Historiated title page of Biblia : habes in hoc libro prudens lector vtriusq[ue] instrumenti nouam tran[s]latione[m] aeditum
The title page of Biblia : habes in hoc libro prudens lector vtriusq[ue] instrumenti nouam tran[s]latione[m] aeditum... featuring an architectural border decorated with portraits of Catholic saints. At the top of the border is an image of the pope flanked by cardinals and supported by a pair of cherubs holding horns and crests featuring a printer's mark. Along both sides are portraits of saints frmed with laurels, including: Jerome, Augustine, Gregory, Ambrosius, Hugo, Bernard, Thomas, Ireneus, and two unnamed saints. A pair of lions support a blank crest along the bottom of the page. Below the title, there is a full printer's mark on a crest, supported by a pair of lions that are holding a tree up with a strap.
Pagnini, Sante, 1470-
Du Ry, Antoine, active 1516-1533
Giunta, Jacques, 1487-1546
Lyon (France)
Latin
Popes
Cardinals
Cherubs in art
Printing
Printers
Printers' marks
Saints
Lions
Trees
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430
Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394
Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397
Sixteenth century
26 cm (approx.)
Still image
engravings (prints)
Quarto
This work is part of the Richard C. Kessler Collection.
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