Folio (340 x 230 mm) A beautiful Latin text Bible published in 1515 with 150 hand coloured woodcuts in its original binding. Collation: aa8, bb6, a-z8, A-Q8, R6 AA-BB8, CC10, R6 & CC10 blank, double column, ca. 145 woodcut illustrations (1 full-page, 2 half-page) and numerous initials, all with early hand colouring, title with repaired tear and some brown staining, occasional light marginal soiling or staining but a fresh copy generally. Some light worming to index, the odd neatly repaired tear. In contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, lacking the clasps, decorative metal corner-pieces, neatly and sympathetically re-backed, some light wear to extremities. An impressive example of this rare post-incunable Bible, handsomely printed by French printer Jacques Sacon for Anton Koberger. Notable for its attractive early hand colouring. Coloured plates in order: 1. Saint Jerome, the translator of the Bible. 2. "The Virtue of Labour, not of the cheap price, makes the happy". 3. Jerome. 4. Saint Jerome. 5. God creating the World in 6 days (full page). 6. God seated, flanked by two angels. 7. Adam & Eve in the Garden Of Eden / Being driven out of the Garden of Eden. 8. Noah's Arc. 9. Building a Castle. 10. Adam and his sons. 11. Abraham about to sacrifice his son. 12. Food being rendered / Hunting. 13. A baptism. 14. A king asleep in his bed, surropunded by animals. 15. Jacob is sick in bed. 16. The ten plagues of Egypt. 17. God revels himself via a flaming bush. 18. Faraum, Aron & Moses. 19. The people grumbled for food, and God provided food. 20. God, Moses and the ten commandments. 21. A table, a chest, candlesticks. 22. Moses kneeling before God on the mountain with the ten commandments. 23. Moses kneeling before God, men stand behind Moses with the book of Leviticus. 24. A priest holds an incense thurible, another priest is being burnt by flames. 25. The people of Israel, God and Moses. 26. The brothers Moses and Aaron. Two women kneel before Aaron, one holds a lamb in her arms. 27. Israel's exodus from Egypt. 28. The 12 tribes of Israel (represented by tents) surrounding a central tabernacle. 29. The enemies of Israel are swallowed up into the ground. 30. The Israelites looked to a snake on a pole for healing from poisonous venom. We look to the Saviour on the cross to heal us from the poison of sin. 31. Moses called by the Lord to lead the children of Israel out of bondage in Egypt, through the wilderness, and to the promised land of Canaan. 32. Moses receives the final words of God to Israel as they wait to enter the Promised Land. 33. Moses among his people (kneeling). 34. Moses and a book among burning flames. 35. Joshua. 36. An army assembled outside a walled city. 37. Ruth decides she would go into the fields to pick up grain the wealthy people would drop on the ground (a common practice in that time). 38. The barren Anna weeps and takes no food. 39. A king being anointed. 40. David slays the Giant. 41. David and Jonathan. 42. Fighting, a king dies. 43. Horses. 44. King David and Absalon. 45. Two men embrace. 46. King David. 47. Solomon sends his servants to Phalomonia. 48. A battle between armies. 49. Helve & Reachab. 50. A chariot of fire in the sky. 51. Joiada, the high priest and Athalia. 52. A sacrificial offering of a lamb. 53. Josias, the king of Judah. 54. The death of Saul. 55. The death of Saul. 56. A Tabernacle. 57. King Solomon worshipping before an altar. 58. King Solomon. 59. Sesac, the king of Egypt. 60. An angel appears, armed with a sword above slain soldiers. 61. Jerusalem. 62. People kneeling before Ezra. 63. The prophet Isaiah. 64. Tobias has his eyes dirtied by sparrow droppings, which got into his eyes and caused a blindness that physicians were powerless to cure. 65. An audience with a king. 66. Judith praying. 67. Judith beheads Holofernes. 68. A nobleman on horseback with his banner, accompanied by a knight. A city burns in the background. 69. Eli & Job. 70. God appears before Job. 71. A man kneels and holds his hands in supplication. 72. David composing the Psalms. 73. A man in native American headdress steps over a rail, watched by children. 74. Monks singing psalms. 75. God and Christ sit in heaven. 76. King Solomon and audience (half page). 77. A man kneels before a king seated on his throne. 78. A women has an audience with the king. 79. A scholar is seated at his table amongst his books of learning. 80. A man kneels before a king seated on his throne. 81. A wise man. 82. A wise man. 83. God sits above the temple of Jerusalem, attended by angels. 84. Sundials and calculations. 85. St. James. 85. The walls and city of Jerusalem. 86. A scholar is seated at his table amongst his books of learning. 87. The Latin World & the Hebrew World. 88. An large building / edifice. 89. A high altar. 90.A walled city as seen form all directions. 91. Mythical creatures. 92. An angel appears before a man on hid knees, in the background two rams fight. 93. Possible line of descendants from the kings of Syria & Egypt, beginning with Alexander the Great. 94. Daniel explains King Nebuchadnezzar's dream. 95. A woman and her small children sit beside a prophet outside city walls. 96. A prophet. 97. An angel appears before a prophet. 98. The prophet named Zechariah. 99. A wise man. 100. Christ born in a stable in Bethlehem (full page). 101.A religious man. 102-105. Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John. 106. St. Matthew. 107. A wise man and his audience. 108. A man appears before christ naked and on his knees. 109. Christ before the elders. 110. Christ and his donkey, surrounded by his followers. 111. Christ and apostles. 112. Christ. 113. Wise men. 114. Women before a grave. 115. A disciple is seated at his table writing. 116. Christ heals a sick man. 117-118. Christ heals a sick man / Christ before the elders. 119. Christ before the elders. 120. Christ. 121. Women before a grave. 122-123. Disciples is seated at their tables writing. 124. Christ before elders with his bare feet in water. 125. A man scattering seed on the ground for birds to feed upon. 126. Christ and a wise man. 127. St. John. 128. A religious man. 129. God asks Saul to follow him. 130. An apostle. 131. An apostle. 132. "The Virtue of Labour, not of the cheap price, makes the happy".