Bible

German

1477 (printing); 1478 (binding)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 307

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Title: Bible
Date: 1477 (printing); 1478 (binding)
Geography: Made in Nuremberg, Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Binding: leather (stamped & tooled) with engraved brass fittings, ink printed on paper, 1st folio hand colored in tempera, metal leaf, and shell gold
Dimensions: Overall: 16 1/4 x 12 x 4 7/8 in. (41.3 x 30.5 x 12.4 cm)
Classification: Leatherwork
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
Object Number: 24.142.2
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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