Het Oude Testament [EN Het Nieuwe Testament - 1599
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Two volumes: Het Oude Testament and Het Nieuwe Testament, bound in original leather by Jan Moretus (Johann Moerentorf) in Antwerp, 1599, in Dutch, 22 × 14 cm, frail but intact, with 111111 pages listed.
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Book 1:
N.N. - The Old Testament, according to the latest Roman text. Reprinted anew after the edition of Jan Mourentorf in Antwerp 1599 - Old Testament & Apocryphal books - unpaginated (>1000 pp.!) - original leather binding - 22 x 14 cm
[EN]
Book 2:
The New Testament our Saviour Jesus Christ. Reprinted anew after the edition of Jan Mourentorf in Antwerp 1599. - New Testament - unpaginated - original leather binding - 22 x 14 cm
Condition: fine / excellent - very neat original bindings with very solid edges; very neat, sturdy and compact blocks (as new!) ; strikingly neat and very clean pages (only the usual light discoloration, otherwise as new and so neat: never opened!) Complete.
Very rare edition of the famous so-called Moerentorf edition! And also very rare: the complete set with both parts!
This edition was issued only in these sober leather bindings.
Very handsome copies of this scarce and sought-after Bible edition.
The book with the Old Testament is very thick!
Interesting provenance: From the Begijnenhof collection with library stamps from the St. Aloisius College in ’s-Gravenhage and the Bible Society in ’s-Gravenhage (1937).
Must-have for collectors of special and rare antique Bibles.
Collectors’ item!
Jan Moretus (Johann Moerentorf) (1543–1610) was a Flemish printer. He married in 1570 with Martina Plantijn, the second daughter of the famous Antwerp publisher Christoffel Plantijn. He worked for Plantijn from 1557 and would become the owner of the printing house after his death. After his death his wife took over the business, although she entrusted the management to her sons Balthazar I and Jan II Moretus.
Book 1:
N.N. - The Old Testament, according to the latest Roman text. Reprinted anew after the edition of Jan Mourentorf in Antwerp 1599 - Old Testament & Apocryphal books - unpaginated (>1000 pp.!) - original leather binding - 22 x 14 cm
[EN]
Book 2:
The New Testament our Saviour Jesus Christ. Reprinted anew after the edition of Jan Mourentorf in Antwerp 1599. - New Testament - unpaginated - original leather binding - 22 x 14 cm
Condition: fine / excellent - very neat original bindings with very solid edges; very neat, sturdy and compact blocks (as new!) ; strikingly neat and very clean pages (only the usual light discoloration, otherwise as new and so neat: never opened!) Complete.
Very rare edition of the famous so-called Moerentorf edition! And also very rare: the complete set with both parts!
This edition was issued only in these sober leather bindings.
Very handsome copies of this scarce and sought-after Bible edition.
The book with the Old Testament is very thick!
Interesting provenance: From the Begijnenhof collection with library stamps from the St. Aloisius College in ’s-Gravenhage and the Bible Society in ’s-Gravenhage (1937).
Must-have for collectors of special and rare antique Bibles.
Collectors’ item!
Jan Moretus (Johann Moerentorf) (1543–1610) was a Flemish printer. He married in 1570 with Martina Plantijn, the second daughter of the famous Antwerp publisher Christoffel Plantijn. He worked for Plantijn from 1557 and would become the owner of the printing house after his death. After his death his wife took over the business, although she entrusted the management to her sons Balthazar I and Jan II Moretus.
Details
Number of books
2
Book title
Het Oude Testament [EN Het Nieuwe Testament
Condition
Fine
Publication year oldest item
1599
Height
22 cm
Width
14 cm
Language
Dutch
Publisher
Jan Mourentorf te Antwerpen
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
111111
