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Hebrew, Greek and Latin). Biblia Hebraica / Novum Testamentum Graecum

Auction 63 · Lot 57

Hebrew, Greek and Latin). Biblia Hebraica / Novum Testamentum Graecum

Estimate
$2,000–$3,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(BIBLE.

printer

Plantiniana Raphelengius

Place

(Leiden)

Publication

1610-13

Description

Five volumes. Edited by Benedictus Arias Montanus. Hebrew text of the Old Testament and Greek text of the Apocrypha and the New Testament, each with an interlinear Latin translation by Pagninus. Title pages with printer’s device. Opening letter of each Book within decorative frame.

references

cf. Vinograd, Leiden 26 and Fuks, Leiden 23 (variant pagination).

summary

A reprint in a smaller format of Plantin’s folio edition of 1584. Darlow & Moule (no. 4666) lists the New Testament only. In regard to reprints of Plantin’s Biblia Hebraica, Darlow & Moule does not know of this particular edition (see note following no. 5106).
I. Pentateuch. pp. (60), 659, (1). * II. Former Prophets. pp. 583. Chronicles. pp. 551-763. * III. Later Prophets. pp. 548. Psalms, with Proverbs, Job and the Five Scrolls. pp. 412. * IV. Apocrypha. pp. 344. * V. New Testament. pp. 681, (7). Lightly browned. Contemporary full vellum, light wear, inner hinge starting on final volume. Lg. 8vo.
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