Biblia Das Newe Testament - 1630

Merian Copper Bible / Bible 1630: This facsimile edition reproduces the splendid luxury exemplar of the famous Strasbourg Copper Bible from the year 1630, which is kept in the Württemberg State Library Stuttgart. The text of the New Testament follows Martin Luther's translation and was set in classical Fraktur type. Special attention is due to the artistically designed and colored copper engravings by the well-known artist Matthäus Merian, which give the work its extraordinary art-historical value. The elaborately handcrafted binding in high quality. .Format of the book: approx. 43.0 × 30.0 . 168 pages Collation of the illustrations: The work contains the elaborately designed and gilded title page as well as exactly 77 hand-colored copper engravings by Matthäus Merian, which were reproduced in top-quality 7-color raster printing on specially prepared natural paper.

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