Old Testament > Lamentations
(869) Volume 2 - 099
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| Gutenberg Bible > Old Testament > Lamentations > (869) Volume 2 - 099 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74623578 |
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| Description | Handwritten red rubric. Historiated initial E depicting the prophet Jeremiah and the door of Jerusalem. Decorative motifs in the left margin. Rubricated with the names of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet marking the beginning of each verse. |
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| Description | The first book in Europe printed with moveable type. Printed in Mainz, Germany, around 1455 by Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, and Johannes Fust. One of around only 20 complete copies to survive out of the original 180. Two volumes. Also known as ‘The 42-line Bible’ or ‘The Mazarine Bible’. |
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| Shelfmark | Inc.1 |
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