1516 Bible- Rare ROYAL Latin Biblia, Vellum Folio
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MAGNIFICENT, RICHLY ILLUSTRATED POST-INCUNABLE LATIN BIBLE IN LARGE FOLIO
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Bible in Latin,Biblia cum concordantiis veteris et novi testamenti.
Signatures as a Gift from Bishop Carr to the Son of King George III, Prince Augustus Frederick the Duke of Sussex in 1831 - Containing the Royal Library SealÂ
Printed in Lyon: Jacobus Sacon for Anton Koberger with numerous engravings in the text-Perkins and Heath Royal Seal.
Beautiful specimen in vintage binding of full leather bound in 1516 as the Gothic Bible. Book in the year of Erasmus Greek Latin conversion.
Folio 10 x 14 x 2.5 468 Leafs, Type in Catholic Latin Vulgate
Editor of the Bible in Latin and canonical texts and religious history, especially the Dominican Order. Dominicano (1470) lived in the convents of Brescia, S. Pietro Martire in Murano, SS. Giovanni and Paolo in Venice (1508). Last traces of activity in 1523.
Giving the esteemed Fontibus ex graecis reading of the Vulgate text, edited by the Venetian dominican friar Alberto Castellano (ca.1450 - 1523), with his annotations printed as marginal notes, along with references to the Canon Law corpus).
RARE. This is one of the editions printed by J. Sacon for A. Koburger of Nuremberg. In this edition appears for the first time the references to Josephus, which were arranged by Johannes de Gradibus.
According to Darlow & Moule, this is the first edition to include the Josephus references.
VERY RARE (USTC locates only 14 examples in the libraries worldwide).
An excellent specimen of early 16th-century Lyonese typography and woodcut illustrations, this sumptuously produced Vulgate Bible is illustrated with four fine large (three near full-page, one half-page) woodcuts, and about 140 charming smaller woodcuts in text. Some of the 144 woodcuts are of a very curious character.
This edition of the Vulgate also offers a historically interesting in printing trade of the Renaissance Europe: the Bible was printed by Jacque Sacon in Lyon (Eastern France) for the leading German publisher and bookseller Anton Koberger, residing in Nuremberg (Germany).
Sacon Jacques (1472-1530). Koberger Anton (1440-1513). 16th century.
Printed in Lyon by Jacque Sacon for (heirs of) Anton Koberger in Nuremberg, 1516.
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