Van Sichem, Christoffel I Lot n° 1124

Biblia Sacra. Dat is de geheele Heylighe Schrifture. Bedeylt in't Out en Nieu Testament. Oversien en verbetert na den lesten Roomschen text. Verciert met veele schoone figueren. [And: Het Nieuwe Testament [...]]. [Amsterdam] P.J. Paets 1657 (NT: 1646) 2 parts in 1 vol., folio: [8]-1265, 466-[6] pp. (engr. title cut short on lower margin, dampstaining, margins reinforced or underl., some corners missing or underl., browning). Contemp. blind-st. calf, spine with raised bands, brass clasps, catches, cornerpieces and central elements, reading tabs, mod. endpapers (spine repaired). Splendid illustrated corr. ed. of the Dutch Roman Catholic Bible. The first part is an update of the standard Antwerp 1599 ed. of Jan Moretus. The second part is a revised version (by Henricus van den Leemputte) of the New Testament edition of Cornelis Verschuren. Engr. title and on verso coat of arms of the dedicatee Ambrosius Capello, bishop of Antwerp. Richly illustrated with 1000+ woodcuts by Christoffel van Sichem, after Dürer, Lucas van Leyden, Holbein, Penez, Goltzius. Printed in Gothic type in 2 col. Ref. Darlow & Moule 3314. - Poortman I:134. - Bibles Paris 1199 & 4539. - STCN. - Not in BL.