Contents This two-volume reprint of the 1534 edition of the Luther Bible is based on a copy in the possession of the Stiftung Weimarer Klassik / Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek (shelf mark vol. 1: C1, I: 58b; vol. 2: C1, I: 58c) and was made possible with...
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Contents This two-volume reprint of the 1534 edition of the Luther Bible is based on a copy in the possession of the Stiftung Weimarer Klassik / Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek (shelf mark vol. 1: C1, I: 58b; vol. 2: C1, I: 58c) and was made possible with the kind permission of the Foundation and the director of the Library, Michael Knoche. The original Luther Bible was digitally reproduced by the Göttinger DigitalisierungsZentrum der Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen. We wish to thank the former director of the library, Elmar Mittler, and Martin Liebetruth of GDZ for their kind support. 6 The 1534 Luther Bible, inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register as Documentary Heritage 13 “The Book of Books” 16 The Bible: An ongoing history of its translation 23 The Bible in print Slipcase front cover: EACH AND EVERY TASCHEN BOOK 25 German-language Bibles before Luther God as creator, vol. 1, fol. IXv PLANTS A SEED! 39 Bibles in European vernacular languages TASCHEN is a
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