Jode, Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti, [Antwerp], 1585, later calf

Books from the Library of the Earls of Haddington, lots 105-131

JODE, GERARD DE AND JOANNES STRADANUS

A volume of engravings to illustrate the Bible, comprising:

JODE, Gerard de. Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum Veteris Testamenti (Thesaurus Novi Testamenti). [Antwerp]: Gerard de Jode, 1585, engraved title-page, 208 engraved plates; second engraved title-page, 73 engraved plates

STRADANUS, Joannes. Passio, mors et resurrectio domini nostri Iesu Christi. [Antwerp]: Philippe Galle, [c. 1580], engraved title-page, engraved dedication, engraved portrait, 57 engraved plates

oblong folio (263 x 347mm.), seventeenth-century calf, first and third title-pages and first 4 plates cut out and laid down, worn; sold as a collection of plates not subject to return

A composite volume of plates by different artists illustrating the Bible.

PROVENANCE:

Thomas Hamilton (1721-1794), 7th earl of Haddington, armorial bookplate