Sale 2617 - Lot 76
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Sale 2617 - Lot 76
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
Bible, Italian.
La Bibia.
Lione [i.e. Geneva]: François Duron, 1562.
Small folio, two parts in one volume, large woodcut printer's device to title; illustrated with text woodcuts; folding woodcut of the Temple and double-page typographical table provided in very good facsimile on period paper, each loosely inserted; bound in attractive contemporary gilt-tooled parchment over boards, lacking ties; early signature to title, some leaves creased, lacking ties, 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.
Darlow & Moule 5593, variant A; GLN-5719, GLN-2219.
This complete Italian translation of the Bible was revised from the original 1530-1532 version by Antonio Brucioli and created for the use of Italian-speaking Protestant refugees living in Geneva, Switzerland. In this variant issue, the New Testament consists of 110 leaves and has sidenotes and an index.
La Bibia.
Lione [i.e. Geneva]: François Duron, 1562.
Small folio, two parts in one volume, large woodcut printer's device to title; illustrated with text woodcuts; folding woodcut of the Temple and double-page typographical table provided in very good facsimile on period paper, each loosely inserted; bound in attractive contemporary gilt-tooled parchment over boards, lacking ties; early signature to title, some leaves creased, lacking ties, 10 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.
Darlow & Moule 5593, variant A; GLN-5719, GLN-2219.
This complete Italian translation of the Bible was revised from the original 1530-1532 version by Antonio Brucioli and created for the use of Italian-speaking Protestant refugees living in Geneva, Switzerland. In this variant issue, the New Testament consists of 110 leaves and has sidenotes and an index.