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Striking Biblical engravings, 1643

Title: Biblioglyphé sive Icones Biblicae, Arte Chalcographica & Poetica praecipues S. Scripturae Historias perquam eleganter representanter.
Author: Ammon, Johan, editor
Description: 3 parts in 1. [10], 147, [1]; [8], 173, [2 blank]; [3]-160 pp. With 3 engraved added title-pages & 237 full-page copper-engraved illustrations. (oblong 8vo) 3½x5¾, later full vellum tooled in gilt at corners and spine, leather label reading "Sainte Bible," marbled endpapers.A lovely copy of this rare German illustrated book, with a collection of Bible illustrations engraved by Sebastian Furck. The work comprises a total of 237 illustrations plus the engraved added title-pages; each engraving carries at the opposite page a citation from the Bible in three languages: Latin, German and French.
Heading: (Bible - Polyglot)Place Published: Frankfurt
Publisher: Typis Caspari Rötelii, impensis Johannis Ammonii
Date Published: 1643