Biblia Sacra Hebraice, Chaldaice, Græce, & Latine : Philippi II Reg. Cathol. pietate, et studio ad sacrosanctæ ecclesiæ usum ...

Accession number:

PML 51908-11

Uniform title:

Bible. Polyglot. 1569.

Published:

Antuerpiæ : Christoph. Plantinus excud., [1569-1572].

Description:

8 v. : ill. ; 42 cm

Notes:

Known as the "Antwerp or Plantin's Polyglot"; general editor was Benedictus Arias Montanus.
General title and imprint supplied from Darlow & Moule. Engraved t.p.s and other plates in volumes.
Vols. 6-8 each has only special t.p.: v. 6: Novvm Testamentvm Graece, cum vulgata interpretatione Latine Graeci contextus lineis inserta, with extra t.p.: Hebraicorvm Bibliorum Veteris Testamenti Latina interpretatio; v. 7: Commvunes et familiares Hebraicae lingvae idiotismi; v. 8: Lexicon Graecvm, et institvtiones lingvae Graecae, ad sacri Apparatus instructionem.
Library set contains Old Testament (4 vols.) only.
From the Bibliothek Alexander Fürst Dietrichstein catalogue, Lucerne, 21-22 November, 1933, lot 428; sold at Sotheby's, 21 December, 1960, lot 545, as the property of Lt. Col. R.C. Rose Price, from the collection of the late Sir Geoffrey Knox. Volume 8 of this set was sold by Maggs to Major Abbey.

Binding:

Late 16th century Bohemian binding of red morocco, gilt, panelled sides with ornaments and arms of Ferdinand Hoffman, Freiherr auf Grünpühel und Strechau, in red cloth boxes.

Provenance:

With the Hoffman bookplate in each volume.

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Classification:

Binding Collection

Genres:

Morocco bindings (Binding)

Engravings

Department:

Printed Books