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Title

  • Biblia pauperum.

Summary

  • One of the block books that has survived in the greatest numbers is the Biblia pauperum, a compendium of scripture prepared for the poor and the minor clergy, providing them with material for prayer and reflection. The general intent of the Biblia pauperum was to harmonize the Old and New Testaments. This block book presents 40 Biblical events illustrated by parallel passages from the Old and New Testaments. Subjects from the life of Christ are found in the central panel of the page accompanied by two parallels from Old Testament history and a witness from the prophets in the adjacent left and right panels. As with all block books, this copy is printed on one side of the leaf only and organized so the printed sides are facing one another. This copy is from the libraries of Alexander Horn, John Bellingham Inglis, Lord Vernon, (George Hibbert, Francis Douce) and Robert and George Holford.

Names

  • Horn, Alexander, active 1814, former owner.
  • Inglis, John Bellingham, 1780-1870, former owner.
  • Vernon, George John Warren, 1803-1866, former owner.
  • Holford, Robert Stayner, 1808-1892, former owner.
  • Holford, George Lindsay, 1860-1926, former owner.
  • Hibbert, George, 1757-1837, associated name.
  • Douce, Francis, 1757-1834, associated name.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Netherlands or Germany, ca. 1470]

Headings

  • -  Bible--Picture Bibles
  • -  Germany
  • -  Netherlands

Genre

  • Incunabula--Netherlands--1470
  • Incunabula--Germany--1470

Notes

  • -  Block book.
  • -  Printed in brown ink on one side of leaves only, on versos and rectos alternately, so that pairs of printed and blank pages alternately face each other.
  • -  Schreiber, W.L. Handbuch der Holz- und Metallschnitte des XV. Jahrhunderts (3. Aufl.), IV, p. 1-93 (2nd group, ed. IV, with slight variations)
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 19
  • -  LC copy: initial strokes and some underlines supplied in red. Provenance: Horn; Inglis; Lord Vernon; Holford.

Medium

  • [40] leaves. illus. 29 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. X .B562

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 49038879

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Horn, Alexander, Active 1814, Former Owner, John Bellingham Inglis, George John Warren Vernon, Robert Stayner Holford, George Lindsay Holford, George Hibbert, Francis Douce, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Biblia Pauperum. [Netherlands or Germany, 1470] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/49038879/.

APA citation style:

Horn, A., Inglis, J. B., Vernon, G. J. W., Holford, R. S., Holford, G. L., Hibbert, G. [...] Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1470) Biblia Pauperum. [Netherlands or Germany] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/49038879/.

MLA citation style:

Horn, Alexander, Active 1814, Former Owner, et al. Biblia Pauperum. [Netherlands or Germany, 1470] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/49038879/>.