(Religion, Bible) - Sanctus Matthaeus [...]. [- Sanctus Marcus [...]]. Noribergae [Nuremberg], [Alexander Philipp Dietrich], 1599 [- 1600]. 2 parts in 1 vol. in-4° : 543, 349 pp. (browned lvs, small (damp)stains, little wormholes in some lvs,...
Estimation :
120 / 150
Adjudication :
600 €
Description
title-page with reinforced margin with perforation and small text loss on verso, various provenances on the title-page, 1 corner torn). Contemporary binding : calf, gilt decorated ribbed spine with red label, red sprinkled edges (worn, turn-ins lacking, upper joint split, various provenances on flyleaves). First edition of the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Mark in 12 languages, extracted from the so called "Nuremberg Polyglot New Testament" composed by Elias Hutter (1553-c.1605), a German Hebraist. Text printed verse by verse in six columns across two pages : Syriac (in Hebrew characters) and Italian, Hebrew (in Hutter's type) and Spanish, Greek and French, Latin and English, German and Danish, Czech and Polish. # Darlow & Moule I-1431/1432; # VD16 B-4882 and B-4902; # USTC 74940 and 345574; # not in Adams nor in Soltész. ^ Édition originale des évangiles de Matthieu et Marc traduits en 12 langues par Elias Hutter (syriaque, italien, hébreu, espagnol, grec, français, latin, anglais, allemand, danois, tchèque et polonais). Texte imprimé sur 6 col. réparties sur 2 pp. Plein veau de l'ép. (ex. bruni, pet. défauts, rel. fort us.).
