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BIBLE, Gospels, in Church Slavonic. Evangelie Iisusa Khrista [The Gospel of Jesus Christ]. [Moscow: Pechatnyi dvor,] 8 May 1685.
A rare 17th-century edition of the gospels in a handsome contemporary binding with silver ornaments. The text is complete with its full-page woodcuts of the evangelists. The front cover bears five repoussé and engraved silver plaques: a centerpiece showing Christ enthroned, surrounded by the four Evangelists. Russian 17th-century bindings with silverwork are distinctly uncommon. WorldCat locates just one copy outside of Russia, at Harvard. RBH and ABPC record no copy having been offered at auction. Karataev 929; Sopikov 296.
Folio (254 x 192mm). Title and 375 leaves, including four full-page woodcuts of the Evangelists, woodcut initials, headpieces and ornaments, head-lines and instructions printed in red (without the final blank; leaf 20.7 worn with losses affecting some letters; occasional marginal losses; occasional marginal dampstain; some scattered spotting; some leaves with old marginal repairs). Contemporary tan velvet over wooden boards, the upper cover applied with silver plaques on white metal mounts: a shaped oval centerpiece, repoussé, chased and engraved with Christ enthroned, and four shaped corner-pieces each with an Evangelist, one of the corner-pieces with indistinct marks (some wear); the lower cover with chased and engraved brass corner-pieces and centerpiece (lacking one corner piece); shaped brass catches and clasps (lacking one clasp); edges gauffred and gilt.
A rare 17th-century edition of the gospels in a handsome contemporary binding with silver ornaments. The text is complete with its full-page woodcuts of the evangelists. The front cover bears five repoussé and engraved silver plaques: a centerpiece showing Christ enthroned, surrounded by the four Evangelists. Russian 17th-century bindings with silverwork are distinctly uncommon. WorldCat locates just one copy outside of Russia, at Harvard. RBH and ABPC record no copy having been offered at auction. Karataev 929; Sopikov 296.
Folio (254 x 192mm). Title and 375 leaves, including four full-page woodcuts of the Evangelists, woodcut initials, headpieces and ornaments, head-lines and instructions printed in red (without the final blank; leaf 20.7 worn with losses affecting some letters; occasional marginal losses; occasional marginal dampstain; some scattered spotting; some leaves with old marginal repairs). Contemporary tan velvet over wooden boards, the upper cover applied with silver plaques on white metal mounts: a shaped oval centerpiece, repoussé, chased and engraved with Christ enthroned, and four shaped corner-pieces each with an Evangelist, one of the corner-pieces with indistinct marks (some wear); the lower cover with chased and engraved brass corner-pieces and centerpiece (lacking one corner piece); shaped brass catches and clasps (lacking one clasp); edges gauffred and gilt.
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