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1555 Stephanus Latin Bible, Item #EB1012

1555 Stephanus Latin Bible
The First With Numbered Verses

[Bible in Latin.] Biblia… R. Stephanus lectori. En tibi Biblioru[m] vulgata editio, in qua iuxta Hebraicorum versuum rationem singula capita versibus distincta sunt, numeris praefixis, qui versuum numeris quos in Concordantiis nostris novis & integris, post literas marginales A B C D E F G addidimus, respondent: vt quaerendi molestia leueris, quum tibi tanquam digito, quod quaeris demonstrabunt. [ Geneva: Conrad Badius for Robert Estienne (Robert Stephanus), 1555] (colophon: Excudebat Roberto Stephano Conradus Badius, anno M.D.LV…)

Third Stephanus (Estienne) octavo Latin Bible. 175 x 112 mm. Complete. *8, **4, a-z8; aa-pp8; A-I8; K4. 392ff.

The first Bible to be printed with verse numeration. Text follows the Stephanus printings of 1538-40 and 1546. Text in double columns with references, variants and section letters in the margins. The beginning of each verse is marked by a pillcrow (paragraph mark) followed by its number. In the Old Testament books of the Hebrew Canon Stephanus adopted the already existing system of verse division, but added numbers; the New Testament here he follows his own 1551 Greek New Testament versification and numeration.

Full brown morocco by Thouvenin (signed at foot of spine), gilt extra, to a fanfare design on both boards with exquisite stippling; spine gilt in compartments. Pale blue watered silk liners.

A few side notes touched. Overall lovely condition; fine binding.