I have known about this bible that has been in my family's possession for many years. I have done a little bit of digging and it seems to have been printed in 1694. I don't know how to read the text (I'm assuming German), but would like to know if the information I've found is correct.
There are a few pictures I've taken and a screenshot of the reference to the particular book I think this is. Anybody who could shed some light on this would be greatly appreciated!
Pictures are here: http://imgur.com/a/rRMzn
More pictures can be taken if needed, but I'm trying to handle it as little as possible since the pages are quite fragile.
Thanks!
That's really cool, OP!
Yup, I think you've nailed it--it's a Schleusingen Bible (after the city) printed by Sebastian Göbel, who had begun printing in the city in 1680. I think he actually started Schleusingen's printing industry? (possibly restarted?) Especially before arriving in Schleusingen, back in Nuremberg, he seems to have been known mostly for printing songbooks (sheet music). In Schleusingen, he printed a whole range of devotional type work--prayer books, sermons, Christianity 101 type explanations--including multiple editions of the Lutherbibel. (Martin Luther's translation of the Bible). If there's no date on the title page or the last page, it could be the 1694 edition or a subsequent one--I found online that there was at least a 1696 reprint.
What distinguishes this particular edition from others is the included glossary by Johann Pretten (which is what the bibliographic entry you found actually refers to), which appears to consist of words that Pratten thought were unique, antiquated, or used in dialects his readers would not read.