Biblia, ad vetustissima exemplaria castigata
Subtitle: quid in horum Bibliorum castigatione praestitum sit, subsequens praefatio latius indicabit.
Contributors: Plantin, Christophe, ca. 1520-1589; Henten, Johannes, 1500?-1566.; Vivens, Henricus (association); Poland, Frederick William, (1858-1940) (bookstamp)
Publisher: Ex officina Christophori Plantini
Published: 1565
Place of publication: Antuerpiae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 392
Work titles: Bible. Latin. Vulgate. 1565.
Notes: Signatures: *8, A-Z8, a0z8, Aa-Cc8, A-P8, A-D8.

A new edition of the Louvain edition (first published 1547) of the Vulgate Latin Bible.

The Bible text includes prefaces to individual books, chapter summaries, marginal references and notes. The text is printed continuously (not broken up into verses), except in poetical books, but the verses are numbered (in the central margin between the 2 columns of text).

Preface by J. Hentenius to the 1547 Louvain Latin Bible: prelim. leaf [2].

Index of O.T. passages referred to in the N.T: prelim. leaves [3-4].

Liturgical index of epistles and gospels: leaves [1-3r] at end.

"Index rerum & sententiarum veteris ac noui testamenti": leaves [3v-21] at end.

"Hebraea, Chaldaea, Gracea, & Latina nomina ... restituta, cum Latina interpretatione": leaves [22-54] at end.

"Excvdebat Christophorvs Plantinvs Antverpiae, anno M. D. LXV. calend. Febrvari": cf. leaf [21r] (4th group).

"Excvdebat Christophorvs Plantinvs, Antverpiae, anno M. D. LXV. calend. Martii": cf. leaf [54v] (4th group).

Printer's device on t.p. and leaf [21v] (4th group).

Fisher D-11 copy: "Ex donatione P. Henrici Vivens ... 1619."  With the bookstamp and autograph of Fredk. Wm. Poland, Emm. Coll.