{"product_id":"1483-koberger-bible-leaf-1-kings-15-16","title":"1483 Koberger Bible Leaf – 1 Kings 15–16","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis leaf comes from the 1483 German Bible printed by Anton Koberger in Nuremberg, one of the most influential printers of the fifteenth century. Koberger’s Bible is among the most important illustrated Bibles of the incunabula period and represents the final flowering of medieval biblical book production prior to the Reformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe text preserves 1 Kings 15–16, recounting the reigns of Abijah and Asa of Judah and Jeroboam and Baasha of Israel, set against a backdrop of political instability and warfare between the divided kingdoms. The accompanying contemporary hand-colored woodcut depicts military conflict and reflects the standardized illustration cycle used throughout the Koberger Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted in Early High German, this Bible predates Luther’s German translation by several decades and offers valuable insight into late medieval vernacular Scripture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook: 1 Kings (Das dritt Buch der Könige)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapters: 15–16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinter: Anton Koberger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace: Nuremberg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: 1483\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: Early High German\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustration: Hand-colored woodcut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial: Laid paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeaf dimensions: approx. 30 × 20 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWell preserved with light toning and minor wear consistent with age. No restoration or modern intervention.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom a disbound copy of the 1483 Koberger Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Divine Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58590103568465,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0059\/0673\/files\/F0083544-7851-4911-8B61-CFC4BB97BF83.jpg?v=1767905100","url":"https:\/\/thedivinelibrarystore.com\/products\/1483-koberger-bible-leaf-1-kings-15-16","provider":"The Divine Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}