IIl. 65
| Record ID | cp011248 |
| Voet reference number | 709A |
| Museum Plantin-Moretus | c:lvd:1164172 |
| Uniform title | BIBLE: Editions in Dutch |
| Title page transcription | [Within woodcut compartment:] □ DEN BIBEL ‖ INHOVDENDE HET ‖ OVDT ENDE NIEV ‖ TESTAMENT. ‖ Met cort beduytsel voor elck Capittel, ende ‖ ghetal aen de canten, tot seker bewijsinghe ‖ der concordancien. ‖ ⊕ 18 ‖ T'ANTVVERPEN. ‖ By Christoffel Plantijn, inden gulden Passer. ‖ M.D.LXVI. ‖ Met Gracie ende Priuilegie. |
| Collation | Folio (288 × 195): *⁴, A-Z⁸, Aa-Zz⁸, a-d⁸, e⁶, Aa-Qq⁶, Rr⁴; pages [1-1016] |
| Fingerprint | 156602 - # a1 *2 rey : # a2 *3 temp - # 1b1 A eñ : # 1b2 2Z5 ,$dat$ - # 2b1 a l : # 2b2 e4 ude - # 3b1 2A ro : # 3b2 2R3 $den$ |
| Number of sheets | 255 |
| Pages | [1]: Title [2]: Privilege (Brussels, Privy Council, 13 March 1564 old style, signed by De Langhe, and Council of Brabant, 17 March [1565], s. De Langhe) [3-4]: H. Nicolaus van Winghe Regulier, den goetwilligen leser saluyt (Louvain, 6 August 1548; gothic type) [5-8]: Table (on two columns; Go, parts in roman type) [9-819]: Text Old Testament (on two columns separated by a rule; Go, parts and marginals in roman type) [820]: Blank [821-1014]: Text New Testament (on two columns, separated by a rule; Go, parts and marginals in roman type) [1015]: Ghedruct t'Antvverpen by ‖ Christoffel Plantyn, in de ‖ Cammerstrate, inden Gul- ‖ den Passer. Anno M.D. ‖ LXVI. Den Viij May [1016]: Blank |
| Edition information | |
| Illustrations | Woodcuts: 1) Old Testament: two maps, on pages [162] (120 × 179: Exodus) and page [173] (112 × 159: Chanaan) 2) New Testament: a) 4 illustrations, 87 × 60, with scenes from the life of Christ on pages [822] (with the monogram of the woodcutter Arnold Nicolai), [844], [845], [846] b) 5 illustrations, c. 55 × 55: 4 representing each one of the 4 Evangelists, on pages [821], [847], [863], [891], and one the Flight to Egypt, on page [822] (the illustrations on pages [822] and [891] with the monogram of the woodcutter Cornelis Muller) |
| Copies | Museum Plantin-Moretus - R 58.6 - A 1518 - A 9522 KBR Royal Library of Belgium Cambridge University Library University Library Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam KU Leuven- Maurits Sabbe Library, P22.055.1/Fo BIJB;P22.055.1/Fo BIJB;PN00397/F°;PN00568/F° |
| Bibliographical references | Ruelens-de Backer, page 65 (1566, no. 40) Bib. catholica Neerlandica impressa, no. 3040 Darlow-Moule, Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture in the library of the British and Foreign Bible Societyno. 3294 Cockx-Indestege, E. Belgica typographica 470 |
| Online bibliographical references | STCV c:stcv:12912029Biblia Sacra 1566.B.dut.CP.a |
| Note 1 | Reprint of Van Winghe's translation, first published in 1548. At the end of the Old Testament is noted that the publication followed the text 'recently corrected in Louvain, in the year 1553': this must refer to the edition, revised by J. van der Haghen, with references and chapter-headings, and published at Louvain by A.M. Bergaigne in 1553. |
| Note 2 | Part of the edition received a title-page with the address of Plantin's Antwerp colleague, Philip Nuyts (Nutius) (see following no.; cf. also infra). |
| Note 3 | With the same typecomposition part of the Bible, i.e. the New Testament, was printed in an in 8⁰ format: see no. cp011988. |
| Note 4 | The cost-accounting note in Arch. 4, folio 81 verso, specifies: the wages for composing and printing are entered from 19 May 1565 till 17 March 1566 and amount to 456 florins Carolus guilders 7 stuivers (including on 10 April 1565 48 florins Carolus guilders 'pour avoir faict mectre les nombres des versets à m[aistr]e Estienne [de Wallencourt]' and 1 florins Carolus guilders 16 stuivers for a book [= the Louvain edition used by de Wallencourt to make his notes]. Cf. also Arch. 3, folio 23 verso, and Arch. 31, folio 83 verso). 1,550 copies were printed. At 255 sheets per copy, 825 reams of paper were used, partly paper at 16 stuivers and partly at 17 stuivers per ream, totalling 701 florins Carolus guilders 5 stuivers Grand total: 1157 florins Carolus guilders 12 stuivers Price per copy: somewhat less than 16 stuivers Details are also given about the transaction with Philip Nuyts (Arch. 4, folio 82 recto and folio 162 recto; cf. also Arch. 3, folio 37 verso): Plantin's colleague took 500 copies on paper of Rouen (at 16 stuivers per ream), and paid, at 1 florins Carolus guilders 10 stuivers per ream, 372 florins Carolus guilders |
| Note 5 | Listed in M 296, folio 2 recto and folio 2 verso (Bybel in Nederduyts in f⁰, a⁰ -, f[euilles] 266, [price:] stuivers 26), and M 164, folio 5 recto. |
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