Biblia Sacra Hebraice, Chaldaice, Graece & Latine
Subtitle: Philippi II. Reg. Cathol. pietate, et studio ad Sacrosanctae Ecclesiae usum
Publisher: Christoph. Plantinus
Published: 1569
Place of publication: Excud. Antuerpiae
Language: mul; lat; heb; grc; arc; syr
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Textual Criticism; Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Other titles: Bible. Polyglot. Plantin. 1569.; Antwerp polyglot.; Plantin's polyglot.; Royal polyglot.
Work titles: Bible Polyglot Antwerp 1569
Description: Vols. 1-4: O.T. in 4 columns across two pages, the Hebrew, the Vulgate, a literal Latin version of the Septuagint, the Greek Septuagint, below is the Chaldee paraphrase with Latin translation ; v. 5: N.T. in 4 columns across 2 pages, the Syriac, a Latin version of the Syriac, the Vulgate, and the Greek, below is the Syriac in Hebrew characters ; v. 6, 8: Apparatus sacer ; v. 7: O.T. (not including Apocrypha) in Hebrew with interlinear Latin translation, and N.T. in Greek with interlinear Vulgate.
Notes: Signatures: see Voet, L.: The Plantin Press (1555-1589), p. 280-315.

Full leather binding over beveled double raised cords; red catskin; panel stamped with blind and gold tooling, oval center decorative motif; bosses and clasps.

Allegorical t.p. (v. 1) and ill. engraved by Pieter van der Heyden, Pieter Huys, Jan Wierix and Philippe Galle.

Colophon v. 1: Antuerpiae Calend. Martiis, [M] [D] LXIX.

Colophon v. 5: Antuerpiae excudebat Christophorus Plantinus regius prototypographus, Anno [M] [D] LXXI. kal. Februarii. Includes royal crest.

Vols. 6-8, the so-called "Apparatus sacer", consist of a series of separate works, most with separate signatures and paging and special t.p.'s;many of these occur in more than one edition (cf. Voet).

v. 6-8 each have separate title pages.

Woodcut initials.

Benedictus Arias (1527-1598), called Montanus, general editor and author of the prefaces in v. 1, 5, and 7.

"The second of the great polyglots, known as the Antwerp, or Plantin's Polyglot, otherwise the Royal Polyglot"--Darlow & Moule 1422.

United Bible Societies language: Polyglot.

Darlow & Moule ; 1422, 4637, 5101, 6156, 8950.

Brit. Lib. general cat. of printed books to 1975 ; 28/329f.
Table of contents: title: Vols. 1-4: O.T. in 4 columns across two pages: the Hebrew, the Vulgate, a literal Latin version of the Septuagint, the Greek Septuagint, the Targums and their accompanying Latin translation; v. 5: N.T. in 4 columns across 2 pages: the Syriac, a Latin version of the Syriac, the Vulgate, and the Greek; v. 6-8: Apparatus sacer.