AUTHOR: PRINTED BY HEINRICH EGGESTEIN

LANGUAGE: GERMAN

DATE: 1470

PAGE #: 904

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: THIS IS ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL BIBLES DONE BY THE GERMAN BOOK PRINTER HEINRICH EGGSTEIN IN 1470. THIS BIBLE CONSISTS OF 930 HANDWRITTEN PAGES WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND DECORATIONS. EGGESTEIN IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST BOOK PRINTERS IN STRASBOURG. EGGESTEIN WAS IN THE PRINTING BUSINESS FOR 25 YEARS WITH HIS FIRST LARGE PRINTING JOB BEING A LATIN BIBLE IN 1466. IN 1470 HE PRINTED A PAMPHLET THAT ADVERTISED HIS WORKS, THIS IS WHERE HE PROMOTED THE EGGESTEIN BIBLE. HE PRODUCED THIS BIBLE IN BOTH LATIN AND GERMAN.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

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