Tournes, Jean de (I, Lyon) - Biblia Sacra Ad Optima Quaeque Veteris, Ut Vocant, Translationis Exemplaria Summa Diligentia, Parique Fide Castigata

Lugduni, ap. Joan. Tornaesium, 1558. Vellum. Full vellum. Title-page with Arabesque borders, (blank verso), 14 pp preliminaries, pp. 1-1152, followed by Index of 38 sheets (76 pp) followed by sheet with only an Arabesque design on the verso. In Latin. This edition has 198 (or 199 depending) text woodcuts by Bernard Salomon of very decent quality. FIRST de TOURNES LATIN BIBLE, based on Robert Estienne's text, illustrated with an arabesque title-border and numerous woodcuts..by Bernard Salomon (whose nickname was "Le petit Bernard" or "Little Bernard") antecedently and laterly used in other books. They show detailed scenes of the Old and New Testaments, these last ones with arabesque strip borders at the sides. Text on two columns, COMPLETE of the voluminous index closed by an arabesque ornament (Henri Godts Auctions 2013). VG with occasional fragile edges or corners (title-page has minute amount missing from center of leading edge, soiling and very faint ink writing towards base of page. Other pages exhibit occassional inked notations, variously bold and extremely faint, overall a respectable copy of this original London edition. Random worming does not affect text and is very slight, as is very light dampstaining towards the lower edges of the index sheets. Red stained edges as expected. Rear cover professionally re-attached.

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