1566 Bible. Biblia Sacra - Vellum Folio Illustrated Old Testament 16th Century

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1566 Bible. Biblia Sacra - Vellum Folio Illustrated Old Testament 16th Century:
$2800.00

Biblia Sacra... Ad optima quaeque veteris et Vulgatae translationis exemplaria summa diligentia parique fide castigata

Cum Hebraicorum, Caldaeorum & Graecorum nominum interpretatione

1566, Lugduni: Guliel Rouillium

(Lyon, France)

The title is within ornamental woodcut border. Decorative initials and head and tail pieces.

Rare 450 year old illustrated vellum bound Bible overall very good condition for age.

Title within historiated woodcut border; 263 woodcut illustrations including 7 full page and 4 half page.

Decorative initials.

[16], 1114,[24] pages

Folio contemporary vellum

RARE Not in Darlow & Moule; not in Adams; Georg II page 42

(Preliminaries), 1114 pages plus index

Folio 16\" by 10\" by about 3 1/2\" thick; weighs about 11 pounds

Condition and Notes

Some marginal staining

Leaf yy with closed tear

Margin of index with worn damage and partially repaired

Moderate external wear

Bookplate John Howell by Dorothy Payne pasted down inside front cover

Illustrations are part of the Old Testament

Age toning

Light foxing

Contemporary Vellum has some soiling and age related wear

Corners bumped and rubbed.

Frayed piece vellum at ends of spine

Soiling to edges

A few pages edges have wear

Minor loss vellum on edges

Considering AGE very good condition

Name on title page previous owner Charles Sprague Smith and Caroli Farina

First several leaves damp stained

Boards are attached

Some minor splits starting to form along outer hinges

Inside back cover very small sticker for John Howell importer books San Fransisco.

Endpages in back are quite worn- appears collation of book 2015-in pencil inside back cover

A few pages in index are dampstained, some worming. (Last several pages in index have some minor loss)

(The text is not divided into verses)

Not a family bible - no family history

Illustrations in Old Testament

The Vulgate is a late fourth-century Latin translation of the Bible that became, during the 16th century, the Catholic Church\'s officially promulgated Latin version of the Bible. The translation was largely the work of St. Jerome, who, in 382 AD, was commissioned by Pope Damasus I to revise the Vetus Latina (\"Old Latin\") collection of biblical texts in Latin then in use by the Church. Once published, it was widely adopted and eventually eclipsed the Vetus Latina and, by the 13th century, was known as the \"versio vulgata\" (the \"version commonly-used\") or, more simply, in Latin as vulgata or in Greek as βουλγάτα (\"Vulgate\").

The Catholic Church affirmed it as its official Latin Bible at the Council of Trent (1545–63 AD).

The publisher (1518-1589) born in Tours, was one of the most prominent booksellers and printers in 16th century Lyon. On his title pages were his mark : an eagle displayed atop a globe on a pedestal.

Dorothy Payne During the 1930s Payne did bookplates for John Howell Books in San Francisco. Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book \"Artists in California, 1786-1940\"

Charles Sprague Smith (1853-1910) was best known for being the founder and director of the People\'s Institute. He was a former member of the Committee of Fifteen and professor of Germanic languages and comparative literature at Columbia University, and served as managing director of the People\'s Institute until his death.

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(John Howell - Books was begun by John Howell around 1912 and continued and elaborated by his son Warren who joined him during the depression. John Howell books was located in San Francisco, California. John Howell died in 1956, while Warren passed on in 1984. The bookstore closed with Warren\'s passing)