Afbeeldingen der voornaamste historien, soo van het Oude als Nieuwe Testament, door verschiede van de gestrykste en vermaardste tekenaars en plaatsnyders seer konstig afgebeeld: zynde tot verklaringe van ieder afbeeldinge daar by gevoegt, sinryke rymen, in de Latynse, Franse, Engelse, Hoogen Nederduitse talen: midsgaders een kort historisch verhaal in prosa, van ieder afbeeldinge
Contributors: Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 1587-1652; Sandbeck, C. H. de
Publisher: Uitgegeven door Nicolaus Visscher
Published: 1700
Place of publication: Tot Amsteldam
Language: dut
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Picture Bibles; Bible
Other titles: Historiae Sacrae tam Veteris quam Novi Testamenti, elegantissimis iconibus expressae. De heylige historien zoo van het Oude als Nieuwe Testament door zeer konstige figuren afgebeeld. Die heylige Historien des Alten und Neuen Testaments, in kunstlichen Figuren abgebildt. The sacred histories of the Old and Neu Testament, represented by very artificial figures. Histoires sacrées du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, representées par de tres belles figures.
Work titles: Bible. Polyglot
Notes: Date of publication conjecctured by Wing.

Prefaces to the reader, p. [5-12], 1st count, appear in Dutch, French, German and English and are signed N. Visscher.

Added engraved title page reads: "Historiae Sacrae tam Veteris quam Novi Testamenti, elegantissimis iconibus expressae. De heylige historien zoo van het Oude als Nieuwe Testament door zeer konstige figuren afgebeeld. Die heylige Historien des Alten und Neuen Testaments, in kunstlichen Figuren abgebildt. The sacred histories of the Old and Neu Testament, represented by very artificial figures. Histoires sacrées du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament, representées par de tres belles figures.

Each section has separate divisional title page with an engraved illustration with the text of the added, engraved title page followed by text in Dutch and another separate divisional title page with text in Dutch listing the books of the Bible covered by that section; each section has a separate register.

Signatures: *⁴ (*1, *2 versos blank) **⁴ (-**4) (**3 verso blank) A-S⁴ (S4 verso blank) chi1 (chi1 verso blank) ²A-²S² T-2G⁴ 2H² (2H2 verso blank) ²chi1 (²chi1 verso blank) ³A-³S⁴ ²T²X⁴ ²Y² (²Y2 verso blank)

Title page printed in red and black; engraved printer's vignette on title page; initials.

Includes numerous in text engravings by Claes Jansz. Visscher and Pieter Hendricksz Schut; the illustration on p. 1, 2nd count, in the book of Genesis, cap. I, shows the continents of North and South America within a border of astrological symbols.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), A747B.

English short title catalogue, R231150.

Purchase; 2017; 18-194.

Text printed in Latin, French, English German and Dutch.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: front pastedown is partially wanting; rear flyleaf partially torn and wanting.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in later full worn calf.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Wroth Fund.

Provenance of the John Carter Brown Library copy: C.H. de Sandbeck ... die X octobr. M DCC.XCVI [1796]: ms. inscription of recto of front flyleaf.