• Biblia latina

Uniform title:

• Bible. Latin. Vulgate. 1468

Alternative:

• [F]rater Ambrosius tua michi munuscula perferens. detulit simul et suauissimas litteras. que a principio amiciciar[um] fide[m] probate iam fidei et veteris amicicie noua ...

Illuminator:

• Schreier, Ulrich, active 1460-1490

Printer:

• Eggestein, Heinrich, approximately 1415-

Publisher:

• [Strasbourg] : [Heinrich Eggestein], [not after 1468]

Format:

• Book

Date:

• 1468

Extent:

• 2 volumes ; 41 cm (folio)

Language:

• Latin

Description:

• Title and imprint from the Incunabula short title catalogue.
• Printed in two columns, 45 lines.
• Initial spaces; also spaces for rubrics.
• Collation of volume 2: [1-6¹⁰ 7¹² 8¹⁰ 9-10¹⁰ 11¹⁰ 12¹⁰ 13-18¹⁰ 19-20¹⁰ 21-23¹⁰ 24⁶].
• Princeton copy 1: Imperfect: has volume 2 only; wants leaf 1/10 (Prologue and beginning of Proverbs), blank leaf 8/10 (present as stub), leaves 11/2 and 11/11 (with text of Daniel chapters 2-3 and Hosea chapters 8-13 supplied in manuscript in the 16th century) and final leaf 24/6 (End of Apocalypse).
• Princeton copy 1: Rubricated and illuminated by the Salzburg and Vienna book artist Ulrich Schreier; smaller initials, chapter headings and capital strokes in red ink; large 6-line initials illuminated in blue, green, gold, red, yellow and lavender; 4-line initials with pen-flourished decoration in green and red and floriate extensions.

Binding note:

• Princeton copy 1: 20th century linen boards with brown morocco spine.

Former owner:

• Proost, Ulco 1885-1966

Call number:

• Call number
• Electronic Resource

View in catalog:

• https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/99109151543506421

Collections:

• Incunabula at Princeton
• Welcome Additions
• Collections Donated to Princeton University Library
• The Scheide Library
• Treasures of Rare Book Division

Available online:

• Digital content