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Lubec; 1494.]
GERMAN BIBLES.
55
De Murr thinks, wildly enough, that they were probably designed by
Wolgemuth, and cut in wood by Pleydenwurf. The copy described
by him was in the Solger collection; where it is noticed— £ cum multis
figuris ligneis ridiculis coloribus depictisBibl. Solger, pt. i. p. 9,
n os. 68-69. It remains to give a brief account of the copy before us.
The first running title, on the recto of tlie first leaf is ‘ 2Das etat
IBIatbeneath, at top of the first column,—
^ie ^cBet ait fcie aB^i^teK fjepiigen ptie^
£trc£ £ant gpfieronimi $u $auUnu Uo aiieit got^
iicfjen Uucfjcrn tier fjp^torn
The epistle of Jerom to Ambrosius follows ; which concludes at tlie
second column of fol. im. rect. Then, St. Jerom’s preface to the
Pentateucli. On fol. v. rect. begins the first chapter of Genesis,
beneath a large wood-cut of the creation of Eve. The cut at fol.
xxviii. rev., of Jacob coming down to Pharoah’s court, is not very
unlike the one given in the * Four Histories’ by Pfister ; post. The folios
are regularly numbered, in large roman capitals, from the beginning
to the end of the volume. On the recto of fol. cccclxx. the Gospel
of St. Matthew begins, without any titular prefix, or division from
the Old Testament. Beneath is a singular wood-cut of St. Matthew,
seated in a Gothic chair, viewing Abraham, and David, with a crowd
of successors, standing before him. There are no cuts in the Gospels,
except at the head of each evangelist; but the Apocalypse, the
favourite subject for graphic illustration, abounds with them. On
the reverse of fol. ccccclxxxiii, at bottom of the second column,
is the colophon in 19 lines ; for which see Clement, De Murr, and
Panzer’s Annalen der altern deucschen Litteratur, p. 133. The gothic type
of this Bible is round and handsome, and much more pleasant to tlie
eye tlian that of Koburger’s Latin Bible of 1475; although DeMurr’s
fac-simile of it, in the 7th plate of the work before referred to, pt. i,
is very defective. This copy is in ancient calf-binding, with gilt leaves.
29. Biblia Lingua Saxonica Infebiori. Luhec.
1494. Folio. 2. vols.
This edition, says Vogt, is in great estimation; as well on account
of its rarity, as of its whimsical gloss or commentary :* which,
* In the lii. ch. of Genesis, v. 10, whereEve is told she shall be henceforth under
GERMAN BIBLES.
55
De Murr thinks, wildly enough, that they were probably designed by
Wolgemuth, and cut in wood by Pleydenwurf. The copy described
by him was in the Solger collection; where it is noticed— £ cum multis
figuris ligneis ridiculis coloribus depictisBibl. Solger, pt. i. p. 9,
n os. 68-69. It remains to give a brief account of the copy before us.
The first running title, on the recto of tlie first leaf is ‘ 2Das etat
IBIatbeneath, at top of the first column,—
^ie ^cBet ait fcie aB^i^teK fjepiigen ptie^
£trc£ £ant gpfieronimi $u $auUnu Uo aiieit got^
iicfjen Uucfjcrn tier fjp^torn
The epistle of Jerom to Ambrosius follows ; which concludes at tlie
second column of fol. im. rect. Then, St. Jerom’s preface to the
Pentateucli. On fol. v. rect. begins the first chapter of Genesis,
beneath a large wood-cut of the creation of Eve. The cut at fol.
xxviii. rev., of Jacob coming down to Pharoah’s court, is not very
unlike the one given in the * Four Histories’ by Pfister ; post. The folios
are regularly numbered, in large roman capitals, from the beginning
to the end of the volume. On the recto of fol. cccclxx. the Gospel
of St. Matthew begins, without any titular prefix, or division from
the Old Testament. Beneath is a singular wood-cut of St. Matthew,
seated in a Gothic chair, viewing Abraham, and David, with a crowd
of successors, standing before him. There are no cuts in the Gospels,
except at the head of each evangelist; but the Apocalypse, the
favourite subject for graphic illustration, abounds with them. On
the reverse of fol. ccccclxxxiii, at bottom of the second column,
is the colophon in 19 lines ; for which see Clement, De Murr, and
Panzer’s Annalen der altern deucschen Litteratur, p. 133. The gothic type
of this Bible is round and handsome, and much more pleasant to tlie
eye tlian that of Koburger’s Latin Bible of 1475; although DeMurr’s
fac-simile of it, in the 7th plate of the work before referred to, pt. i,
is very defective. This copy is in ancient calf-binding, with gilt leaves.
29. Biblia Lingua Saxonica Infebiori. Luhec.
1494. Folio. 2. vols.
This edition, says Vogt, is in great estimation; as well on account
of its rarity, as of its whimsical gloss or commentary :* which,
* In the lii. ch. of Genesis, v. 10, whereEve is told she shall be henceforth under