AUTHOR: PRINTER BY JOHANN SCHONSPERGER

LANGUAGE: GERMAN

DATE: 1487

PAGE #: 1,602

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.25 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: THE SCHONSPERGER BIBLE IS THE 11TH GERMAN BIBLE BEFORE THE LUTHER BIBLE IN 1522. JOHANN SCHONSPERHER SET UP A PRINT SHOP IN 1481 WITH THE GOLDSMITH THOMAS RUGER AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH HIS STEPFATHER JOHAN BAMLER. THE COMPANY, ALONG WITH OTHER PRINTERS FROM AUGSBURG, WAS ABLE TO DOMINATE THE BOOK MARKET FOR GERMAN LITERATURE IN AUGSBURG BETWEEN 1480 AND 1500. IN 1507 SCHONSPERGER WENT BANKRUPT AND DID NOT RECOVER FINANCIALLY. IN 1508 HE PROBABLY BECAME THE SECRET PRINTER OF EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN I THROUGH KONRAD PEUTINGER.

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.

NOTE: ALL OF OUR FACSIMILES ARE MADE TO ORDER. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT.