11 - BIBLE. — [Biblia sacra polyglotta hebraice, chaldaice, graece & latine]. Sacrorum bibliorum. Tomus secundus. No place, no date [Antwerp, Plantin, 1569]. A substantial large folio volume, cold-stamped sowhide on boards, decorated with interlacing bands and multiple scrolls adorned with portraits; a large black medallion in the center of the front cover depicting the Virgin and Child seated on a crescent moon and crowned by two angels, two chiseled metal clasps, red edges (contemporary binding).

BIBLE. — [Biblia sacra polyglotta hebraice, chaldaice, graece & latine]. Sacrorum bibliorum. Tomus secundus. No place, no date [Antwerp, Plantin, 1569]. A substantial large folio volume, cold-stamped sowhide on boards, decorated with interlacing bands and multiple scrolls adorned with portraits; a large black medallion in the center of the front cover depicting the Virgin and Child seated on a crescent moon and crowned by two angels, two chiseled metal clasps, red edges (contemporary binding). A single volume from the magnificent Polyglot Bible (Biblia Regia) published under the auspices of King Philip II of Spain and printed by Plantin in Antwerp in 8 volumes from 1569 to 1573. An intaglio-engraved frontispiece depicting the crossing of the Jordan, signed with the monogram IHW (Wierix), and an architectural frontispiece engraved on wood. A remarkable print. Imposing binding in cold-stamped sowhide. Double library stamp on the upper back cover. A wormhole affecting the text in the last 6 quires of the volume; water damage at the beginning (significant) and at the end of the volume. The introductory leaf containing St. Jerome’s prologue is missing. The clasps are too short and do not close.