1754 Biblia Sacra Vulgate Editionis Sixt Et and 10 similar items

1754 Biblia Sacra Vulgate Editionis Sixt Et Clementis VIII Important complete edition of the Latin Bible, which follows the famous Parisian impression by Antoine Vitre of the previous century. Contains the sacred chronology of the four millennia ''ab orbe condito ad natum Salvatorem'', that is, the Old and New Testament, the Gospels, the Prophecies, the Epistles and the Apocalypse. Wonderfully illustrated volume: full-page copper-engraved frontispiece depicting Christ in heaven with the symbols of the four evangelists crushing a skull; on earth are Adam and Eve and other characters from the Old Testament. Vignette on the title, various ornate initials, typographical decorations. In the text there is an extraordinary series of 184 beautiful animated woodcut figures illustrating the Bible. Very valuable volume. Measures 13 1/4" tall, 9 1/4" wide and 2" deep.