Merians engravings for the Bible 1625-29
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Beskrivning
MERIAN (MATTHAEUS).
Icones Biblicae : Praecipuas Sacrae Scripturae Historias eleganter & graphice repraesentantes Biblische Figuren : darinnen die Fürnembsten Historien/ in Heiliger und Göttlicher Schrifft begriffen ... / an Tag gegeben Durch Matthaeum Merian von Basel. Mit Versen und Reymen in dreyen Sprachen gezieret und erkläret. I-IV in one volume. Strassburg (in Verlegung Lazari Zetzners sel. Erben) 1625, n.d., 1630, 1627
Oblong 8:o (about145x185 mm.). 7-111( lacks pp. 1-6 including engraved title), (2), 3-135, (1)-87, ((2), 3-159, (1 blank) pp. 2 engraved titles (of 3) 1 letterpress title, 233 fullpage engravings (al, about 20 with marginal mendings, tears or minor defects, mostly in the first parts beginning, 2 leaves loose, 2 engravings with some ftercolouring, some minor foxing).
Contemporary vellum, blank spine, 3 textleaves with marginal tears or mendings, some foxing, mostly in the beginning of the first part.
Part. 3 with title: Iconum Biblicarum Pars ... - Part 4 with title: Novi Testamenti D.N. Jesu Christi...
Text in Latin, German and French.
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Auktionsnummer:
619856
Datum:
2019-03-29