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1072 - Biblia, revised according to the oldest manuscripts [...]. The Pentateuch of Moses. Joshua. Book of Judges. Ruth. Antwerp (A. Tavernier for) the Widow [A. van Ertborn] & Heirs of Joannes Steelsius 1570 (col.: 1569) 18mo: [16 (of 18)]-319-[3 bl.] ff. (last preliminary folio replaced by a contemporary handwritten copy; angular tear in the paper without loss of text restored on the preliminaries; water stains and light browning throughout; red handwritten note on the last folio). Contemporary calf, boards richly gilt-ornamented “à la fanfare,” including a sun, stars, and the inscription “IHS” within a radiant medallion, surmounting a heraldic composition; spine with raised bands (rebacked, skillfully restored). Rare pocket edition of the Louvain Bible, published jointly with the heirs of Arnold Brickmann. Cf. Bible Paris 922 (title page bearing the imprint of Brickmann’s heirs).—Not listed in Darlow/Moule, Adams, or STCV.

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€200 - 250

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30%

Biblia, revised according to the oldest manuscripts [...]. The Pentateuch of Moses. Joshua. Book of Judges. Ruth. Antwerp (A. Tavernier for) the Widow [A. van Ertborn] & Heirs of Joannes Steelsius 1570 (col.: 1569) 18mo: [16 (of 18)]-319-[3 bl.] ff. (last preliminary folio replaced by a contemporary handwritten copy; angular tear in the paper without loss of text restored on the preliminaries; water stains and light browning throughout; red handwritten note on the last folio). Contemporary calf, boards richly gilt-ornamented “à la fanfare,” including a sun, stars, and the inscription “IHS” within a radiant medallion, surmounting a heraldic composition; spine with raised bands (rebacked, skillfully restored). Rare pocket edition of the Louvain Bible, published jointly with the heirs of Arnold Brickmann. Cf. Bible Paris 922 (title page bearing the imprint of Brickmann’s heirs).—Not listed in Darlow/Moule, Adams, or STCV.

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Cartography, atlases, old manuscripts, old and rare books
Friday, December 4
01:00 PM
19/2 Rue aux Laines
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

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