AUTHOR: ARTIST HANS SEBALD BEHAM

LANGUAGE: SWEDISH

DATE: 1526

PAGE #: 523

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: THE BIBLE IN OLD SWEDISH WITH COMMENTARIES, IS THE FIRST KNOWN SWEDISH TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE, DATING BACK TO THE EARLY 13TH CENTURY. THE PARAPHRAST IS UNKNOWN, BUT THE THREE CONNECTING HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL TRACTS ARE BY SAINT AUGUSTINE AND SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS. THIS MANUSCRIPT CONTAINS AN ABRIDGED VERSION, IN OLD SWEDISH, OF THE PENTATEUCH, WITH THREE CONNECTING SHORT TRACTS ACCOMPANIED BY THE BOOKS OF JOSHUA, JUDGES, JUDITH, ESTHER, RUTH, MACCABEES, AND REVELATION.

THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT IS DECORATED BY TWO HAND-COLORED WOODCUTS, ONE OF WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE GERMAN ARTIST HANS SEBALD BEHAM (1500‒1550). IT'S THE ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THIS PRINT. THE MANUSCRIPT WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE BRIGITTINE MONASTERY IN VADSTENA AND WAS ACQUIRED BY THE ROYAL LIBRARY (NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SWEDEN) IN 1780.

REPRODUCTION DETAILS: OUR HARDCOVER BOOKS ARE MADE WITH REAL WOOD FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT AND BACK COVERS AS WELL AS THE SPINE. THE LEATHER IS A 4 OZ COWHIDE, FROM A SMALL SUPPLIER IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEATHER IS ADHERED TO THE COVERS WITH GLUE AND MOLDED INTO THE SHAPE AT THE HAND OF OUR LOCAL ARTISANS. THE SIGNATURES/PAGES ARE HANDSEWN USING A LIBRARY BINDING METHOD. THE SEWN BOOK IS BOUND WITH A STRONG ADHESIVE GLUE THAT MAKES THE BINDINGS LAST, ESPECIALLY FOR THE LARGER BOOKS. WE ALSO ADD A THICK MULL CLOTH TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BINDING, DRYING IN BETWEEN EACH LAYER, A TRADITIONAL WAY TO MAKE THE BINDING STIFF, STRONG, AND RESILIENT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

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