A Time Capsule (Koberger’s 1478 Bible)
Author(s): Eric L. Bandurski
Publication date: March 4, 2024
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Abstract
I’m particularly interested in Anton Koberger’s typography, so I’ve given special attention to a November 10, 1478 copy of his Bible. It was a “rescue”, as I’ll explain later, but it’s in originaI condition. It’s complete, fully and carefully rubricated, with clasps and catches, intact headband and tail band. We don’t own the incunabulum; it owns us. We’re blessed to be among the many caretakers it will have during its lifetime. Like many ancient leather-bound volumes it appears to have had little attention for centuries. It’s now in its 546th year. If given the care it deserves, it could live another 500 years – perhaps a thousand.
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