Group of 5 leaves from printed Bibles, 1518 to 1663.
V.p., Venice, Leipzig, London, Amsterdam: 1518-1663.
Price: $1,250.00
About the item
Folio and smaller. Generally fine, mounted in card folders.
Item #256261
The collection includes the following printed leaves:
1) Bible. Greek. Venice, 1518. From the Aldine Greek Bible, the editio princeps of the complete Bible in Greek (Darlow & Moule 4594). Book of Malachi, folio 326.
2) Bible. German. Leipzig, 1541. From a pirated edition, suppressed at Luther’s request on account of its errors (Darlow & Moule 4204, note). Isaiah, chapter 48.
3) Walton’s Polyglot Bible. London, 1655. The great London Polyglot, published in 6 volumes from 1655 to 1657. (Darlow & Moule 1446). From vol. I, the Pentateuch: Leviticus, chapter 18 (in Hebrew, Samaritan, Latin, Greek, Arabic, Syriac).
4) Walton’s Polyglot Bible. London, 1657. (Darlow & Moule 1446). From vol. V, New Testament: Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, chapter 9 (in Latin, Greek, Ethiopic, Arabic, Syriac).
5) Bible. Dutch. Amsterdam, Elzevier, 1663. States General version (Darlow & Moule 3321). Leviticus, folio 55.
