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‎Biblia. Det er den gantske Hellige Scrifft Paa Danske igien offuerseet oc Prentet effter Salige oc høylofflige ihukommelse Kong Friderichs den II. Befalning. (3 parts). - [FREDERIK DEN II's BIBEL. - THE SECOND DANISH BIBLE IN FOLIO]‎

‎Kiøbenhaffn, (Matz Vingaard), (1588-)89. Folio (c. 365 × 255 mm). Recently bound in a magnificent pastiche binding of full brown calf, spine with five raised bands and blind-tooled ornamentation forming triangular compartments. Covers panelled with blind-tooled geometric framing, gilt floral tools at the corners, and a large central diamond-shaped lozenge. Double-ruled fillets to the borders of the boards. (22), 353 [i.e. 354], 226, 159 ff. Wanting two leaves: J (f. 49) in the New Testament and Cc6 (f. 156) in the Book of Revelation. Leaves 157–159 of the Book of Revelation erroneously bound between Dd2 and Dd3 in the First Book of Samuel.With three woodcut title-pages printed in black and red, portrait, and coat of arms. Outer and upper margins closely trimmed, occasionally just touching text. The Old Testament and the Prophets with a few discreet marginal repairs and closed tears. The New Testament with more substantial repairs and occasional loss of text. Book of Revelation with leaves re-margined, as usual. Some occasional small stains" larger inkstain on verso of B2 and recto of B3. Despite the two lacking leaves, but with the often missing portrait and title-pages, a good copy of a work often found in very worn condition, owing to the poor quality of the paper.‎

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‎The magnificent first printing of the second Danish–Norwegian Bible in folio - the celebrated Frederik II Bible - and one of the grandest monuments of sixteenth-century Danish printing. Issued by the command of Frederik II, this monumental Bible represents the second complete Danish Bible in folio format and is notably the first Danish folio Bible printed by a Dane. It stands as the magnum opus of Mads Vingaard and “and the most extensive work of printing undertaken in Denmark during the sixteenth century. The book is profusely illustrated with woodcuts copied from a german Bible issued by Sigmund Feyerabend in Frankfurt a. M. 1560. The original woodcuts were made by the artist and craftsman Virgil Solis... Wide woodcut borders together with pictures using themes from the Scriptures surround the title pages and the illustrations. On the reverse of the first title page many copies have pasted in a portrait of Frederich II, engraved by the Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius. However, this portrait may also be found on a separate leaf."" (Thesaurus I). A monumental production both typographically and artistically, the Frederik II Bible marks the consolidation of Reformation scripture in Denmark-Norway and reflects the growing technical and artistic sophistication of the Copenhagen press. Its scale and royal patronage place it among the most important achievements of Scandinavian Renaissance book culture. Lauritz Nielsen, 405. - Thesaurus I, 129. - Birkelund, 34.‎