1749 BIBLE in GERMAN & LATIN antique HAND TOOLED PIGSKIN BOUND FOLIO

Biblia sacra
vulgatae editionis auctoritate sixti V. Clementis VIII. Pont. Max. recognita.


 Old and New Testaments

2 parts in 1 volume

 Graz and Innsbruck, Veith and Wolff ; 1749

14 leaves, 844 pages; 1 leaf, 672 pages, 16 leaves.


- Luthi 192. Cf. ADB XLVIII, 393/94. - 

Somewhat browned and stained in places. Bookplate.

Folio: 9 1/2 by 15 inches

Original hand tooled pigskin over wooden boards, one (of 2) clasp

Minor soiling of vellum, minor foxing, very good condition,

Parallel text in German and Latin
The German text is based on Kaspar Ulenberg's translation, the so-called "Mainz Bible."
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