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Title Le nouveau Testament, contenant les quattre Evangelistes: ascavoir Saint Mathieu Saint Marc Saint Luc, Saint Jean: avec les faitz des Apostres et les Epistres de Saint Paul, de Saint Jaques, de Saint Pierre et de Saint Jean, et avec Lapocalipse ou la Revelation faite a Saint Jean. [in red and black] [The same type as 1529.NT.fre.MdK.a, except for the name of the publisher in the imprint] (πA1r)
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Bible books in edition New Testament complete
Printer/Publisher Keyser, Merten de
Place of publication Antwerp
Year of publication 1529
Remarks
Related persons Keyser, Merten de (printed and published by)
Vorsterman, Willem [Vorsterman, Guilame] (printed and published by)
Lefvre d'taples, Jacques (translator)
Language French
Translation Jacques Lefvre d'taples
Contains illustrations yes
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Format 8
Number of pages 784
Prologue no
Epilogue no
Preface on bible book no
Authorisation no
Announced on title page no
Volumes
Title Le nouveau Testament, contenant les quattre Evangelistes: ascavoir Saint Mathieu Saint Marc Saint Luc, Saint Jean: avec les faitz des Apostres et les Epistres de Saint Paul, de Saint Jaques, de Saint Pierre et de Saint Jean, et avec Lapocalipse ou la Revelation faite a Saint Jean. [in red and black] [The same type as 1529.NT.fre.MdK.a, except for the name of the publisher in the imprint] (πA1r)
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Imprint Imprime En Anvers par moy Guilame Vorsterman. [in red and black] (πA1r)
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Colophon En Anvers Recongneu et diligenment purge de toutes faultes et incorrections: et aussy de toutes superfluites de lorthographe. Avec les concordances des passaiges de la sainte escripture, mises aux marges au dessus des estoillettes. Et fut acheve dimprimer en Lan Mil cinq cens et vingtneuf le dixhuytiesme jour de Janvier. Par moy Guilame Vorsterman. (BBB6v)
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Collation πA8 A-Z8 AA-ZZ8 AAA-BBB8 (392 fol.)
Fingerprint 000008 - a1=a2 πA3 .$x - b1 A1 o : b2 BBB2 isiens$se
Contents  πA1r title; πA1v blank; πA2r-πA8r? calendar; πA8v? ill. Mat?; A1r-F6r Mat; F6v ill. Mk; F7r-K3r Mk; K3v ill. Luk; K4r-Q4r Luk; Q4v ill. Jo; Q5r-X1r Jo; X1v-DD1r Acts; DD1v blank; DD2r-FF4v Rom; FF5r-HH7v 1Cor; HH8r-KK4v 2Cor; KK5r-LL3r Gal; LL3v-MM1v Eph; MM2r-MM6v Philip; MM7r-NN3r Col; NN3v-NN7v 1Thess; NN8r-OO2r 2Thess; OO2v-OO7r 1Tim; OO7v-PP2v 2Tim; PP3r-PP5r Tit; PP5v-PP6r Phil; PP6v-RR4r Hebr; RR4v-SS1r Jam; SS1v-SS6r 1Pet; SS6v-TT1v 2Pet; TT2r-TT6v 1Jo; TT7r-v 2Jo; TT8r-v 3Jo; VV1r-VV2r Jude; VV2v ill. Jo; VV3r-AAA1r Rev; AAA1v blank; AAA2r-BBB6r liturgical calendar; BBB6v colophon; BBB7r-BBB8v blank
Place of publication Antwerp
Year of publication 1529
Remarks on place/year
Text area 115 x 61 (height x width); 31 lines

Typography

Foliated no
Signed Sign. 4/8
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Number of columns 1 column
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Book headings yes; La sainte evangile de Jesu christ: selon saint Marc.
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Chapter headings yes; Chapitre .i.
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Running heads yes; Marc. Chap. ii.
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Summaries of chapters no
Printed annotations no
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Scriptural references yes; outer margin
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Numbered verses no
Ornaments yes
Ornamental initials yes
Primary typeface Gothic
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Specific typeface 75 x 2

Illustrations

Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 11H(LUKE)12x73D66x2

Iconclass 11H(LUKE)12,73D66
Description St. Luke writing his gospel, usually a (winged) ox present, Christ on the cross on Golgotha (alone, without bystanders)
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 11H(MARK)12x73E12x1

Iconclass 11H(MARK)12,73E12
Description St. Mark the evangelist writing the Gospel, usually a (winged) lion present, Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 11H(MATTHEW)12x73B132x73B21x73B14x4

Iconclass 11H(MATTHEW)12,73B132,73B21,73B14
Description St. Matthew writing the Gospel, usually the angel present, dictating or assisting him, care of the new-born Christ-child, e.g. swaddling, adoration of the Christ-child by Mary, annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds at night; a host of singing angels in the air
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 25FF2x34B11x48A983111x1

ORNAMENTCODE25FF2,34B11,48A983111
Description fabulous animals ~ mammals, dog, acanthus ~ ornament
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 31A4512x48A98311x1

ORNAMENTCODE31A4512,48A98311
Description animals with human head, foliage ~ ornament
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 48A982x11G1926x1

ORNAMENTCODE48A982,11G1926
Description anthropomorphic ornament, angel(s) with other object(s), e.g. weapons
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 48A983x2

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Description ornament derived from plant forms
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 48A983x6

ORNAMENTCODE48A983
Description ornament derived from plant forms
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 48A9844(+21)x31A221x44B191x1

ORNAMENTCODE48A9844(+21),31A221,44B191
Description symmetrical framing decorations, head (human), crown (symbol of sovereignty)
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 48C161(+0)x48A98212x1

ORNAMENTCODE48C161(+0),48A98212
Description variant, foliated head ~ ornament
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 48C161(+0)x48A98212x2

ORNAMENTCODE48C161(+0),48A98212
Description variant, foliated head ~ ornament
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G11x2

Iconclass 73G11
Description John (writing) on the island of Patmos, possibly the eagle beside him
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G12x4

Iconclass 73G12
Description Christ between seven golden candlesticks appears to John, who falls to the ground; a sword comes out of Christ's mouth and he holds seven stars in his hands
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G211x6

Iconclass 73G211
Description God on his throne, surrounded by the twenty-four elders (wearing crowns and playing harps) and the four Beasts
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G311x6

Iconclass 73G311
Description the four horsemen of the Apocalypse
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G312x5

Iconclass 73G312
Description opening of the fifth seal: white robes are given to (the souls of) the martyrs under the altar
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G313x5

Iconclass 73G313
Description opening of the sixth seal: a great earthquake, the sun turns black, the the moon red as blood, and the stars fall on earth; mankind hiding in caves
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G324x73G3241x73G322x7

Iconclass 73G324,73G3241,73G322
Description the fourth of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: the sun, the moon and the stars are partially darkened, an angel (or eagle) crying the three woes ~ the seven angels with trumpets, the second of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: a great burning mountain is cast into the sea
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G325x73G3251x5

Iconclass 73G325,73G3251
Description the fifth of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: the falling star opens up the bottomless pit: smoke comes out, the plague of the monstrous locusts with crowns, led by Apollyon
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G326x73G3261x7

Iconclass 73G326,73G3261
Description the sixth of the seven angels sounds the trumpet: the four angels of destruction are released, the army of horsemen ~ the seven angels with trumpets
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G33x73G331x7

Iconclass 73G33,73G331
Description the four winds are restrained by four angels, sealing of the tribes of Israel, the 144-thousand
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G34x73G341x8

Iconclass 73G34,73G341
Description the mighty angel with the little open book in his hands: he is wrapped in a cloud; his legs are pillars of fire, which stand one on land and one in the sea ~ Apocalypse, John takes the little book from the angel and eats it
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G36x73G363(+0)x73G35x3

Iconclass 73G36,73G363(+0),73G35
Description the two witnesses of God (Enoch and Elijah) ~ Revelation, variant, John measuring the temple
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G411x73G412x4

Iconclass 73G411,73G412
Description a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven heads, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon and his followers; the dragon (Devil, Satan) is cast out of heaven
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G431x8

Iconclass 73G431
Description the two-horned beast out of the earth and the beast out of the sea are worshipped
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G44x73G45x3

Iconclass 73G44,73G45
Description adoration of the Lamb on Mount Sion by the 144-thousand ~ Apocalypse, the three angels proclaiming the day of judgement
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G46x73G462x73G463x9

Iconclass 73G46,73G462,73G463
Description the Son of Man (Christ) with the sickle, an angel thrusts his sickle into the earth, and gathers the vine, the vine of the earth is cast into the wine-press of the wrath of God; blood is squeezed out
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G48x73G481x6

Iconclass 73G48,73G481
Description the seven angels with the seven vials, bringing disasters and destruction upon the earth and mankind, John sees three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouths of a dragon, a beast and a false prophet
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G491x7

Iconclass 73G491
Description the scarlet woman, the whore of Babylon; she is usually sitting on a scarlet beast with seven heads and ten horns
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G4932x73G4933x73G4931x15

Iconclass 73G4932,73G4933,73G4931
Description lament over the fall of Babylon, a mighty angel casting a great (mill)stone into the sea, an angel announces the fall of Babylon
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G532x73G552x6

Iconclass 73G532,73G552
Description battle between the beast (Antichrist), the false prophet, and the horseman with his army, fire from heaven devours Satan, Gog and Magog, and Satan is cast into a lake of fire
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G541x10

Iconclass 73G541
Description an angel with a key and a chain binds the dragon (Satan) and casts him into the pit
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Illustration Biblia Sacra ID 73G571x8

Iconclass 73G571
Description an angel shows John the New (Heavenly) Jerusalem coming down from heaven; sometimes Christ is shown leading his lambs to the city
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References

Bibliographic references

Machiels(Gent) 644 Machiels, J. Catalogus van de boeken gedrukt voor 1600 aanwezig op de Centrale Bibliotheek van de Rijksuniversiteit Gent. Gent, 1979.

Van Eys (N)16 Bibliographie des Bibles et des Nouveaux Testaments en langue franaise des Xvme et XVIme sicles. 2 vol. Genve, 1900-01.

Chambers 49 Chambers, Bettye Thomas. Bibliography of French Bibles. Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century French-Language Editions of the Scriptures. Genve, 1983.

NK 2505 Nijhoff, Wouter and M.E. Kronenberg. Nederlandsche bibliographie van 1500 tot 1540. 3 vol. 's-Gravenhage, 1923-71.

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Signature Brussels BR: LP 8362 A
Autopsy yes
Missignings no
Fingerprint variations no
Binding
Bindmat leather
Number of raised bands 4
Furniture no
Fastenings no
Other 19th century blind stamped morocco
Reproductions
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Provenance bookplate H.M. (fl1v)
Genealogical annotations no
Handwritten annotations no
Pendrawings no
Rubricated no
Initials unworked
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