Quid in hac editione ˆ theologis Louaniensibus praestitum sit, paulo p˜st indicatur.

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Antwerp, ex officina Christophori Plantini., 1580. 8vo. pp. [xvi], 799, [xli] Last leaf blank. Miniscule Roman letter. Text in two columns within double box rule. Title with Plantin's woodcut compass device within woodcut architectural border in four blocks, floriated woodcut initials, Monogram H. R. in contemporary hand on title. General light browning, small marginal waterstain on a few leaves at end, occasional thumb mark, small holes in blank area of t-p, where autograph has been removed. A good copy, in lovely contemporary French polished vellum over thin pasteboard gilt tooled to a fanfare design, covers bordered with triple gilt fillets, small oval gilt at centers with IHS gilt stamped on upper cover, three small hearts on lower, circular and rectangular cartouches above and below, volutes at sides, each bounded by a ribbon consisting of a single fillet on one side and a double fillet on the other, large flower tool in rectangle, small fleurons in circles including a small bird tool, all filled with laurel sprays, yapp edges gilt with same small bird tool, flat spine elaborately gilt tooled to the same fanfare design with oval at center, a.e.g. Vellum darkened, particularly on spine, minor stains on upper and lower cover, lower joint split, a little rubbed Second printing in this octavo format of Plantin's 'Bible de Louvain', first issued by Plantin in 1565 in this format, in a lovely contemporary fanfare binding. This binding is typical of the best productions of French fanfare bindings of the last quarter of the C16 and has much in common with several bindings made for Jacques Auguste du Thou. It is very similar to one Psalter in the British library, Shelfmark c47c13, and the intricate design and tooling on its spine is nearly identical to another, Shelfmark c66b10. This type of Fanfare binding, in such a rich and luxurious style, called for the greatest skill on the part of the bookbinder, and the finish, craftsmanship and the materials used are of the highest quality. Such fanfare bindings were imitated, with varying degrees of fidelity, throughout Europe from about 1570 until well into the 17th century. Originally, the style was attributed exclusively to Nicholas and Clovis éve, but it is more likely that a number of other Parisian finishers executed many of them. A reprint of Plantin's Bible ed, in 1574. "It is a revised edition of the Louvain Bible, prepared by Francisus Lucas Brugensis, with the help of Johannes Molanus, Augustinus Hunnaeus, Cornelius Goudanus, and Johannes Harlemius - All members of the Theological Faculty at Louvain. In the margin are added fresh variants, taken principally from the Antwerp Polyglot" Darlow & Moule 6160 p.949. "The promised notes do not appear in this edition though their early publication is announced in a paragraph of the preface." Darlow & Moule 6170. "Regarding the promised Variae lectiones, a small paragraph is added to the effect that Plantin didn't forget his promise but had to postpone its realization. In fact that same year he published as a separate edition the 'Notationes in Sacra Biblia' of F. Lucas but they were too large to be inserted in a 'normal' Bible-edition." Voet. This 'Louvain Bible' was practically a reprint of Robert Stephanus's Bible of 1538-1540. An excellent edition in a beautiful contemporary fanfare binding. BM STC C16 Dutch. p. 22. Voet 688. Adams B1088. Darlow & Moule 6170L1148. Codice inventario libreria 16138