The St. Wenceslas Bible in Czech (Biblí cžeská), 1715 - Lot 129

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The St. Wenceslas Bible in Czech (Biblí cžeská), 1715 - Lot 129
The St. Wenceslas Bible in Czech (Biblí cžeská), 1715 Printed in Prague by Svatováclavské d?dictví (Inheritance of St. Wenceslas), at St. Clement's College of the Society of Jesus, by Joachym Jan Kameniecký, 1715. First edition, third volume containing the first part of the Old Testament, from the book of Genesis to the book of Ecclesiastes. In-folio (35.5 x 22.25 cm). xxxii, 1263, xxvi pages. Red-black woodcut title, 85 copper engravings, mostly from the 4th edition of the Melantrich Bible 1570 with woodcuts by Francisco Terzia (1523-1591) and Florian Abel († 1565). Stamped sow-skin binding. Functional brass clasps. Wormholes, stains and foxing, ink inscriptions on title page. A fine copy despite these minor defects. The St. Wenceslas Bible was the first book published by the Héritage de Saint-Venceslas publishing house. St. Wenceslas Heritage in Prague (Czech Republic). It was the first publication of a Catholic translation of the Bible acquired by the Jesuits on the basis of the Latin Vulgate. The New Testament was the first part of the Bible to be published, accompanied by detailed interpretations from 1677 onwards. The Old Testament was translated in 1712 and 1715 in Prague's Old Town by the publishing house L'Héritage de Saint-Venceslas, founded by Mat?j Štajner, who, along with Ji?í Konstanc and Jan Barner, took part in its revision. This Bible subsequently served as the basis for other Catholic publications in Bohemia.
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