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Hand-colored 16th century copy of the famous Moerentorf Bible
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Publisher: Daniel Vervliet and Hendrik Swingen for Jan I Moretus & Jan I van Keerberghen
Place / Date: Antwerp, 1599
Biblia sacra. Dat is de geheele heylighe schrifture bedeylt int out ende nieu Testament: van nieus met groote neersticheyt oversien, ende naer den lesten Roomschen text verbetert door sommighe doctoren inder Heyligher Godtheyt inde vermaerde universiteyt van Loven.
Biblia sacra. Dat is de geheele heylighe schrifture bedeylt int out ende nieu Testament: van nieus met groote neersticheyt oversien, ende naer den lesten Roomschen text verbetert door sommighe doctoren inder Heyligher Godtheyt inde vermaerde universiteyt van Loven.
2 volumes bound as 1. Folio. With an engraved title page (colored by a contemporary hand with extensive use of gold) showing Moses on the left, David on the right, and the four evangelists below, and 90 woodcuts in the text of both the Old and the New Testament, all except one vividly colored by a contemporary hand. Contemporary richly blind-tooled calf over wooden boards, sewn on 5 supports, with brass catch plates, remnants of leather strap fastenings, brass corner pieces on all corners, and a brass centerpiece on each board, all with brass bosses. [4], 410; [106] ll.
Extraordinary copy of the first edition, published by Moretus (Moerentorf) & Van Keerberghen, of the famous Moerentorf Bible in the vernacular Dutch language, printed in 1599, especially interesting for its vivid contemporary hand-coloring and its richly blind-tooled contemporary binding. The authoritative Moerentorf Bible or Moretus Bible, was a revision of the 1548 Louvain Bible in Dutch, but corrected based on the improved Latin Vulgate of 1592 published by the authority of Pope Clement VIII. The Moerentorf Bible met extraordinary success and "became the standard Bible for Dutch Roman Catholics" (Darlow & Moule) for almost three centuries, being repeatedly reprinted as the official Dutch translation of the Vulgate in the Low Countries.
Jan Moerentorf, better known as Jan I Moretus, published this revised Dutch translation of the Old and New Testament in 1599 with the title Biblia sacra. The first woodcut of the Old Testament, in Genesis, is signed "P.B" by Peter van der Borcht, a Flemish painter, draughtsman, and etcher who was full-time assistant to Christopher Plantin and illustrated many of his liturgical works. The other woodcut illustrations in the Old Testament are copied from the engraved print series of the German painter and printmaker Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), who was especially known for his tiny engravings.
The present edition appeared in two issues, one with the imprint of Moretus alone and the present one with the imprint of Moretus and Van Keerberghen. Poortman shows a completely different first woodcut illustration (not signed P.B.) for the Moretus version, says its other illustrations are printed from a different series of blocks, differing in detail and rendering the scenes in mirror image, and also notes differences in the orthography.
With the bookplate (on the front paste-down) and library stamp (on a free endleaf, the back of the title page, and the first text page) of Wetenschappelijke Bibliotheek Eindhoven, the former monastic library of the Augustinian monastery in Eindhoven and one of the most important scholarly theological libraries of the Netherlands. Also with one contemporary annotation on Pp1 of the Old Testament.
The binding was slightly worn around the edges, especially around the spine, the edges a little dust-soiled, and some damage to the backboard where the leather fastenings were originally attached to the boards with brass pins. Minor marginal stains, spots, and dust-soiling, mostly in the first part, and a few creases throughout the book, a small tear in the right lower corner of Oo6 in the Old Testament (not affecting the text), a larger tear (partly restored) and restoration in the foot margin in L6 of the Old Testament. The coloring of the initials and woodcuts has slightly browned the paper. Overall, however, the Bible is in good condition. A beautiful copy of one of the most important Dutch Bibles ever published, here in a richly blind-tooled contemporary binding and complete with all the illustrations colored by a contemporary hand.
Literature: Darlow & Moule 3300; Biblia Sacra 1599; USTC 402496; not in Adams.
- Creator:Henry Moret (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)Depth: 4.34 in (11 cm)
- Style:Baroque (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1599
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
- Reference Number:Seller: Jacob B. de Roo, owner since 2004 from Antiquariaat De Roo1stDibs: LU9419237672502
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