The Letter of Paul to the Romans. Göttingen Gutenberg Bible

Gutenberg Bible I/1, Epistle of Jerome to Paulinus: »Frater Ambrosius...« The Gutenberg Bible opens with a letter by church father Jerome to the priest Paulinus. He outlines the holy scriptures and writes that in study »you can make no progress unless you have a guide to show you the way«. He therefore asks Paulinus to devote himself to a life of piety, to place his trust in a mentor and to himself work as an interpreter. The text in this form is found neither in the Latin Vulgate nor in modern-day Bibles. The large, elaborately designed initial »F« of »Frater Ambrosius« shows a scholar with a blue robe handing an open book to a tonsured young man cloaked in red. One interesting detail in the original is the smudged ink blot in the lower margin that looks like a headless bird. Our artist has turned this into a little songbird – complete with head!The manufacture of our deluxe page Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century. The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand (rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally, the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished. Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cmStorageOur deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its manufacture is also included. Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer strip between the glass and the passe-partout. Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two weeks. 

Gutenberg Bible II/306v: The First Epistle of John (1,1-5) This page from the Gutenberg Bible contains John's appeal to acknowledge your sins so that God can forgive, plus his instruction to follow the commandments of God in the future.The illumination in our handmade reproduction is based on the Berlin copy of the Gutenberg Bible. The initial »Q« depicts John the Evangelist with the communion chalice. The manufacture of our deluxe page Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century. The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand (rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally, the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished. Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cmStorage Our deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its manufacture is also included. Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer strip between the glass and the passe-partout.Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two weeks.

Gutenberg Bible I/293, Psalm 1–4: »Beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum...« The first volume of the Gutenberg Bible culminates in the »Liber ymnorium« or psalter. The illumination in our deluxe version is based on the Berlin copy of the Gutenberg Bible. A splendid initial »B« denotes the start of the first psalm: »Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked«. The miniature depicts Kind David with his harp. As in the original, the marginal decoration with foliage, gold inclusions and gold drops merges at the bottom into a large double volute with columbine and large fruit, enlivened by a bird, a dragonfly and a peacock.  The manufacture of our deluxe page Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century. The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand (rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally, the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished. Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cmStorage Our deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its manufacture is also included. Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer strip between the glass and the passe-partout.Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two weeks.

Gutenberg Bible I, Psalm 23 (22,18–25,6): »Domini est terra et plenitudo...« »The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want...« These words mark the start of what's perhaps the most famous psalm of David. This page in the Gutenberg Bible is compelling in its simplicity and typographical perfection. The psalm is an ornate and appropriate gift for christenings, bold ventures and new starts in life. The manufacture of our deluxe page Our deluxe pages from the Gutenberg Bible are exact reproductions of the historical originals. It takes days or weeks to produce them, depending on the richness of the ornamentation, and demands great concentration by the artist – just like in the 15th century. The paper for our deluxe pages is handmade with a watermark and is printed on historical machines owned by the Gutenberg Museum (Korrex Hannover). As at Gutenberg's workshop, only the text in black is printed, with everything else added by hand. The beginnings of sentences are accentuated in red with a quill or brush as upstrokes, with headings also written in by hand (rubrication). The initials and miniatures are sketched into the empty spaces left by Gutenberg for this purpose and in the margins. The base substance for the gold leaf is then applied and the gold laid on top of this. The pages are illuminated in many layers of ink with fine heightening and shading. Finally, the last line ornaments are added and the gold polished. Bible original format: ca. 45 x 33 cm Storage Our deluxe Bible prints are supplied in a handmade presentation folder (51 x 39 cm) that perfectly protects the gold leaf. An informative brochure in English and German on the Gutenberg Bible and its manufacture is also included. Our deluxe pages are also available in a dustproof and airtight frame (57,5-44 cm), which protects the precious gilding with a spacer strip between the glass and the passe-partout.Please note: Framing extends the delivery time by one to two weeks.