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Bible in Latin
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Biblia utriusque Testamenti. De quorum nova interpretation et copiosissimis in eam annotationibus lege quam in limine operis habes epistolam (Novum D. N. Iesu Christi testamentum). [Geneva:] Robert Estienne, 1557 (1556)
- leather,ink,paper
3 volumes, folio (15 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.; 385 x 242 mm). Woodcut printer's olive tree device on title-page, first word of title within woodcut cartouche, woodcut text illustrations (some full page), woodcut criblé initials; very occasional marginal soiling or staining, lacking final blank in third volume. Seventeenth-century Dutch vellum, green silk ties; extremities a little scuffed and chipped.
Provenance
The Earls of Macclesfield (North Library bookplate with pressmarks 1.H.5–7; Sotheby's London, 11 April 2006, lot 2312)
Literature
Darlow & Moule 6140; Delaveau & Hillard 884; Renouard, Estienne, p. 87; cf. Schreiber, Estienne 113
Condition
3 volumes, folio (15 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.; 385 x 242 mm). Woodcut printer's olive tree device on title-page, first word of title within woodcut cartouche, woodcut text illustrations (some full page), woodcut criblé initials; very occasional marginal soiling or staining, lacking final blank in third volume. Seventeenth-century Dutch vellum, green silk ties; extremities a little scuffed and chipped.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition of Theodore de Beze's Latin translation of the New Testament. The text is set out with the Vulgate in the center of each page, the new Latin translation in smaller type to the side, and the commentary (with alternate readings) underneath. Beze's translation, a Protestant version by a leading French humanist and biblical scholar and a close ally of Calvin, is of considerable importance, and, like the Marot-Beze Psalms, enjoyed a long life.
The Vulgate text of the Old Testament is accompanied by the Latin translation (based on the Hebrew) of the Dominican Sante Pagnini (1470–1536), first printed in 1528. The illustrations were first used in Estienne's 1540 Bible.