Description
GENESIS 3:20-5:13. “Kain & Abel”. Biblia, 1541. German. Martin Luther, trans. Printed in Wittemberg by Hans Lufft. Woodcut by Georg Lemberger of the Cranach Workshop.
The first complete revision of Luther’s 1534 Bible (editio princeps), a rare edition coming midway between the first and the last in Luther’s lifetime (d. 1546), the final such revision coming in 1545. Hence the term “Median Bible” for this edition, a mid-size folio. Standard Reference: VD16. One (1) large Picture-WOODCUT with monogram GL (Georg Lemberger, Cranach Workshop), 5.5″ x 4.6″. Two (2) woodcut initials, 6 and 7 lines high. Leaf-size: 12.2″ x 8.0″, w. professionally repaired margins. FINE- condition; light to moderate stains mostly to outer margins (see pics). A nice example of a very early Luther Bible leaf, with an important leaf from Genesis. The front side woodcut, recto, depicts various scenes from the Kain & Abel story, culminating in Kain’s murder of Abel, all overseen by God.
COA on premium “gold leaf” paper w. gold seal. Leaf and COA set in a large Bifold Portfolio.
