Biblia Das Ist: Die Gantze Heilige Schrifft - Deudsch D. Martin Luther
1926CNJL743Munich: Bremer Presse 1926-1928 1926. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Simons Anna. One of 365 copies folio size 5 volumes complete in German. An extraordinary publication by the Bremer Press of the "Martin Luther Bible". Translated by Luther directly from the Greek during his enforced sequestration in Wartburg Castle 1521-22 it was first published in 1545 and he continued to edit and refine his translation up to his death the following year. Translating directly from the Greek was a marked departure for the academics of the day who relied on the Latin Vulgate translation and used Latin for their studies with Greek seldom used or even taught. <br/><br/>Luther chose to translate from the Greek into the vernacular German language of the day making the scriptures accessible to everyday people and at the same time providing a vehicle for a more unified German language. The Bremer Press known for its interrelation of scholarship type design and book design has provided a version of the Luther Bible edited by Professor Carl von Kraus 1868-1952 Professor of German Philology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. n. b. above info from Wiki and Ransom.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Set of five volumes complete; Volume I: Die Bucher Mose; Volume II: Das Ander Teil des Alten Testaments; Volume III: Das Dritte Teil des Alten Testaments; Volume IV: Die Propheten; and Volume V: Das Neue Testament. The text is continuous with no chapter or verse indications save in the bottom margin of each page; each book of text is delineated with its own sectional title page each opens with a four- or five-line initial capital letter designed by Anna Simons. This set is bound in ivory tinted boards with the single word "Biblia" in gilt on the front black leather spines double raised bands single gilt rule at the head and tail "Biblia" and the volume number in gilt; top edges gilt fore- and bottom edges rough-cut; endpapers of light tan laid paper; in the style of the Bremer Press as with the Doves Press the interior is free of illustration or ornamentation the focus is on the integrity of design of the type and the overall work. Folio size almost 14" tall with the volumes unpaginated printed on Zanders hand-made paper special black-letter cut for this edition. Limited edition of 365 copies per Ransom with each volume in this set numbered differently Vol. I unnumbered Vol. II - no. 56 Vol. III - no. 142 Vol. IV - no. 300 and Vol. V - no. 289. All text in German.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Fine as new the set appears never to have been used. Each volume has a strong square text block solid hinges perfectly straight corners with no rubbing the interiors are clean and bright and all volumes are entirely free of prior owner markings. The slipcases are very good with overall minor soiling and edgewear one of the five has a single split seam approximately 3 inches long.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Ransom Bremer Press no. 36.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Please note that due to the size and weight of this set additional postage will apply; we are happy to ship at cost to both domestic and international addresses please contact us for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Bremer Presse [1926-1928] hardcover books
Swan's Fine Books · États-Unis4 400,00 $US≈ 3 722,84 €
