Shelfmark
Gh.1.05
Author
Title
Theatrum biblicum. Historiæ sacræ Veteris et Novi Testamenti tabulis æneis expressæ. Opus præstantissimorum huius ac superioribus seculi pictorum átq sculptorum, summo studio conquisitum et in lucem editum per Nicolaum Iohannis Piscatorem.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Amsterdam?] : per Nicolaum Iohannis Piscatorem, [1639?]
Physical description
1 v. ([467] full-sheet engraved plates) : ill. ; 30 x 37 cm. (oblong fol.)
Formatted contents note
Partial contents: Historiae sacrae Novi Testamenti.--Acta Apostolorum (p. 404) -- XII. Fidei Apostolicae symbola (453 p.) --Visiones Apocalypticae (p. 460).
Provenance
A British former owner (C19th?) framed the title page, possibly hiding a previous or contemporary inscription, and added a few notes on the margins.
Provenance
Bookplate of Sir James R. Fergusson, Baronet of Spitalhaugh on front pastedown.
Provenance
Eton College Library label on front pastedown.
Provenance
Cutting from a catalogue describing a similar(?) copy on front pastedown.
Provenance
Possibly the same hand (18th-19th century?) numbered the plates and translated the Latin inscriptions in English; a few notes have been trimmed when the book was rebound.
Binding
19th-century grained leather binding; gilt tooled frame with gilt triple fillet and roll of palmettes and anthemions; five raised bands with gilt decorations and gold title 'Theatrum biblicum' on spine; gilt decorations on edges of boards and turn-ins; ochre pastedowns and first flyleaves; two blank flyleaves added on front and back of the book; gilt edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmarks Fq.2 and Ca.4.3.
Copy-specific note
Year of publication on t.p. removed.
Copy-specific note
Rough repair with a slip of paper on the verso of the t.p.
Subject
Bible Picture Bibles.
Subject
Bible Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Passe, Crispijn van de, ca. 1565 - 1637 engraver.
Added entry--name
Sadeler, Jan, 1550 - 1600 engraver.
Added entry--place
Netherlands Amsterdam.
Identifier
B50188