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BIBLE, IN LATIN Biblia latina [With table of Gabriel Brunus], [colophon:] Venice, Simon Bevilaqua, 8 May 1498
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BIBLE, IN LATIN
Biblia latina [With table of Gabriel Brunus], 491 leaves (of 528, lacking a1 and 36 leaves of table of interpretations of Hebrew names at end, supplied in an early edition of 31 leaves without final blank), 2 columns, 51 lines and head-line, Gothic letter, woodcut illustrations (including one full-page heading 'Genesis'), large woodcut initials, some damp-staining, extensive early ink marginalia, full-page woodcut shaved at upper margin, small marginal hole touching 2 letters of folio c1, old tear closed to folio P6, nineteenth century vellum, gilt morocco spine label, joints cracked, soiled, catspaw red and brown edges [ISTC ib00603000; BMC V 522; Darlow & Moule 6089; Goff B603; GW 4280], small 4to (213 x 155mm.), [colophon:] Venice, Simon Bevilaqua, 8 May 1498
Footnotes
The woodcuts are taken from Ragazzo Malermi's Bible of 15 October 1490.
Provenance: "Bibliotheca Card. H. Casan. D. O. Praed.", ink stamp on first leaf; Buckfast Abbey.
Saleroom notices
Should read "lacking title" (the opening leaf, which is not "ai" but "1")

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