1558 BIBLE ILLUSTRATED antique VELLUM BINDING LATIN BIBLIA SACRA 16 century

Biblia Sacra:

Ad optima quaeque veteris, ut vocant, tralationis exemplaria summa diligentia, parique fide castigata

Jean de Tournes (Lyon); 1558


Rare illustrated Latin Bible

With engraved title page and numerous text woodcuts.

8 sheets, 1152 pages, 36 sheets

Full vellum binding with manuscript title to the spine

 Binding soiled, , rear outer joint in the lower third split.

Some toning, front endpaper with cutout upper part, title with lower corner tear (without loss of text), few period underlines and marginal notes , front pastedown with bookplate "Otto Linnemann", date at the title page overdrawn by hand (incorrectly).

Size 5 by 7 inches

text in Latin
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