Genesis. Ornamental page from the Göttingen copy of the Gutenberg Bible
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20003531_grau
Product Information
Gutenberg Bible I/5, Genesis, First Book of Moses 1:1–30: “In principio creavit deus ...”
This page of the Gutenberg Bible recreates the first six days of the Creation.
Format: ca. 44 x 32 cm (the size may vary slightly with handmade paper)
Reproducing ornamental pages from the 42-line Bible
Our Bible pages are reproduced in the tradition of Gutenberg. Pure linen papier bearing a watermark is created by hand with the greatest of care. The black text is printed on historical Gutenberg Museum machines. The rubrication, headings, ornaments and miniatures are drawn in and painted by hand with the utmost perfection by our book artists. True to the mediaeval art of book embellishment, first an initial drawing is made and then the gold leaf is applied. Only then do our artists begin to illuminate the prints in colour.
Applying the fine, raised gilt decoration is an ancient skill which very few artists still master. Here, a base material is applied to the paper layer by layer in an elaborate and time-consuming process to form a platform for the gold leaf.
Information on storage and frames
We supply our ornamental Bible prints in either a grey or burgundy presentation folder (format: 51 x 39 cm) together with a brochure on the Gutenberg Bible. If you would like your print framed, you can choose between a removable frame (format: 57.5 x 44 cm) and a handmade, airtight and dustproof frame with a gilt wooden trim. Both frames protect the costly gold leaf as the glass is raised from the passe-partout and thus from the surface of the print.
Please note: allow an extra one to two weeks for delivery of a print in a permanent frame.
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Genesis. Ornamental page from the Göttingen copy of the Gutenberg Bible
€1,990.00*
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Gutenberg Bible I/5, Genesis, First Book of Moses 1:1–30: “In principio creavit deus ...”
This page of the Gutenberg Bible recreates the first six days of the Creation.
Format: ca. 44 x 32 cm (the size may vary slightly with handmade paper)
Reproducing ornamental pages from the 42-line Bible
Our Bible pages are reproduced in the tradition of Gutenberg. Pure linen papier bearing a watermark is created by hand with the greatest of care. The black text is printed on historical Gutenberg Museum machines. The rubrication, headings, ornaments and miniatures are drawn in and painted by hand with the utmost perfection by our book artists. True to the mediaeval art of book embellishment, first an initial drawing is made and then the gold leaf is applied. Only then do our artists begin to illuminate the prints in colour. Applying the fine, raised gilt decoration is an ancient skill which very few artists still master. Here, a base material is applied to the paper layer by layer in an elaborate and time-consuming process to form a platform for the gold leaf.
Information on storage and frames
We supply our ornamental Bible prints in either a grey or burgundy presentation folder (format: 51 x 39 cm) together with a brochure on the Gutenberg Bible. If you would like your print framed, you can choose between a removable frame (format: 57.5 x 44 cm) and a handmade, airtight and dustproof frame with a gilt wooden trim. Both frames protect the costly gold leaf as the glass is raised from the passe-partout and thus from the surface of the print.
Please note: allow an extra one to two weeks for delivery of a print in a permanent frame.
Genesis. Ornamental page from the Berlin copy of the Gutenberg Bible
€2,290.00*
Aufbewahrung:
graue Präsentationsmappe
Gutenberg Bible I/5, Genesis, First Book of Moses 1:1–30: “In principio creavit deus ...”
This page of the Gutenberg Bible recreates the first six days of the Creation. The figurative and ornamental depiction of the creation of heaven and earth, water, animals, plants and ultimately Adam and Eve is full of nuances and practically unbeatable in its luxuriance and vitality.
Format: ca. 44 x 32 cm (the size may vary slightly with handmade paper)
Reproducing ornamental pages from the 42-line Bible
Our Bible pages are reproduced in the tradition of Gutenberg. Pure linen papier bearing a watermark is created by hand with the greatest of care. The black text is printed on historical Gutenberg Museum machines. The rubrication, headings, ornaments and miniatures are drawn in and painted by hand with the utmost perfection by our book artists. True to the mediaeval art of book embellishment, first an initial drawing is made and then the gold leaf is applied. Only then do our artists begin to illuminate the prints in colour. Applying the fine, raised gilt decoration is an ancient skill which very few artists still master. Here, a base material is applied to the paper layer by layer in an elaborate and time-consuming process to form a platform for the gold leaf.
Information on storage and frames
We supply our ornamental Bible prints in either a grey or burgundy presentation folder (format: 51 x 39 cm) together with a brochure on the Gutenberg Bible. If you would like your print framed, you can choose between a removable frame (format: 57.5 x 44 cm) and a handmade, airtight and dustproof frame with a gilt wooden trim. Both frames protect the costly gold leaf as the glass is raised from the passe-partout and thus from the surface of the print.
Please note: allow an extra one to two weeks for delivery of a print in a permanent frame.
Genesis. Press print from the Gutenberg Bible
€248.00*
Frame:
unframed
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Versions:
Illuminated handpress print with gold leaf
Gutenberg Bible I/5, The First Book of Moses (1:1–30), “In principio creavit deus ...”
The Creation from day one to six. The rich illumination and
illustrations of plants, animals and people make this page particularly
popular.
Production
Our Bible prints are produced at the
Gutenberg Museum in their original format on historical machines. Unlike
Gutenberg we print the individual pages in three colours, with red and blue
display type, headers and beginnings of lines and the outlines of the
ornamentation, lending even our uncoloured pages a very decorative appearance.
The Bible page is available as a
three-colour press print and in a hand-coloured and a gold leaf version.
Applying the fine, raised gilt decoration is a skill which very few artists
still master. Here, a base material is
applied to the paper layer by layer in an elaborate and time-consuming process
to form a platform for the 22-carat gold leaf.
Versions and formats
Three-colour press print on deckle-edged
paper. Format: 42 x 30 cm
Press print illuminated by hand on deckle-edged paper. Format:
42 x 30 cm (also available in a simple airtight and dustproof gold
frame. Frame format 48 x 36 cm)
Handpress print illuminated by hand with gold leaf on handmade
paper with a watermark. Format: ca. 45 x 32 cm (also available in an
airtight and dustproof gold frame with the glass raised from the surface
of the print to provide optimum protection for the gold leaf. Frame
format: 54 x 43 cm)
Ornamental page from the Berlin copy of the Gutenberg BibleOrnamental page from the Göttingen copy of the Gutenberg Bible
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Gutenberg Bible napkins "Genesis"
€5.90*
These unusual napkins, which quote the first page of the story of the Creation in the Gutenberg Bible, are a real eye-catcher on the dinner table. The final passage of the richly illuminated page describes the sixth day when God created man and gave him the fruits of the earth as his future source of nourishment. A fine accessory for any dinner party.Gutenberg Bible napkins. Reproduced as a six-colour print. 20 napkins in a packet.
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