BIBLIA NEERLANDICA -- BIBLIA SACRA Dat is de geheele Heylighe Schrifture Bedeylt in 't Out en Nieu Testament. Antw., Pieter Jacopsz Paets, (1646-)57. 2 in 1 vol. (8), 1265; 468, (6) pp. W. engr. title, 8 large woodcut subtitles, 1244 fine woodcuts by Chr. v. Sichem after a variety of masters (i.a. Van Heemskerk, Wierix, Dürer, Holbein, Goltzius) in text & numerous woodcut initials, tail- and headpieces and other decorative ornaments. Fol. Later antique style cf. w. or. spine laid down, later brass clasps & catches. (New endpapers, margins repaired at beginning and end, some marg. stains, a bit browned/foxed in places).
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