The Delft Bible
A.D. 1477
Two volume facsimile
The Delft Bible (De Delftse Bijbel) contains only the text of the Old Testament without the Psalms. Those responsible for translating the text from the Latin Vulgate into the Dutch language are unknown. This was the first Bible printed on a moveable type press in the Dutch language, but the text was apparently based on a translation in manuscript form dating back to 1360.
The designation of this bible as “The Delft Bible” is based on the location of the printers, Jacob Jacobs Son van der Meer of Delft and Mauricius Yemantszoon of Middle Borch. The printers were apparently rather inexperienced and the text contains a large number of typographical errors. The number of copies of this Bible printed in 1477 was apparently quite small, and very few copies are extant.
The designation of this bible as “The Delft Bible” is based on the location of the printers, Jacob Jacobs Son van der Meer of Delft and Mauricius Yemantszoon of Middle Borch. The printers were apparently rather inexperienced and the text contains a large number of typographical errors. The number of copies of this Bible printed in 1477 was apparently quite small, and very few copies are extant.
