Church district of Lübeck-Lauenburg: Historical Bibles in danger!

Church district of Lübeck-Lauenburg: Historical Bibles in danger!

Lauenburg an der Elbe, Deutschland - The church district of Lübeck-Lauenburg plans to acquire two historical Bibles that come from the Berenberg printing company in Lauenburg on the Elbe and date from the 18th century. The Bibles, which represent the second edition of 1748 and the fifth edition of 1760, are offered by a private collector who wants to dissolve his library due to age. Dr. Claudia Tank, archivist of the church district, has expressed her interest in this offer.

The Berenberg Bibles are among the first popular bibs in German-speaking countries. Christian Albrecht Pfeifer founded the printing house in 1703 to make Bibles accessible to a wide range of population. The name of the Berenberg Bible is derived from the birth name of Pfeifer's wife Maria Berenberg. While the first edition of the Berenberg Bible was already published in 1743, the Lübeck-Lauenburg church district already has a copy of the last edition of 1774.

purchase price and restoration

The collector demands 850 euros for the two Bibles, each with more than 1000 pages. It can be expected that there will also be costs for the restoration of the books. In order to realize the purchase, the fundraising team of the church district has launched a fundraising campaign. Propst Philipp Graffam underlined the importance of maintaining these cultural assets for regional history. Interested parties can transfer their donations to the account of the Evangelical Lutheran church district of Lübeck-Lauenburg.

In addition to the Berenberg Bibles, there are many historical Bible editions that are documented on websites. Such a platform shows a variety of original facsimiles printed German Bibles from 1800 and offers insights into the development of Bible translations in German-speaking countries, such as menora-bible.jimdofree.com reported.

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