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Martin Luther Wittenberg Bible Woodcut Leaf
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Date: AD 1549, Wittenberg, H. Lufft, rare
Size: 12x7.5 inches
These are two woodblock prints with illuminated letters and depict passages from the book of Jeremiah. This superb leaf comes from: Biblia Das ist – Die gantze Heilige, Shrifft – Deudsch. Mart. Luther (Ubers), Wittenberg, H. Lufft, AD 1549.
This was printed about three years after his death and demonstrates his skills as he translated the Bible from Greek and Latin into German. Hans Lufft (1495–1584) was a German printer and publisher, commonly called "the Bible Printer," because in 1534 he printed at Wittenberg the first complete edition of Luther's Bible, in two quarto volumes with illuminations in gold and colors by Lucas Cranach. Lufft printed in the 40 years following more than 100,000 copies of the German Bible. He also printed most of the other works of Luther.
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![Martin Luther Wittenberg Bible Woodcut Leaf
[b][u]Date[/u]: AD 1549, Wittenberg, H. Lufft, rare
[u]Size[/u]: 12x7.5 inches
These are two woodblock prints with illuminated letters and depict passages from the book of Jeremiah. This superb leaf comes from: [i]Biblia Das ist – Die gantze Heilige, Shrifft – Deudsch. Mart. Luther (Ubers), Wittenberg, H. Lufft, AD 1549[/i].
This was printed about three years after his death and demonstrates his skills as he translated the Bible from Greek and Latin into German. Hans Lufft (1495–1584) was a German printer and publisher, commonly called "the Bible Printer," because in 1534 he printed at Wittenberg the first complete edition of Luther's Bible, in two quarto volumes with illuminations in gold and colors by Lucas Cranach. Lufft printed in the 40 years following more than 100,000 copies of the German Bible. He also printed most of the other works of Luther.[/b]](albums/userpics/14285/normal_1549_LUTHER_Leaf_37.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Martin Luther Wittenberg Bible Woodcut Leaf
[b][u]Date[/u]: AD 1549, Wittenberg, H. Lufft, rare
[u]Size[/u]: 12x7.5 inches
These are two woodblock prints with illuminated letters and depict passages from the book of Jeremiah. This superb leaf comes from: [i]Biblia Das ist – Die gantze Heilige, Shrifft – Deudsch. Mart. Luther (Ubers), Wittenberg, H. Lufft, AD 1549[/i].
This was printed about three years after his death and demonstrates his skills as he translated the Bible from Greek and Latin into German. Hans Lufft (1495–1584) was a German printer and publisher, commonly called \"the Bible Printer,\" because in 1534 he printed at Wittenberg the first complete edition of Luther's Bible, in two quarto volumes with illuminations in gold and colors by Lucas Cranach. Lufft printed in the 40 years following more than 100,000 copies of the German Bible. He also printed most of the other works of Luther.[/b]")
