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BIBLE, in LATIN Biblia latina (cum glossa ordinaria Walafridi Strabonis aliorumque et interlineari Anselmi Laudunensis et cum postillis Nicolai de Lyra expositionibusque Guillelmi Britonis in omnes prologos S. Hieronymi), Parts 1, 2 & 4 (of 5) in 3 volumes, Venice, Paganinus de Paganinis, 18 April 1495
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BIBLE, in LATIN
Biblia latina (cum glossa ordinaria Walafridi Strabonis aliorumque et interlineari Anselmi Laudunensis et cum postillis Nicolai de Lyra expositionibusque Guillelmi Britonis in omnes prologos S. Hieronymi), Parts 1, 2 & 4 (of 5) in 3 volumes, 248 (of 250), 234, 346 leaves (Part 1 lacking c1 and blank? FF6), 83 lines of commentary surrounding double column text, title printed in red and black with woodcut of St. Peter holding 2 large keys and a book, with the motto "Tu es Petrus" printed in red, 40 woodcut illustrations, 16-line and smaller decorative initials in red, blue and violet, Lombard initials supplied in red and blue throughout, rubricated, 3 leaves with later illuminated borders and initials, some damp and brown staining, heavier in parts of first volume but mostly in margins, occasional repairs and worming affecting text, first volume with title and following leaf remargined, remains of old inscription ("E Bibliotheca") and 2 ink stamps smudged or obliterated, trace of further stamp at end of volume, fol. 217-230 (eeiii-vi) with single long tear (no loss), last leaf of second volume repaired affecting headline, third volume with repairs to last 2 leaves affecting text, bound in old gilt and blindstamped calf over wooden boards (not uniform), heavily restored in varying faux medieval styles and embellished with circular metal centrepieces containing imitation jewels, brass, copper or leather bosses, rebacked preserving parts of original spines, [ISTC ib00608000; BMC V, 458; Hain-Copinger 3174; GW 4283; Goff B-608], folio (360 x 240mm.), Venice, Paganinus de Paganinis, 18 April 1495
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Eccentrically bound and oddly attractive set of three of the five parts of Paganinus's Latin Bible of 1495, with fine woodcuts copied from the Scotus edition of 1489 (the first illustrated Latin Bible printed in Italy), and some attractive later illumination. With the commentary of Strabo and the Postilla Walafridus of Nicolaus de Lyra, the present copy is the rarer issue with red and black title-page.
Contents and collation: Part 1: 14 unnumbered leaves (Foreword, Prologue, Gloss), fol. 2-235 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), a-FF8 (without c1 and FF6); Part 2: fol. 237-470 (Prologue, Joshua to Esther) GG8-kkk8; Part 4: fol. 667-1012 (Isaiah to Ezekiel) Z-TTT10; all have pagination errors.
Illumination: (Part 1) 16-line Initial 'H' in blue and white with red penwork decoration and marginal extension; some smaller initials with penwork in red, blue and violet; A3v with small miniature of a Franciscan monk in place of initial "F", probably nineteenth century; (Part 2) opening leaf GG1 with hand-painted ornamental border incorporating grotesques, putti, a medallion portrait of a boy, Turkish and Greek figures, vases, flower and fruit etc. , with one or two stains and some repairs to edges affecting border; (Part 4) second leaf Z2 with hand-painted ornamental border incorporating flowers, urns, a winged head and a medallion of Pan with a goat, a hand-painted initial 'V' within the text.