Generally recognised as the first illustrated printed Bible, this copy at the Munich auction on May 22 was once in the enormous library formed by Richard Heber and dispersed in 1833 in a series of sales that stretched over some 200 days.
Initial ideas on printing the Bible
Featuring more than 70 decorative or historiated initials in full contemporary colour, a fine copy of a Biblia germanica printed by Gunther Zainer of Augsburg in 1475-76 sold for a record €120,000 (£103,450) in a Ketterer Kunst (20% buyer’s premium) sale.