‎André CHOURAQUI‎
‎LA BIBLE‎

‎Biblia Det er Den gantske Hellige Scrifft paa Danske igien offuerseet oc Prentet effter vor allernaadigste Herris oc Kongis K. Christian den IV. Befaling. Mett Register/ alle D. Lutheri Fortaler ghans Udledning i Brædden oc Viti Theodori Summarier. Cu... - [THE MAGNIFICENT CHRISTIAN IV FOLIO BIBLE]‎

‎Kiøbenhaffn, (Melchior Martzan og Salomon Sartor), (1632-) 1633. Folio (binding: 37 x 25 cm.). Bound in a spledid, contemporary full calf binding over wooden boards. Rich, elaborate gilding to both boards and spine. The gilding is vague, especially on the front board, but the tooling is very sharp, and the binding overall is magnificent. With four beautiful, ornamented brass edges to each board and two large ornamented brass clasps. All edges are gilt and beautifully blindtooled. Wear to capitals, where the cords are loosening a bit, and with a bit of loss of leather. A bit of wear to hinges, at the cords, which are showing. But overall the binding is in splendid condition. Also internally extremely well preserved. The title-page has a tiny restored hole to lower right corner, and the first four leaves might have been inserted. They are slightly smaller at the outer margin than the other leaves. But that might also be due to restoration, as the binding has not been tampered with at any point and is completely unrestored. The text is unusually nice, clean and fresh, by far the nicest copy we have ever come across. Pasted-down front end-paper with the ownership signature and lacquered coat-of-arms seal of Severin Svanenhielm (Severin Seehusen (1664-1726) ) as well as the ownership signatures of Søren Schiøtz (1796-1863) (with names of members of his family), C. Th. Zahle and Erik Zahle. With the book plate of William Davignon (d. 1924). The brass corners carry the initials HL and are depicted in Johannes Rudbeck's Svenska Bokband I (fig. 26, p.53). The binding there is dated 1622, whereas our binding is from 1633 or right after. The brass fittings were a commercial merchandise for sale in Germany and probably also in both Sweden and Denmark. Engraved title-page as well as the engraved portrait of Christian IV, all by the royal engraver Simon the Pas. Without the half-title, which merely contains the printed words ""BIBLIA / Paa Danske"", which is almost never present. (21 - not counting the engraved title-page and the portrait), 353 (i.e. 354 due to the erroneous double pagination 353), 226, 159 ff. ‎

‎A magnificent copy of the scarce first edition of the last (i.e. the third) of the Danish folio-bibles, known as ""Christian IV's Bible"", being a slightly revised edition of the Bible of 1589. Christian IV is the most famous Danish king ever to have lived, and the Christian IV bible is extremely sought-after. An unusually fresh and complete (apart from the always lacking half-title) copy of this splendid bible, printed by the first royal printer Melchior Martzan and Salomon Sartor (part 2). The numerous woodcut illustrations are the same that were used for the Frederik II Bibel from 1589. The four engraved leaves - the portrait and the three title-pages - are by Simon de Pas.Bibl. Dan.I,9 - Thesaurus II, 378. - Birkelund, 41. - Darlow and Moule, 3160. Provenance: Svanenhielm was a family of Danish and Norwegian nobility. Morten Hansen Seehuusen (1629-1694) was a merchant from Bredstedt in Schleswig-Holstein, who re-located to Stavanger, Norway. His son, Severin Seehusen (1664-1726) was an official in Bergen as well as in Stavanger and Northern Norway. He owned, among other properties, Damsgård Manor outside Bergen, Svanøy in Sunnfjord, and Arnegård in Stavanger. In 1720, Severin Seehausen was ennobled under the name Svanenhielm. Søren Daniel Schiøtz (1796-1863) was a Norwegian bailiff and judge, who was also very much engaged in religious matters and came to play an important role in the history of theology in Norway. He was one of the founders of the Norwegian Mission Society and the Norwegian Israeli Mission. He translated several important upbuilding pieces from German, among them a comprehensive bible history. Carl Theodor Zahle (1866 – 1946) was a highly important Danish lawyer and politician. He was prime minister of Denmark from 1909 to 1910 and again from 1913 to 1920. In 1895, he was elected member of the lower chamber of the Danish parliament, for the Liberal Party. A campaigner for peace, in 1905 he co-founded the Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre). He stayed on as a member of Parliament for Det Radikale Venstre until 1928, when he became a member of the upper chamber of Parliament (Landstinget). In 1929, he became Minister of Justice , a post which he held until 1935. Zahle was instrumental in starting negotiations for a new Danish–Icelandic Act of Union in 1917, which resulted in Iceland being recognized as a sovereign nation in a personal union with the king of Denmark the following year. Erik Zahle (1898-1969) was a famous Danish art historian, author, and museum director.‎

‎Biblia Det er Den gantske Hellige Scrifft paa Danske igien offuerseet oc Prentet effter vor allernaadigste Herris oc Kongis K. Christian den IV. Befaling. Mett Register/ alle D. Lutheri Fortaler ghans Udledning i Brædden oc Viti Theodori Summarier. Cu... - [THE CHRISTIAN IV BIBLE - THE THIRD AND LAST OF THE GREAT DANISH FOLIO BIBLES]‎

‎Kiøbenhaffn, (Melchior Martzan og Salomon Sartor), (1632-) 1633. Folio. Bound in a splendid recent full calf pastish binding with five raised bands. Gilt floral ornamentation to spine and boards ruled in gilt. End-papers renewed. First 10 leaves with marginal repairs. A few leaves in the New Testament (last part) closely trimmed in upper margin, occassionally touchly text. Last 10 leaves with marginal repairs. Internally with occassional miscolouring and brownspotting, but an overall nice copy. Engraved title-page and the engraved portrait of Christian IV, all by the royal engraver Simon the Pas. Without the half-title, which merely contains the printed words ""BIBLIA / Paa Danske"", which is almost never present. (21 - not counting the engraved title-page and the portrait), 353 (i.e. 354 due to the erroneous double pagination 353), 226, 159 ff. ‎

‎A nice copy of the scarce first edition of the last (i.e. the third) of the Danish folio-bibles, known as ""Christian IV's Bible"", being a slightly revised edition of the Bible of 1589 (Frederik II's Bible). Christian IV is the most famous Danish king ever to have lived, and the Christian IV bible is extremely sought-after. The numerous woodcut illustrations are the same that were used for the Frederik II's Bibel from 1589. The four engraved leaves - the portrait and the three title-pages - are by Simon de Pas. Despite already having two beautiful folio-bibles, Denmark's supply of Bibles was insufficient for the nation's needs. In many parishes only the church had a copy, with a few more in the homes of the wealthy. This shortage was particularly severe in Norway due to its distance from the capital, which limited the benefits of initiatives from the King. Funds were raised from churches in Zealand and Norway, with Norway contributing generously. Two printers, Melchior Martzan and Salomon Sartor, were employed, with Martzan overseeing corrections and sales. Norwegian churches' significant contributions were rewarded with copies equivalent to their donations, while Zealand's lesser contributions received no compensation. Biblioteca Danica I, 9. Thesaurus II, 378. Birkelund, 41. Darlow and Moule, 3160.‎

‎The holy Scripture of the old and new testament in one hundred copper-plates represented accordingly to the order of the books in the bible. With historical explanations. Translated into English by J.A.E. Schmidt.‎

‎Leipzig, Edward Kummer, 1836. Small folio-oblong. (23x37 cm.). Contemp. modest hcloth. Boards rubbed. (4),27 pp. in double-columns with description of the plates. Before the plates an engraved titlepage with the text: ""Biblia Sacra Veteris et Novi Testamenti representata Centum Imaginibus Aeri incisis in Forma dimidii Plagulae transverssae, una cum Expositione dilucidativa. Augustae Vindelicorum. Prostat apud Antonium Klauber. MDCCCXXXV"". With 100 large engraved plates. (Plates sign. C.P.S.C.M. - Klauber Cath. Sc. et exc. A.V.). A bit of browning to edges of text and plates. Otherwise internally fine.‎

‎In Ecclesiasten commentariorum liber unus. - [BIBLE COMMENTARY BY THE AUTHOR OF ""LIBRORUM PROHIBITORUM""]‎

‎Antwerp, Beller, 1620. Folio (320 x 215 mm). In contemporary full calf with six raised bands and double ruled fillets to boards. Small paper-label to upper part of spine. Edges of boards gilt. Title-page with marginal soiling and with traces from having been folded vertically. Light wear to extremities, but generally a nice and clean copy. Text in two collums within single line framed boarder. (8), 1079, (48) pp.‎

‎Rare later edition (Possibly second, the first being from 1619) of this extensive bible commentary by Jesuit Pineda. Pineda entered the Society of Jesus in 1572. He taught philosophy and theology in Seville and Cordova and functioned as consultor to the Spanish Inquisition and, in this capacity, visited numerous libraries in Spain which culminated with his publication “Index Librorum Prohibitorum” (1612)”.‎

‎Annales sacri et profani ab orbe caudito ad eurudem Christi passione redemptum cum sacro sanctae scriptura et ethnicorum. 2 vols. - [IMPORTANT AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED WORK ON 'SECULAR' ASPECTS OF THE BIBLE]‎

‎Frankfurt, Theobaldum Schor Wetterum, 1611. Folio. Two volumes bound in one contemporary full blindstamped vellum binding with five raised bands. Wear and soiling to extremities, corners bumped. Missing part of vellum to upper part of front board. Light occassional marginal dampstaining but generally a nice and clean copy. (12), 484 pp. + frontispiece and 12 plates (4), 420, (39) pp. + 10 plates.‎

‎Second edition of Tornielli’s great work in which he delves into Biblical architectural prototypes from Noah’s Ark to the Temple of Jerusalem and historical quandaries, and explores topics related to geography and natural science in the bible. The illustrations accompanying the present work provide numerous theoretical and practical insights into the topic of sacred architecture and are used as arguments for Tornielli’s fundamental thesis - that there is a continuous lineage from Biblical prototypes through classical culture to the contemporary Renaissance era. His approach to Scripture, focusing on historical analysis, was pioneering and influenced subsequent generations of Biblical scholars. “Tornielli personally intervened in the lively debate on these historical-Biblical themes, addressing in particular the positions of Benito Arias Montano (Exemplar sive de sacris fabricis liber, 1572) and Juan Bautista Villalpando (In Ezechielem explanationes , 1596-1604).” (Rovetta, The Theme of the Central Plan in Lorenzo Binago). Agostino Tornielli (1543-1622), a native of Novara, Italy, was a clergyman and member of the Barnabite religious order, commonly known for their association with the Church of St. Barnabas in Milan. The Barnabites placed great emphasis on learning, considering it crucial for religious devotion, and thus, they cultivated various branches of knowledge within their order. The first edition was published in Milan in 1609/1610, the present second edition in 1611, a third edition in Antwerp in 1620. ‎