BIBLIA GERMANICA - WEIMERER KURFÜRSTENBIBEL.

Biblia, Das ist: Die gantze Schrifft, Altes und Neues Testaments Teutsch, Doctor Martin Luthers. Auff gnädigste Verordnung Dess... Fürsten und Herrn Ernst, Herzogen zu Sachsen... Von etlichen Reinen Theologen dem eigentlichen Wort-Verstand nach, erkläret, ... Neben den christlichen Haupt-Symbolis, mit beygedruckt ... ein kurtzer ... Bericht von der Augspurgischen Confession.

Nürnberg, Johann Andreae Endtners Seel. Söhne, 1692. Folio. (46 x 30 cm.). Contemp. full calf. Wear to top of spine. 2 compartments with old repairs. A closed tear to foot of spine. Remains of old gilting and title on spine. Spine rubbed. With 3 (of 4) clasps and catches in brass. Engraved titel and printed title in red/black. (38),(22),(66),686,950,(18) pp. A few brownspots on the first leaves. A dampstain in lower margin of the last 5 leaves. A few leaves in beginning and at end a bit frayed in right margins. A few leaves with loss of blank in margin. Internally in general clean and fine. With in all 42 engraved plates (incl. general title and portrait of Luther) and 1 engraved coat of arms (portraits, apostles, plates, parttitles, plans, map etc.). A few plates with dampstains to margins.

This so-called "Weimerer-Bibel" or "Ernestinische Bibel" was first printed in 1641 and ran through 13 editions up to 1792.

Order-nr.: 52496