Description
ISAIAH 58:5-61:11. “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me!” (61:1). RARE FIRST EDITION. Biblia Latina. Printed in Nuremburg by Anton Koberger, 1475. Folio, 15.7″ x 10.7″. With 3 Handpainted Capitals, in Red and Blue; and rubricated throughout. Leaves are a beautiful creamy color, very heavy. COA on premium “gold leaf” paper. SUPERIOR- condition; some “dotting” to outer margin, recto (see pics). This rare edition is the FIRST of Koberger’s Bibles, the FIRST Bible printed in Nuremburg, the 18th printed Latin Bible, and the 23rd printed Bible — ever! Only 104 copies of this Bible are recorded extant!! Text includes the final restated “Servant Poem” in Isaiah. For smaller incunabula leaves, see the several Biblia Sacra under “Bifold Portfolio”.
