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Title	Froben Poor Man's Bible, 1495
Contributors	Froben, Johann, -1527; Ege, Otto F.
Date Created	1495
Description	Caption: "Leaf from a Froben 'Poor Mans' Bible, 1495 A.D., Basel: Johannes Froben de Hummelburg; This was the second issue of an octavo Bible, the first having been issued by the same printer in 1491. From its small size, this is known as the 'Poor Man's Bible.' Johann Froben was the celebrated Basel printer who for many years had as associates the famous scholar Erasmus and the noted artist Holbein. His Bibles were highly esteemed for their accuracy. They were the first editions in which references to parallel passages were given throughout the volume (Hain 3118) (Copinger 103)--Otto F. Ege."
Note	Leaf has headline and signatures.
Physical Description	1 paper leaf; 16 x 12 cm
Genre	Bibles
Subject	Bible--History; Bible--Cross references; Incunabula--Specimens; Printing--Switzerland--Basel--History--15th century; Printing--Specimens
Geographic Location	Basel (Switzerland)
Repository	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Title	Original leaves from famous Bibles : nine centuries 1121-1935 A.D. : collected and assembled by Otto F. Ege
Collection Number	BS399.L3 E33
Identifier	sc_mspt000210001
Object Identifier	sc_mspt00021
Copyright	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Type	Text
Format	image/tiff
Language	lat

Title	Verso
Repository	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Collection Title	Original leaves from famous Bibles : nine centuries 1121-1935 A.D. : collected and assembled by Otto F. Ege
Collection Number	BS399.L3 E33
Identifier	sc_mspt000210001
Object Identifier	sc_mspt00021
Copyright	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Type	Text
Format	image/tiff

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