1715 – Vulgate Holy Bible | Biblia Sacra – Clement VIII, Sixtus V – Antwerp

A rare, early 18^th-century Biblia Sacra published in Antwerp in 1715. This Bible include the Vulgate Latin text, edited by Antonius Vitre. Vitre editions of the Vulgate Bible are considered some of the best Vulgate editions. It includes both the Old and New Testaments along with Apocryphal books and marginal references.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biblia sacra : vulgatae editionis, Sixti V. & Clementis VIII. Pont. Max. auctoritate recognita
• Author(s): Holy Bible
• Contributor(s): Sixtus V; Clement VIII; Antonius Vitre (editor)
• Publisher: Antverpiae, apud Joannem Baptistam Verdussen
• Edition: 1715 printing.
• Binding: Quarter leather
• Format: (4to), two volumes in one
• Size:  9.75 in x 8 in (25 cm x 20 cm)
• Collation: [8], XX, [4], 624; [4], 576, 74 pp
• Illustrations: Engraved title page
• Contents Include:
  • Old Testament
  • New Testament
  • Apocryphal Books
  • Index

Condition:

Very Good. Leather binding is tight and secure with minor corner rubbing. Pages are clean with no major staining, and the red fore-edge remains intact.

Why Collect This?

• Early 18th century Antwerp printing of Vulgate Latin Bible
• Suitable for collectors of early Bibles

Item Number: #50247