{"product_id":"1588-bible-in-latin-antique-old-testament-vellum-bound-folio","title":"1588 BIBLE in LATIN antique OLD TESTAMENT VELLUM BOUND FOLIO","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003eBIBLE in LATIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntonio Carafa \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVetus Testamentum secundum LXX Latine Redditum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRomæ : in aedibus Populi Romani, apud Georgium Ferrarium, M.D.LXXXVIII (1588)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrontispiece printed in red and black.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith printer's device at the title and last page: with initials SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus) in the shield,\u003cbr\u003eBelow : Capitoline Wolf nursing the twins (Romulus and Remus), representing myth of Rome's founding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWork curated by Antonio Carafa and Flaminio Nobili (from the dedication and in the Preface.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe text precedes the dedication to \"Sixto quinta Pont. Max.\", the \"Praefatio ad lectorem\" and the short release by Pope Sixtus V.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [12]+1411+[20] pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(2 volumes in one, continuous pagination)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume 1: Vetus Testamentum secundum LXX. Latine redditum ... - 12 pages unnumbered, 694 pages.\u003cbr\u003eVolume 2: Vetus Testamentum secundum LXX. Latine redditum ... - 695-1411 pages, 21 unnumbered pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Vetus Testamentum secundum LXX Latine Redditum (1588) is a historic Latin translation of the Seventy (LXX), published in Rome under Pope Sixtus V, designed to complete the Greek edition of 1587.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurated by Flaminio Nobili, it reconstructs the Latin text based on ancient fragments and patristic quotations to align with the Septuagint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeveloped after the \"Sixtina\" (the great Roman edition of the Greek LXX of 1587), this Latin version served as a necessary for scholars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull vellum binding welds, spine with raised bands and title label. Red edges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe frontispiece repaired at the lower margin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOverall very good condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFolio. Size 10 by 13 3\/4 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText in Latin\u003cbr\u003e=====================================\u003c\/span\u003eor shipping costs.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52348816261422,"sku":null,"price":2713.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/206728-003jpg.jpg?v=1784824138","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1588-bible-in-latin-antique-old-testament-vellum-bound-folio","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}