A Greek Testament without notes. Bebel's first edition. "Follows Erasmus' third edition with a few variations, including some independent readings. Edited by J. Ceporinus (Wisendanger)"--Darlow & Moule

The first 4 words of the title are in Greek type, transliterated

Imprint from colophon at foot of leaf 2D₇v

A full page contains 24 lines of text

Signatures: pi⁴ a-z⁸ A-2D⁸

Published at the expense of Johann Schabler, called Wattenschnee, whose device with inscription "Basileae" and motto "Durum pacientia frango" is on verso of last leaf

Parallel title and colophon in Latin; text in Greek only

Woodcut head-pieces and initials

Title-page, with printer's address to reader on verso; "In sacrarum literarum lectionem, Io. Oecolampadij exhortatio" (3 leaves); Greek text (p. [1]-798, with colophon on p.798); device (1 leaf). -- With 4 woodcuts after Urs Graf representing the evangelists on title-page

Darlow & Moule

Adams

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in early sheepskin elaborately tooled in gilt with fleurs-de-lys repeated across both covers and on the spine. The super-ex-libris of a bishop, attributed by a tipped-in dealer's description to Cardinal Charles de Bourbon, is present on both covers. The leather bookplate of Cortlandt F. Bishop is present on the front pastedown. The recto of the front flyleaf contains a lengthy bibliographic inscription regarding this title that appears to be excerpted from the writings of Charles Frognall Dibdin. An inscription on the title page, in an early hand, reads, "colleg[ium]: Societat[is]. Jesu: [illegible]." The final leaf contains several autographs of Jacobus Anthony, one of which is written in Greek characters and dated 1583 and another, in Latin, with a sketch of a man above it. Leaves pi₂-pi₄, which contain the sacred exhortation, are wanting

plus-circle Add Review

comment

Reviews