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97th Art and Antiques Auction
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Large Saxon magnificent bible 1736

Lot 1032 limit € 350

Biblia, This is the entire Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. Germanized by Herr Doctor Martin Luther: And by the most gracious decree of the Most Serene Prince and Lord, Herr Ernst, Dukes of Saxony, Juelich, Cleve and Berg a. explained by a number of pure theologians the actual word understanding..., Nuremberg: in the laying of Johann Andreae Endter's seel. Heirs, anno 1736, with full-page copperplate illustrations from the Saxon electors, embossed leather binding over wooden cover, metal applications on the corners, 2 metal clasps, stronger signs of age and wear (among others, the binding on the spine is slightly damaged at the lower and upper edge, among other things endpapers and title engraving detached , with many old handwritten notes, different dates, binding damaged, edges slightly damaged, leaves finger-stained, isolated tears, smaller missing parts, traces of moisture towards the binding, but overall an edition worthy of collection)

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