Beschreibung:

Attractively colored first Sacon-Koberger Bible Latin Bible, 1512 BIBLE, in Latin. Lyon: Jacques Sacon for Anton Koberger August 1512. The first of the Bibles printed for Koberger at Lyon, illustrated by woodcuts in contemporary hand-coloring. Jacques Sacon was “by far the most famous and important printer of Bibles [at Lyon] in the early sixteenth century” (Van Gulik), and this work was the first of a series of Bibles printed by him at the expense of the Kobergers—most famous as the publishers of the Nuremberg Chronicle. This edition includes over one hundred charming woodcut illustrations in various sizes, many after the designs for the Giunta Malermi Bible cuts. Adams B-988; Baudrier XII, 330. See Darlow and Moule 6101 (later edition) and Egbertus Van Gulik, Erasmus and his Books . Folio (342 x 245mm). Printed in black and red, rubricated in red ink (lacking title page; large woodcut device from final leaf cut out and mounted to back of C9). Over 130 hand-colored woodcut illustration in various sizes, hand-colored woodcut initials (some dampstaining and soiling, light worming; many small marginal paper repairs, with a few larger repairs affecting edges of text). Old blindstamped calf, edges red, retaining original bosses and clasps, remains of leather index tabs (boards worn and abraded, with cords showing on the spine). Provenance : Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bildhausen (several early inscriptions, one dated 1644) – William Appleton (1786-1862; Boston-based shipping merchant and congressman for the state of Massachusetts; stamps dated 1875 throughout) – Dozier Finley (d. 1960, member of the California Historical Society and research director of Fibreboard Paper Products; notes laid in).