521 - Biblia latino-germanica - The Holy Bible, Vulgate edition, revised by order of Pope Sixtus V. Accompanied by a new German translation. Published by the theologians of the monastery of D. Etton, commonly known as Ettenheim Abbey, of the Order of St. Benedict, under the direction of G. Cartier. 4 parts in 2 volumes. With 65 copperplate engravings by M. Tyroff, H. Sperling, G. D. Heumann, I. G. Pintz, P. A. Kilian, and others, based on works by Johann Melchior Füßli. Constance, J. F. Bez, 1751. 38 x 24 cm. Blind-stamped pigskin bindings over wooden boards with a spine label and 2 clasps (scraped and stained in places).

Biblia latino-germanica - The Holy Bible, Vulgate edition, revised by order of Pope Sixtus V. Accompanied by a new German translation. Published by the theologians of the monastery of D. Etton, commonly known as Ettenheim Abbey, of the Order of St. Benedict, under the direction of G. Cartier. 4 parts in 2 volumes. With 65 copperplate engravings by M. Tyroff, H. Sperling, G. D. Heumann, I. G. Pintz, P. A. Kilian, and others, based on works by Johann Melchior Füßli. Constance, J. F. Bez, 1751. 38 x 24 cm. Blind-stamped pigskin bindings over wooden boards with a spine label and 2 clasps (scraped and stained in places). Darlow/Moule 4245 - *The Bible in Germany*, p. 272ff. - “For ten years, the professors at the monastic school of the Benedictine Abbey of Ettenheim, under the direction of Germanus Cartier, worked on this Bible translation. A distinctive feature of this work is that it is divided not into three parts, as had been the case previously, but into four: Genesis through Chronicles, Ezra through Jesus Sirach, the Prophets and Maccabees, and the New Testament. Another new feature is that beneath each page, in small print, there is a detailed Latin commentary drawn from the Church Fathers and contemporary exegetes. The Benedictines of Ettenheimmünster did not simply want to add a new translation to the existing ones; as evidenced by the length of time the work took, they strove with great zeal to create a truly useful German translation. In the Preface, they speak of their struggle to achieve good German." (Bible in German) – Parallel text printed in two columns, Latin and German side by side, with extensive footnotes. The copperplate engravings in decorative Baroque frames are from Scheuchzer’s *Physica sacra* with the original numbering. - Excludes the “Tabula paradisi” map, which is usually not bound into the volume. - Old, small stamp on the title page; slightly stained in places; wormholes in some areas. - A good copy. *