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1101 - Biblia Sacra. Dat is de geheele Heylighe Schrifture. Bedeylt in't Out en Nieu Testament. Oversien en verbetert na den lesten Roomschen text. Verciert met veele schoone figueren. [Amsterdam] P.J. Paets 1657 (NT: 1646) 2 parts in 1 vol., folio: [8]-1265-[3 bl.]-468 [i.e. 442]-[6] pp. (pagination errors in NT: 109-110, 283-284, 329-330, and 423-442 omitted from the pagination; 331-334 misnumbered 333, 334, 331, 332; paper reinforcement on first lvs, marg. water stains passim, some marg. tears without loss, marg. holes without loss on f. K1, num. ms. Latin and Dutch ink annot. on first lvs of both Testaments). Contemp. calf on wooden boards, blind-stamped with multiple rolls, spine with raised bands rebacked with blond calf and 19th-c. title-label, red edges (spine and pastedowns renewed, joints starting to split, traces of clasps, corners worn through exposing the boards). Splendid illustrated corrected edition of the Dutch Roman Catholic Bible. The first part is an update of the standard Antwerp 1599 ed. of Jan Moretus. The second part is a revised version (by Henricus van den Leemputte) of the New Testament edition of Cornelis Verschuren. Engr. title and on verso of typogr. title the coat of arms of the dedicatee Ambrosius Capello, bishop of Antwerp. Richly illustrated with 1000+ woodcuts by Christoffel van Sichem, after Dürer, Lucas van Leyden, Holbein, Penez, Goltzius. Printed in gothic type in 2 col. Ref. Darlow & Moule 3314. - Poortman I:134. - Bibles Paris 1199 & 4539. - STCN. Prov. Sir Gore Ouseley, 1st Baronet (1770-1844), British entrepreneur, orientalist and diplomat (ms. entry on first dedication page and armorial bookpl.).

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€600 - 800

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30%

Biblia Sacra. Dat is de geheele Heylighe Schrifture. Bedeylt in't Out en Nieu Testament. Oversien en verbetert na den lesten Roomschen text. Verciert met veele schoone figueren. [Amsterdam] P.J. Paets 1657 (NT: 1646) 2 parts in 1 vol., folio: [8]-1265-[3 bl.]-468 [i.e. 442]-[6] pp. (pagination errors in NT: 109-110, 283-284, 329-330, and 423-442 omitted from the pagination; 331-334 misnumbered 333, 334, 331, 332; paper reinforcement on first lvs, marg. water stains passim, some marg. tears without loss, marg. holes without loss on f. K1, num. ms. Latin and Dutch ink annot. on first lvs of both Testaments). Contemp. calf on wooden boards, blind-stamped with multiple rolls, spine with raised bands rebacked with blond calf and 19th-c. title-label, red edges (spine and pastedowns renewed, joints starting to split, traces of clasps, corners worn through exposing the boards). Splendid illustrated corrected edition of the Dutch Roman Catholic Bible. The first part is an update of the standard Antwerp 1599 ed. of Jan Moretus. The second part is a revised version (by Henricus van den Leemputte) of the New Testament edition of Cornelis Verschuren. Engr. title and on verso of typogr. title the coat of arms of the dedicatee Ambrosius Capello, bishop of Antwerp. Richly illustrated with 1000+ woodcuts by Christoffel van Sichem, after Dürer, Lucas van Leyden, Holbein, Penez, Goltzius. Printed in gothic type in 2 col. Ref. Darlow & Moule 3314. - Poortman I:134. - Bibles Paris 1199 & 4539. - STCN. Prov. Sir Gore Ouseley, 1st Baronet (1770-1844), British entrepreneur, orientalist and diplomat (ms. entry on first dedication page and armorial bookpl.).

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

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Arenberg Auctions +3225441055 info@arenbergauctions.com
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