1582 FIGURES DE LA BIBLE antique ILLUSTRATED w/ 430 WOODCUTS RARE 16th CENTURY
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Chappuys, Gabriel:
Figures de la Bible declares par stances, par G. C. T. Augmantees de grand Nombre de figures aux Actes des Apostres.
Lyon, Barthelemy Honorat, 1582
3 parts in 1 volume.
108; 44; 84 slvs.
With repeated woodcut printer's devices, large oval woodcut printer's mark at the end of the second part, last intertitle with full-page, framing woodcut printer's mark and 430 text woodcuts.
Size 6" x 4"
Dark green morocco around 1850 with gold-embossed title, blind-embossed back and top fillets, gold-embossed fillets on the standing edges, gold-embossed dentelle border on the inner edges and all-gold edges (signed: "Niedree")
First edition
With 430 woodcuts - 192 for the Old Testament, 85 for the New Testament and 153 for the Epistles of the Apostles :
this is one of the most extensive picture Bibles of the 16th century
The edition was shared between the Lyon publishers Barthelemy Honorat and Estienne Michel, and Basile Bouquet was responsible for printing.
The main initiator of the company was probably Honorat, who acquired the woodcuts made for the Giunta heirs from Philippe Tinghi in 1578 and used them for a French folio Bible in the same year.
Very good condition
Text in French
Reserve: $1,300.00
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Figures de la Bible declares par stances, par G. C. T. Augmantees de grand Nombre de figures aux Actes des Apostres.
Lyon, Barthelemy Honorat, 1582
3 parts in 1 volume.
108; 44; 84 slvs.
With repeated woodcut printer's devices, large oval woodcut printer's mark at the end of the second part, last intertitle with full-page, framing woodcut printer's mark and 430 text woodcuts.
Size 6" x 4"
Dark green morocco around 1850 with gold-embossed title, blind-embossed back and top fillets, gold-embossed fillets on the standing edges, gold-embossed dentelle border on the inner edges and all-gold edges (signed: "Niedree")
First edition
With 430 woodcuts - 192 for the Old Testament, 85 for the New Testament and 153 for the Epistles of the Apostles :
this is one of the most extensive picture Bibles of the 16th century
The edition was shared between the Lyon publishers Barthelemy Honorat and Estienne Michel, and Basile Bouquet was responsible for printing.
The main initiator of the company was probably Honorat, who acquired the woodcuts made for the Giunta heirs from Philippe Tinghi in 1578 and used them for a French folio Bible in the same year.
Very good condition
Text in French
Reserve: $1,300.00
Shipping:
Your purchase is protected:
Photos, descriptions, and estimates were prepared with the utmost care by a fully certified expert and appraiser. All items in this sale are guaranteed authentic.
In the rare event that the item did not conform to the lot description in the sale, Jasper52 specialists are here to help. Buyers may return the item for a full refund provided you notify Jasper52 within 5 days of receiving the item.
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1582 FIGURES DE LA BIBLE antique ILLUSTRATED w/ 430 WOODCUTS RARE 16th CENTURY
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