Rare, The Alba Bible - Biblia de Alba, Facsimilie... Lot 250

Rare, The Alba Bible - Biblia de Alba, Facsimilie Edition. Rare, The Alba Bible - Biblia de Alba, Facsimilie Edition. Illustrated Manuscript Bible in Castilian, Facsimile and commentary. Embossed brown leather binding with two brass clasps. 513 parchment leaves with 334 miniatures. Commentary volume with translation and commentaries. Brown leather binding. Limited edition of 500 copies, this copy is from the 150 founders copies, numbered 82/150 on a separate justification page certificate. Both volumes come in a large presentation case with brown leather spine. Publisher: Facsimile Editions Ltd. - London, 1992. Facsimile: 42.5x31x11.5cm. Commentary: 42x32x4.5cm. Case: 46.5x40x20.5cm. Total weight: 20kg. The Alba Bible is a 1430 illuminated manuscript translation of the Old Testament made directly from Hebrew into Mediaeval Castilian. The translation was carried out under the direction of Moses Arragel, rabbi of the Jewish community of Maqueda in the Spanish province of Toledo, at the behest of Don Luis de Guzman, Grand Master of the military-religious Order of Calatrava. For more information on the Alba Bible click on this link. Sold at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, Denmark, April 19, 2005, lot #4169, hammer price: €55,000. Sold at Galerie Bassenge, Germany, April 5, 2022, lot #1489, hammer price: €13,000 (Subscribers' Copies).