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Wenzelbibel – Genesis and Exodus – Facsimile – Austria, 1981

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Genesis und Exodus der Wenzelbibel. Austria, 1981. German.
Facsimile of the Books of Genesis and Exodus from the Wenzel Bible, an illuminated manuscript of the German translation of the Bible, prepared for King Wenceslas. The manuscript was created in Prague around the year 1390 and is one of the earliest translations of the Bible into German. The facsimile is printed on vellum-like paper and the illuminations are gilded. Damage and unevenly trimmed leaves reproduced as in the original.
98 leaves, 53 cm. Very good condition. Leather binding. Stained cardboard case.
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