Biblia Sacra – Holy Bible – 1680 | Latin Vulgate, Pope Sixtus V

This rare 1680 Biblia Sacra was published in Lyon under the papal direction of Pope Sixtus V. The large tome includes an allegorical engraved title page and prefatory material from Clement VIII. It also includes the Tridentine decree on canonical books, the Apocrypha, and Saint Jerome’s prologues.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biblia Sacra: Vulgatæ Editionis, Sixti V. Pontificis Maximi jussu recognita, et Clementis VIII
• Author(s): Holy Bible
• Contributor(s): Marco Antonio Colonna (director of edition); Clemens VIII (Papal Preface); Hieronymus (Prologues)
• Publisher: Lugduni, Sumpt. Pet. Guillimin, & Ant. Beaujollin, in vico Bellæ-Corderiæ
• Edition: 1680 edition
• Format: (4to), single volume
• Binding: Leather, original
• Size:  11.5 x 8.5 in (29.2 x 21.6 cm)
• Collation: [14], 509, [3], 514 pp
• Illustrations: Engraved allegorical title page
• Contents Include:
  • Clemens Papa VIII. Ad perpetuam rei memoriam
  • De Canonicis Scripturis Decretum, ex Concilio Tridentino
  • Old and New Testaments
  • Prayer of Manasseh & 3–4 Ezra
  • Numerous indexes and name interpretations

Condition:

Good. Leather binding intact with moderate wear and corner cracking. Endpapers and title page are professionally reattached. The engraved title remains present. Text block is complete.

Why Collect This?

• Includes Jerome’s prologues and extensive papal preliminaries and references to Tridentine standards
• Contains lesser-included Apocryphal books of Prayer of Manasseh, and 3-4 Ezra

Item Number: # 28936