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Bible. Polyglot
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
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Psalterium Hebreum, Graecum, Arabicum, et Chaldeum, cum tribus latinis interpretationibus & glossis. Genoa: Petrus Paulus Porrus for Nicolaus Justinianus Paulus, November 1516
Imperial 4to (12 5/8 x 9 1/8 in.; 320 x 232 mm). Roman, Greek, Arabic and Hebrew types; woodcut interlace title-page border, title and Psalter openinig (a4v.5r) printed in black and red; woodcut initials; printer's device. collation: A10 B-Z &8 ©6: 200 leaves; occasional mostly marginal soiling, spotting and dampstaining, a few leaves lightly browned, top margin cut close, mended hole in last leaf touching device. Antique gilt-ruled calf, spine gilt, edges red-stained from earlier binding, manuscript title on fore-edge.
Imperial 4to (12 5/8 x 9 1/8 in.; 320 x 232 mm). Roman, Greek, Arabic and Hebrew types; woodcut interlace title-page border, title and Psalter openinig (a4v.5r) printed in black and red; woodcut initials; printer's device. collation: A10 B-Z &8 ©6: 200 leaves; occasional mostly marginal soiling, spotting and dampstaining, a few leaves lightly browned, top margin cut close, mended hole in last leaf touching device. Antique gilt-ruled calf, spine gilt, edges red-stained from earlier binding, manuscript title on fore-edge.
Provenance
Jesuit College of Medina del Campo, the gift of Padre Juan de Pineda, 27 February 1605 (title-page inscription)
Literature
Adams B1370; Darlow & Moule 1411; Isaac 13835; European Americana 516/4
Condition
Psalterium Hebreum, Grecum, Arabicum, et Chaldeum, cum tribus latinis interpretationibus & glossis. Genoa: Petrus Paulus Porrus for Nicolaus Justinianus Paulus, November 1516
Imperial 4to (12 5/8 x 9 1/8 in.; 320 x 232 mm). Roman, Greek, Arabic and Hebrew types; woodcut interlace title-page border, title and Psalter opening (a4v.5r) printed in black and red; woodcut initials; printer's device. collation: A10 B-Z &8 ©6: 200 leaves; occasional mostly marginal soiling, spotting and dampstaining, a few leaves lightly browned, top margin cut close, mended hole in last leaf touching device. Antique gilt-ruled calf, spine gilt; edges red-stained from earlier binding and with title in manuscript on fore-edge.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First polyglot edition of the Psalter, the first edition in Aramaic (called Chaldean), and the second book printed in Arabic. The editor, the Dominican Agostino Giustiniano (1470-1536), Bishop of Nebbio, summoned the printer Porrus from Turin to produce the book, which he hoped would be the first part of a full polyglot Bible. The edition is especially famous for Giustiniani's gloss to Psalm 19.4: "Their line is gone out to through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world." With native Genoese pride, he wrote a lengthy narrative of Christopher Columbus's voyages to America.