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Special Collections - Rare Books: 15th Century

1475 - Francis Heilbronn Bible

This Bible printed by Francis Heilbronn is the oldest book in Special Collections. The contemporary binding includes reused parchment manuscript waste for the covers.

Picture of the binding of the 1475 Bible Picture of pages from the 1475 Bible

1477 - Bible

Bible in 2 volumes, printed by Bernard Richel and signed by the illuminator “Henricus Bruxelles.”