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Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum Veteris Testamenti elegantis imaginibus expressum... Antwerp: Gerhard de Jode, 1585. 2 parts in one vol. Oblong 2o. Engraved title and 303 engraved plates (title, and 3 plates (one, 85 and 220) trimmed to image margin and laid down on larger sheet, a few plates torn and repaired, some browning and scattered light marginal soiling). Contemporary vellum (rebacked with old spine laid down, corners worn). Provenance: Car. I. Taboris (early ink stamp on front paste-down); Wolvenbosch (bookplate). Striking illustrations of the Old and New Testaments by the Jode family. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
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Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum Veteris Testamenti elegantis imaginibus expressum... Antwerp: Gerhard de Jode, 1585. 2 parts in one vol. Oblong 2o. Engraved title and 303 engraved plates (title, and 3 plates (one, 85 and 220) trimmed to image margin and laid down on larger sheet, a few plates torn and repaired, some browning and scattered light marginal soiling). Contemporary vellum (rebacked with old spine laid down, corners worn). Provenance: Car. I. Taboris (early ink stamp on front paste-down); Wolvenbosch (bookplate). Striking illustrations of the Old and New Testaments by the Jode family. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.