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BIBLE ILLUSTRÉE

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€ 2 000
Auction dateClassic
21.11.2022 12:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 859033
Lot 6 | BIBLE ILLUSTRÉE
BIBLE ILLUSTRÉE. Biblia Hebraea, Chaldea, Graca & Latina…Paris : Robert Estienne, 1540.

Célèbre bible illustrée imprimée par Robert Estienne, l'une des plus belles éditions jamais parues. Il s'agit de la première édition de ce texte publiée par Estienne avec des illustrations. Elle est mise à l'index de l'université de Paris en 1549, et à l'index pontifical dix ans plus tard. Les gravures seront abondamment reprises et copiées par nombre d'imprimeurs.

4 parties en 1 vol. in-folio (420 x 276 mm). Troisème édition de Robert Estienne, la première illustrée. Initiales et illustrations gravées sur bois, dont 5 à pleine page. Exemplaire réglé. Annoté aux encres noire et brune par plusieurs mains anciennes.
Reliure de l’époque en veau marbré, filets dorés sur les plats, dos refait, traces de pièces d'angle disparues, tranches dorées, ciselées et peintes. Dos refait.

The most famous third Estienne folio Bible, the first one published with woodcut illustrations. "The text was revised from additional MS sources; a list given at the end of the preface enumerates at least 16 MSS and 3 printed editions. This edition contains the first printing of the Prayer of Manasses, in Greek and Latin. It is the text of this monumental edition which became the foundation of the official Roman vulgate ..." (Schreiber, 59). "Quite simply the most remarkable and original typographical treatment of the Bible ever printed... That of 1540 incorporates refinements of detail... The 1540 folio thus has a claim to be considered the most beautiful bible ever printed" (The Cambridge History of the Bible 3, pp.437-438).

Genre:Religious genre
Place of origin:France
Category:Book
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