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Lot 10: BIBLE IN LATIN. Single leaf from a paper copy of the 42-line Bible. Circa 1450-55. In: Newton, A Noble Fragment, 1921.

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BIBLE IN LATIN. Single leaf from a paper copy of the 42-line Bible. Circa 1450-55. In: Newton, A Noble Fragment, 1921.
  • BIBLE IN LATIN. Single leaf from a paper copy of the 42-line Bible. Circa 1450-55. In: Newton, A Noble Fragment, 1921.
  • BIBLE IN LATIN. Single leaf from a paper copy of the 42-line Bible. Circa 1450-55. In: Newton, A Noble Fragment, 1921.
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Description: (BIBLE IN LATIN.) Single leaf from a paper copy of the 42-line Bible, with the text of Wisdom 5:23-8:7. Rubricated. 390x285 mm; minor marginal soiling. This lot is not from the Rapoport collection. [Mainz: Johann Gutenberg & Johann Fust, circa 1450-55]

Notes: Hinged in a copy of A. Edward Newton, A Noble Fragment; being, A Leaf of the Gutenberg Bible, 1450-1455, with a Bibliographical Essay. Folio, original black morocco gilt by Stikeman; slipcase. New York, 1921.

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