Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern
Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern
Property from the Loverdos Collection
Lot Closed
July 18, 10:34 AM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Bible. New Testament. Greek
Της καινης διαθηκης απαντα... Novum Iesu Christi D.N. Testamentum. Paris: Robert Estienne, 1550
folio (329 x 220mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, canon tables within woodcut frames, woodcut initials and headpieces, ruled in red, near-contemporary limp vellum, gilt edges, last two leaves damaged and repaired with slight loss; otherwise a good copy
The Editio regia, with critical apparatus in the margins indicating variant readings taken from manuscripts (including the Codex Bezae) and the Complutensian Polyglot.
LITERATURE
Darlow & Moule 4622; Mortimer, Harvard French 78; Schreiber, Estienne 105; USTC 150710