Bibliographia Bibliorum Latinorum

A Bibliography of Early Printed Latin Bibles

1470-1479

  1. Biblia Latina, 41 lines, [Strasbourg, Heinrich Eggestein, not after 8 March 1470]. Royal Folio. Bod-Inc: B-243, D&M 6080 (note) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740047
      ❧ 51 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: State Library of Berlin
  2. Biblia Latina, Rome, Conrad Sweynheym and Arnald Pannartz, 1471. First printed Latin Bible to include Jerome’s Interpretationes Hebraicorum nominum. Edited by Johannes Andrea, Bishop of Aleria. Roman type. Royal Folio. Bod-Inc B-245, D&M 6081 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999307
      ❧ 42 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
  3. Biblia Latina, Mainz, Peter Schoeffer, 23 February 1472. Royal Folio. D&M 6080 (note) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740048
      ❧ 46 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
  4. Biblia Latina, [Strasbourg, The ‘R-printer’, [Adolf Rusch and Johann Mentelin], [about 1473]. Roman type. Royal Folio. Bod-Inc B-244, D&M 6081 (“Other Early Editions” note 1) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740049
      ❧ 45 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
      ❧ Auction: €11,250 (Bassenge, Oct 2024)
  5. Biblia Latina, with additions by Menardus Monachus, [Basel, Bernhard Richel, not after 1474]. First printed Latin Bible to include Eusebius’s Canon Tables. First Latin Bible to include marginal references to parallel passages. Folio. Bod-Inc B-247, D&M 6081 (“Early Basel Editions”) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740050
      ❧ 57 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: German Research Foundation
  6. Biblia Latina, [Basel, Berthold Ruppel, and Bernhard Richel, not after 1474]. Folio. Bod-Inc B-248, D&M 6081 (“Early Basel Editions”) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740051
      ❧ 37 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
      ❧ Auction: $83,425 (Christies, Apr 2000)
      ❧ Auction: £26,290 (Christies, Nov 2002)
  7. Biblia Latina, Venice, Franciscus Renner, and Nicolaus de Frankfordia, 1475. Includes Interpretations of Hebrew Names. Folio. Bod-Inc: B-251, D&M 6081 (note 3) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999306
      ❧ 88 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
      ❧ Auction: £13,750 (Sotheby’s, Nov 2016)
  8. Biblia Latina, [Cologne, Conrad Winters, about 1475]. Folio. Bod-Inc: B-249, D&M 6081 (note 4) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740052
      ❧ 26 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: University Library of Cologne
  9. Biblia Latina, Piacenza [Italy], Johannes Petrus de Ferratis, 1475. Quarto. D&M 6081 (note 5) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999305
      ❧ 14 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
  10. Biblia Latina, with additions by Menargus Monachus, [Basel, Bernhard Richel], 1475. Folio. Bod-Inc B-250, D&M 6081 (“Early Basel Editions”) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740053
      ❧ 62 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Basel University Library
  11. Biblia Latina, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 16 November 1475. Folio. Bod-Inc B-252, D&M 6081 (note 2) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740054
      ❧ 84 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
      ❧ Auction: £21,510 (Bonhams, Nov 2004)
  12. Biblia Latina, Aristeas: Ad Philocratem de LXX interpretibus, Nuremberg, Johann Sensenschmidt, and Andreas Frisner, 9 December 1475. Folio. Bod-Inc B-253, D&M 6081 (note 2) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740055
      ❧ 44 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: German Research Foundation
      ❧ Auction: €19,680 (Ketterer Kunst, Nov 2017)
  13. Biblia Latina, Venice, Franciscus Renner, and Nicolaus de Frankfordia, 1476. Folio. Bod-Inc B-257, D&M 6081 (note 3) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999302
      ❧ 97 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
      ❧ Auction: $8,610 (Bonhams Skinner, Jul 2019)
  14. Biblia Latina, Venice, Nicolaus Jenson, 1476. Folio. Bod-Inc B-256, D&M 6081 (note 3) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999303
      ❧ 99 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
  15. Biblia Latina, [Venice], Leonardus Achates de Basilea, 10 May 1476. Folio. Bod-Inc B-258, D&M 6081 (note 8) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999301
      ❧ 28 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
  16. Biblia Latina, with additions by Menardus Monachus, [Nuremberg, Johann Sensenschmidt, and Andreas Frisner], 1476. Folio. Bod-Inc B-255, D&M 6081 (note 2) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740056
      ❧ 67 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
      ❧ Auction: £15,120 (Christie’s, Jul 2024)
  17. Biblia Latina, Paris, Ulrich Gering, Martin Crantz, and Michael Friburger, [1476-1477]. Folio. Bod-Inc B-259, D&M 6081 (note 7) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/202868
      ❧ 31 copies
      ❧ Digital copy:
  18. Biblia Latina, with additions by Thomas Taqui and Biagio Romero, Naples, Mathias Moravus, and Biagio Romero, 1476. Folio. Bod-Inc B-254, D&M 6081 (note 6) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999304
      ❧ 35 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: German Research Foundation
  19. Biblia Latina, [Cologne, Nicolaus Götz, about 1477-1478]. Folio. Bod-Inc B-269, D&M 6081 (note 4) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740061
      ❧ 22 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: University of Freiburg
  20. Biblia Latina, with additions by Menardus Monachus, Basel, Bernhard Richel, 8 September 1477. Royal Folio. Bod-Inc B-262, D&M 6081 (Early Basel Editions) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740059
      ❧ 68 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Digital Bodleian
  21. Biblia Latina, [Cologne, Nicolaus Götz, about 1477-1478]. Folio. https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740060
      ❧ 27 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: German Research Foundation
  22. Biblia Latina, with additions by Menardus Monarchus, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 30 July 1477. Folio. Bod-Inc B-261 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740058
      ❧ 105 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
  23. Biblia Latina, [Cologne, Conrad Winters, not after 1477]. Folio. Bod-Inc B-260 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740057
      ❧ 25 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: University and City Library of Cologne
  24. Biblia Latina, Venice, Reynaldus de Novimagio, and Theodorus de Reynsburch, 1478. Folio. Bod-Inc B-265, D&M 6082 (note) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999300
      ❧ 97 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: German Research Foundation
  25. Biblia Latina, with additions by Menardus Monarchus, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 14 April 1478. Folio. Bod-Inc B-266 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740062
      ❧ 139 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
  26. Biblia Latina, Venice, Leonardus Wild, for Nicolaus de Frankfordia, [July] 1478. Folio. Bod-Inc B-267, D&M 6082 (note) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999299
      ❧ 95 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
      ❧ Auction: $12,112 (Addison & Sarova, Nov 2025)
  27. Biblia Latina, [Cologne], Nicolaus Götz, [about 1478-1480]. Folio. Bod-Inc B-269 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740064
      ❧ 17 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: German Research Foundation
      ❧ Auction: €5,500 (Bassenge, Apr 2020)
  28. Biblia Latina, with additions by Menardus Monarchus, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 10 November 1478. Folio. Bod-Inc B-268 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740063
      ❧ 119 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Central Library of Zurich
  29. Biblia Latina, [Basel, Johann Amerbach], 1479. First Fontibus ex Graecis edition. Folio. Bod-Inc B-270, D&M 6083 (note) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740065
      ❧ 81 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: German Research Foundation
      ❧ Auction: $13,750 (Hindman, Sep 2020)
      ❧ Auction: €6,144 (Bassange, Oct 2025)
  30. Biblia Latina, Lyon, Perrinus Lathomi, 1479. Folio. Bod-Inc B-271, D&M 6083 (note) https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/202831
      ❧ 15 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Google Books
  31. Biblia Latina, Cologne, Conrad Winters, 20 September 1479. Folio. Bod-Inc B-274 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740067
      ❧ 51 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Austrian National Library
  32. Biblia Latina, with additions by Menardus Monarchus, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 6 August 1479. Folio. Bod-Inc B-273 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/740066
      ❧ 121 copies
      ❧ Digital copy: Bodleian Library
      ❧ Auction: $15,990US (Bonhams Skinner, Jul 2019)
      ❧ Auction: $15,360US (Bonhams, Nov 2023)
  33. Biblia Latina, Venice, Nicolaus Jenson, 1479. Folio. Bod-Inc B-272, D&M 6083 https://www.ustc.ac.uk/editions/999298
      ❧ 81 copies
      ❧ Digital copy:
      ❧ Auction: €10,795 (Christies, Nov 2025)

Total Surviving Copies of Latin Bibles by Printer/Publisher, 1470-1479

Biblia Latina, Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1479. Private Collection. Photographed by Scott McLaren.
Biblia Latina, Basel, Johann Amerbach, 1479. Private Collection. Photographed by Scott McLaren.