Lot 129
Georg Wolfgang Panzer – Bibliography of Early Bible Books Printed in Augsburg – Nuremberg, 1780
Ausführliche Beschreibung der ältesten augsburgischen Ausgaben der Bibel mit litterarischen Anmerkungen, by Georg Wolfgang Panzer. George Peter Monath Printing Press, Nuremberg, 1780. German.
A detailed description of 73 early bible books printed in Augsburg between the years 1466-1540, by Georg Wolfgang Panzer. At the end of the book appears a list of bible books printed in Nuremberg.
Georg Wolfgang Panzer (1729-1805), was the director of the Nuremberg library and served as the curator of a large collection of some 600 bible books. The collection was purchased by Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg in 1780. The collection is presently deposited in Württembergische Landesbibliothek.
[4] leaves, 148 pp, 21.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Damp stains to upper margins throughout the book. Binding with leather spine and corners.
