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Biblia Sacrosancta Testamenti – Christoph Froschauer – Zürich, 1550 – Original pigskin binding with clasps

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Bible (Latin Vulgate, Zurich Reformation edition)

Publisher

Christoph Froschauer, Zürich (Tiguri)

Place of Publication

Zürich, Switzerland

Year of Publication

1550

Subject

Religion / Theology / Bible – Reformation

Language

Latin

Binding / Material

Original 16th-century pigskin over wooden boards, blind-stamped, with raised bands and two original brass clasps

Very good condition for a 475-year-old book

Binding firm and complete, clasps working

Natural patina and wear consistent with age

Title page with woodcut printer’s device, hand-coloured in period

Early ownership inscription: M. Andreas Möllerus (16th century)

Marginalia and handwritten annotations by a contemporary scholar

Pages complete, no missing leaves

Dimensions

Approx. 32 × 22 × 10 cm (height × width × spine thickness)

A highly important Reformation-era Latin Bible, printed in Zürich by Christoph Froschauer in 1550.
This edition reflects the Zurich Reformation tradition (Zwingli, Bullinger, Leo Jud) and combines the Latin Vulgate with textual corrections from Hebrew and Greek sources, influenced by Erasmus’ work.

One of the most influential Swiss Reformation Bibles, central to the theological debates of 16th-century Europe.

Bound in original pigskin with blind-stamped Renaissance panels, raised bands, and complete brass clasps.

The title page bears Froschauer’s printer’s device (tree with figures and animals), hand-coloured at the time.

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Christoph Froschauer - Biblia Sacrosancta Testamenti Veteris et Novi - 1550

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