Biblia Sacra
Subtitle: Vulgatae Editionis Sixti Qvinti Pont. Max. ivssv recognita atque edita
Contributors: Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589; Moretus, Jan, 1543-1610; Vestri Barbiani, Ottaviano, 1577-1626
Publisher: Ex Officina Plantiniana, Apud Ioannem Moretum
Published: 1599
Place of publication: Antverpiae
Language: lat
Number of pages: 1032
Work titles: Bible. Latin. Clementine. 1599
Notes: The Holy Bible in Latin, including the O.T. Apocrypha.

Engraved title page.

Signatures: A-Z⁸, a-m⁸, o-p⁴, q-z⁸, AA-FF⁸, GG-HH⁴, II-VV⁸, XX⁴, (Aa-Ee⁸).

Colophon: "Antverpiae, ex officina Plantiana, apvd Ioannem Moretvm, M.D. XCIX."

Plantin's device on p. [54].

The Sixtine-Clementine Vulgate, or "Clementine Bible". It was prepared because of critical reception of the Sixtine Vulgate (1590), by a commission under the direction of Marco Antonio Colonna. It remained the basis of the standard Roman Catholic edition until the Second Vatican Council.

Text printed in paragraph form, double column, single rule down center of page, with verse nos. in inner margins of column in matching type. Title centered across top of both pages. Chapter no. centered in column. References in both margins. A few tailpieces. Engraved initials indented over 6 lines at the beginning of books and bold-face type initials indented over 2 lines at the beginning of chapters.

Includes: "Praefatio ad Lectorem"; "De Canonicis Scriptvris Decretvm ex Concilio Tridentino ... "; "Clemens PP. VIII. Dilecto Filio Ioanni Moreto ... ", signed "M. Vestrius Barbianus" and dated "Romae ... die xi. Martij, M.D. XCVII"; "Svmma Privilegii Regis Catholici"; Bible (first group of pages); Prayer of Manasseh; 3-4 Ezra (second group; smaller type); "Hieronymi Prologvs Galeatvs"; "Hieronymvs Pavlino"; "Praefatio Sancti Hieronymi ... "; "Index Testimoniorvm ... "; "Hebraicorvm, Chaldaeorvm, Graecorvmq[ue] Nominvm Interpretatio"; "Index Biblicvs ... "; "Errata ..." (third group).

Includes indexes.

Rare Book copy: Imperfect; at least one leaf at end wanting

United Bible Societies language: Latin.

BM, 1409. i. 7

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