Biblia Sacra Polyglotta. Edited by Brian Walton. Texts in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, Samaritan, Ethiopic, Persian and Arabic, printed in a variety of exotic types

(BIBLE. Polyglot)

Thomas Roycroft

London

1655-57

Six volumes. Vol. I with engraved frontispiece portrait of Walton by P. Lombart; engraved additional title, double-page map of the Holy Land, double-page plan of Jerusalem, 3 double-page plates (2 of the Temple, the third showing religious artifacts), and single-page plan of the Temple, all by Wenceslaus Hollar, and other tables and illustrations

Vinograd, London 7; Darlow & Moule 1446; Berkowitz 182

“The fourth and the last of the great Polyglots; known as the London, or Walton’s Polyglot. The most accurate and best-equipped of the great Polyglots.” Darlow & Moule 1446. This is one of the post-Restoration sets, with the “Loyal” preface in Volume 1, omitting mention of Oliver Cromwell’s role in the duty-free importation of paper for this edition. It does not contain the dedication to Charles II. An earlier “Republican” version of the preface had acknowledged Cromwell’s help at length. WITH: Edmund Castell, Lexicon Heptaglotton. Engraved portrait of Castell. Two parts in one volume. Together, 7 volumes. Darlow & Moule note that this is “often bound uniformly with, and as a supplement to, this Polyglot Bilble, they really form an essential part of the work”