Original leaves from famous Bibles, leaf 017: Suppressed Luther Bible, 1541 A. D.

Bible. German. Luther. 1541

Description:	Original caption: In a Bible printed later in this same year, Luthers Warnung wieder den Geiz, occurs for the first time, complaining of incorrect pirated editions of his text. This Leipzig, Europe, Germany, Saxony, Leipzig districtedition, published without Luthers sanction, and afterward suppressed at his wish on account of its errors, probably was printed secretly because of the ban placed on Reformation literature by Duke George of Saxony. At this time Luther was the best seller of the century, and his writing in High German soon made that language the national one. Single column with decorative initial letters.; Provenance: Original leaves collected and assembled in portfolios by Otto F. Ege of Cleveland, Ohio.; Portfolios were sold and disbributed by New York bookseller Philip C. Duschnes, ca. 1948. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	1541
Contributor(s):	Wolrab, Nikolaus, approximately -1556;Luther, Martin, 1483-1546;Ege, Otto F.;Duschnes, Philip C.
Publisher:	Imprinted at London by John Daye dwellynge at Aldersgate, and William Seres dwellynge in Peter colledge towarde Ludgate
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BibleLvs/id/118
Collection:	Original Leaves From Famous Bibles
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography:	London Greater London England United Kingdom Europe
Subjects:	Bible--History Printing Illumination of books and manuscripts Initials

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