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Nouum Testamentum illustratum insignium rerum simulachris : cũ ad veritatem historiae, tum ad venustatem, singulari artificio expressis.

Accession number
PML 126115
Published
[Paris] : Excudebat Fran. Gryphius, an 1542.
Credit line
Bequest of E. Clark Stillman; 1995.
Notes
Fifth? 16mo ed. of the Gryphius New Testament. First ed. printed 1537. Reprinted 1539, 1540, 1541. Contains some of the same woodcuts as Gryphius' 1541 8vo ed. of complete Bible, plus some others.--Cf. Mortimer.
Woodcuts probably not by Gryphius himself. Cf. Johnson.
Signatures: a-z⁸&⁸Aa⁸A-T⁸
Leaf [200] and last leaf blank.
Date in roman numerals. Gryphius' griffin device (Renouard 413) on title page. Separate title page to the epistles and Apocalypse. Bibliographic references in margins. Text not divided into verses.
Description
199, [1], 136, [16] leaves : ill. ; 12 cm (16mo in 8s)
Provenance
Collection of E. Clark Stillman.
Binding
Modern dark brown morocco tooled in blind on front and back, stamped in gold on spine. All edges gilt.
Classification
Department