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06129

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Subject

Description

Published by the first French press, Bridwell Library's copy of the first Bible printed in France provides evidence of England's initial dependence on France for its supply of printed books. This copy has handwritten annotations by English readers and an inscription by Sir Thomas Fairfax stating that the Bible originally belonged to his ancestor Sir Guy Fairfax.

Creator

Gering, Ulrich, –1510, printer, Crantz, Martin, active 1469–1478, printer, and Friburger, Michael, printer.

Source

06129. [LATIN BIBLE]. Biblia latina. 2 vols. Paris: Ulrich Gering, Michael Friburger, Martin Crantz, [between 22 July 1476 and 21 July 1477].

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

1476/07/22 – 1477/07/21

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

France

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Royal folio

Collection

Invention and Discovery: Printed Books from Fifteenth-Century Europe

Citation

Gering, Ulrich, –1510, printer, Crantz, Martin, active 1469–1478, printer, and Friburger, Michael, printer. , “06129,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed November 7, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1296.