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Luther Bible

German-language Bible of Martin Luther, first printed complete at Wittenberg by Hans Lufft in 1534.

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Dates
1534
Place
Wittenberg
Also known as
Bible of Martin Luther, Lutherbibel

Martin Luther was a leader of the German Reformation. Cornell University Library says he sought to put the Bible into the hands of ordinary Christians. Its first complete printing was in Wittenberg.

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    Cornell's exhibition adds that it is said Lufft sold over 100,000 copies of Luther's Bible in forty years.

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  1. 1534 Luther Bible
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  1. Bible of Martin Luther (Paper, Leather, Clay & Stone, online exhibition), Cornell University Library. Scholarship & press
    The complete Bible of Martin Luther was first printed at Wittenberg by Hans Lufft in 1534.
    It is said that Lufft sold over 100,000 copies of Luther's Bible in forty years.
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