Detail View: RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION: Leaf from a Germantown Bible

Filename: 
cc_csc0062_germantown.jpg
Identifier: 
cc_csc0062_germantown.jpg
Title: 
Leaf from a Germantown Bible
Creator: 
Sauer, Christoph, 1695-1758
Summary: 
The second edition of the first Bible issued in a literary tongue in North American, printed by Christopher Sauer, the younger. Luther's version was adopted for the test. The third issue of 3000 (1776) was still unbound when the Battle of Germantown was fought (1777), and nearly the entire edition of this Dunkard publisher was used by the British soldiers for gun wadding. A paper mill, a type foundry, and a bindery were established by the versatile Sauer for his work. Sauer wrote: "The price of our nearly finished Bible in plain binding with a clasp will be eighteen shillings, but to the poor and needy we have price."
Digital Publisher: 
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Contributor: 
Ege, Otto F., 1888-1951
Date of Original: 
1763
Broad Type: 
still image
Specific Type: 
bibles
Digital File Format: 
jpeg
Physical Format: 
book
Dimensions of Original: 
25.2 x 19.9 cm
Original Item Location: 
csc0062
Library Collection: 
Original Leaves from Famous Bibles
Digital Project: 
2020_0002_famousbibles
Catalog Record: 
https://archivesspace.rit.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/511
Rights: 
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Notes: 
Box-Folder: 3.27