Title: Biblia, das ist: die gantze Schrifft Alten und Newen Testaments. Verteutscht: durch D. Martin Luther. Jetzundt nach dem letzten, in Anno 1545, bey des Authoris Lebzetten aussgangenen Exemplar... insonderheit aber, mit den schönen und kunstreichen Original Kupfferstücken Matthaei Merians gezieret... Author: Place: Strassburg Publisher: In Verlegung Lazari Zetzners seligen Erben Date: 1630 Description: [28], 345, 222, 168 leaves. Printed title-page in red & black; 3 copper-engraved pictorial title-pages; numeroud copper-engraved illustrations in the tex by Mathaeus Merian. (folio) 37.2x25 cm. (14¾x9¾"), early blue velvet over wooden boards, page edges gilt with decorative tooling. Massive German Bible notable for the striking copper-engraved illustrations throughout by Matthaeus Merian, in an interesting early velvet over boards binding. With bookplate of Heinrich Stiebel. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine rubbed, velvet worn along joints; some damage to pastepaper pastedowns (which might be later than the binding?); 1st pictorial title with several tears repaired with papaer on verso; else very good, only fairly minor internal aging and wear, overall very good, quite scarce. Item number: 243418
Title: Biblia, das ist: die gantze Schrifft Alten und Newen Testaments. Verteutscht: durch D. Martin Luther. Jetzundt nach dem letzten, in Anno 1545, bey des Authoris Lebzetten aussgangenen Exemplar... insonderheit aber, mit den schönen und kunstreichen Original Kupfferstücken Matthaei Merians gezieret... Author: Place: Strassburg Publisher: In Verlegung Lazari Zetzners seligen Erben Date: 1630 Description: [28], 345, 222, 168 leaves. Printed title-page in red & black; 3 copper-engraved pictorial title-pages; numeroud copper-engraved illustrations in the tex by Mathaeus Merian. (folio) 37.2x25 cm. (14¾x9¾"), early blue velvet over wooden boards, page edges gilt with decorative tooling. Massive German Bible notable for the striking copper-engraved illustrations throughout by Matthaeus Merian, in an interesting early velvet over boards binding. With bookplate of Heinrich Stiebel. Lot Amendments Condition: Spine rubbed, velvet worn along joints; some damage to pastepaper pastedowns (which might be later than the binding?); 1st pictorial title with several tears repaired with papaer on verso; else very good, only fairly minor internal aging and wear, overall very good, quite scarce. Item number: 243418
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