Lot 116
Binding.- Bible, French.- La Sainte Bible, in an unusual contemporary calf binding, Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1557.
Hammer Price: £950
Description
Binding.- Bible, French.- La Sainte Bible, 2 vol. / 2 parts in 1, collation: A6 a-z6 aa-ss6 tt8 A-Z6 Aa-Oo6 *8 a-t6 v4, double column, general title with woodcut printer's device, numerous woodcuts by Bernard Salomon, woodcut decorative initials, large woodcut criblé initials at start of OT and NT partially coloured in gilt and red, ruled throughout in red, lacking 4 preliminary ff., repairs to a1&2, some marginal water-staining, occasional spotting or staining, contemporary panelled calf over boards, covers with inset dark calf panels peppered with small gilt ?stars forming a lozenge shape, framed by lighter coloured calf richly decorated with three types of gilt arabesque tool, lacking claps, backstrip detached (remains of which loosely inserted), upper joint splitting at head, corners and edges worn, chipped, rubbed, folio (387 x 241mm.; binding 400 x 254mm.) Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1557.
⁂ A handsomely produced Bible in an unusual binding.
Literature: Cartier 360; Chambers 233; Gültlingen 370.
Description
Binding.- Bible, French.- La Sainte Bible, 2 vol. / 2 parts in 1, collation: A6 a-z6 aa-ss6 tt8 A-Z6 Aa-Oo6 *8 a-t6 v4, double column, general title with woodcut printer's device, numerous woodcuts by Bernard Salomon, woodcut decorative initials, large woodcut criblé initials at start of OT and NT partially coloured in gilt and red, ruled throughout in red, lacking 4 preliminary ff., repairs to a1&2, some marginal water-staining, occasional spotting or staining, contemporary panelled calf over boards, covers with inset dark calf panels peppered with small gilt ?stars forming a lozenge shape, framed by lighter coloured calf richly decorated with three types of gilt arabesque tool, lacking claps, backstrip detached (remains of which loosely inserted), upper joint splitting at head, corners and edges worn, chipped, rubbed, folio (387 x 241mm.; binding 400 x 254mm.) Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1557.
⁂ A handsomely produced Bible in an unusual binding.
Literature: Cartier 360; Chambers 233; Gültlingen 370.
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