab, S. Feyerabend u. W. Han Erben) 1565. cl.fol. with col. Wood engraved title, 2 (wdh.) color. Title woodcut borders, 107 (of 146) color woodcuts. Text woodcuts by Jost Amman and printer's mark. 10 (of 22) nn. pp., 312 (of 316) num., 344 (of 370) num. pp., 1 (of 132) pp. Late. Ldr. with gold stamped. fillets, gilt edges a. title. (Rubbed and scuffed, lower chap. somewhat damaged). New Hollstein, Amman 13. Schmidt, Illustr. der Lutherbibel 20, pp. 245 ff. - Missing 12 nn. Bl. at the beginning, following num. Bl.: 4 on the OT (50, 171-173) u. 26 on Prophets/NT (102, 113, 151, 153, 154, 156, 186, 219, 236, 240, 247, 265, 279, 349-354, 360-365, 368), as well as 1 nn. fol. Bl. at the end u. the 130 nn. Bl. (Heyden, Bibl. names u. Chronick book). - Main title dat. 1574, title to Prophets dat. 1564, title NT dat. 1565, printer's imprint at end dat. 1565 - Some stains, several pages with marginal tears, title page opened and with marginal missing, le. 3 pages with folds. - With colored woodcut title, 2 colored woodcut title borders, 107 (of 146) colored woodcuts in the text. Later leather (rubbed and bumped, lower crown damaged). Incomplete (lacking altogether 173 sheets). Partly somewhat stained, few sheets with chipping and somewhat damaged.