Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, 2° Inc 1511

Berlin Gutenberg Bible Facsimile Edition

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The Berlin Gutenberg Bible is a splendidly illuminated copy of the 42-line Latin Bible printed by Johannes Gutenberg around 1455 in Mainz. Gutenberg, the first to use metal moveable type in the printing press outside of Asia, produced the book to demonstrate the potential of print as a new medium. Printed in a two-column layout, the edition left space for hand-supplied initials. The Berlin copy boasts around 100 hand-painted initials with flourishes featuring flowers and animals attributed to the Leipzig-based Pfauenwerkstatt and red and blue capitals with pen flourishes.

We have 4 facsimiles of the manuscript "Berlin Gutenberg Bible":

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#1 Gutenberg Bibel (Fulda Binding)

Augsburg: Pattloch Verlag, 1991

  • Commentary (German) by Neumann, Michael; Hamp, Vinzenz; Stenzel, Meinrad; Kürzinger, Josef
  • This is a partial facsimile of the original document, Berlin Gutenberg Bible: the facsimile might represent only a part, or doesn't attempt to replicate the format, or doesn't imitate the look-and-feel of the original document.

Within the same volume, this edition features the commentary and 48 pages of 2° Inc 1511 reproduced in full color.

Binding

Bound in brown blind-tooled leather, with eight corner fittings, two clasps, and two rosettes set at the centre of the front and back covers.

The binding is a reproduction of the so-called Fulda binding, today in the possession of the Hessische Landesbibliothek in Fulda.

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#2 Biblia Sacra. Gutenberg Bible

Paterson: Pageant Books, 1961

  • Limited Edition: 1000 copies
  • Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Berlin Gutenberg Bible: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

This edition is comprised of 2 volumes, and does not include a commentary.

The reproduction derives from the Ansel Verlag edition, which was based on the copy in the Königlichen Bibliothek in Berlin and the copy in the Ständischen Landesbibliothek in Fulda.

Binding

Bound in cloth.

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#3 Johannes Gutenbergs zweiundvierzigzeilige Bibel

Munich: Idion Verlag, 1979

Johannes Gutenbergs zweiundvierzigzeilige Bibel, Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Inc. 1511, Facsimile edition by Idion Verlag
Facsimile edition by Idion Verlag
  • Commentary (German) by Schmidt-Künsemüller, Friedrich A.; Schmidt, Wieland
  • Limited Edition: 895 copies
  • Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Berlin Gutenberg Bible: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

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#4 42-zeiligen Gutenberg-Bibel

Leipzig: Edition Leipzig, 1913

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Berlin Gutenberg Bible, Berlin Germany, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Inc. 1511, Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig
Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig

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Berlin Gutenberg Bible, Berlin Germany, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Inc. 1511, Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig
Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig

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Berlin Gutenberg Bible, Berlin Germany, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Inc. 1511, Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig
Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig

+ 6

Berlin Gutenberg Bible, Berlin Germany, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Inc. 1511, Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig
Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig

+ 6

Berlin Gutenberg Bible, Berlin Germany, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Inc. 1511, Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig
Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig

+ 6

Berlin Gutenberg Bible, Berlin Germany, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Inc. 1511, Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig
Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig

+ 6

Berlin Gutenberg Bible, Berlin Germany, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Inc. 1511, Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig
Facsimile edition by Edition Leipzig
  • Commentary (German)
  • Limited Edition: 286 copies
  • This is a partial facsimile of the original document, Berlin Gutenberg Bible: the facsimile might represent only a part, or doesn't attempt to replicate the format, or doesn't imitate the look-and-feel of the original document.

The facsimile (2 vols.) is the complete reproduction of the original document. This edition is based on the parchment copy in Berlin (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Inc. 1511) and the parchment copy in Fulda (Hochschul- und Landesbibliothek Fulda, 100 2o Ink A 23). The binding is a replica of the Fulda copy.

Binding

Blind-embossed parchment over wooden boards.

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