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[BIBLE, in Greek and Latin]. ERASMUS, Desiderius. Novum testamentum omne, tertio iam ac diligentius… Des Erasmi Roterodami in Novum Testamentum... Annotationes. Basel: Froben, 1522. Third edition. BOUND WITH THE ANNOTATIONES.

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[BIBLE, in Greek and Latin]. ERASMUS, Desiderius. Novum testamentum omne, tertio iam ac diligentius ab Erasmo Roterodamo recognitum. -- Des Erasmi Roterodami in Novum Testamentum ab codem tertio recognitum, Annotationes... Basel: Froben, 1522


2 works in one volume, folio (315 x 224 mm). Greek text with Latin translation by Erasmus and some Hebrew type. Titles within woodcut historiated border by Ambrosius Holbein, woodcut borders, head-pieces and initials by Hans Franck, Hans Holbein and Urs Graf. (Some worming to leaves at beginning and end, some minor browning.) Contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards (rebacked, boards chipping with losses to edges, lower board cracking, some worming). Provenance:  Earls of Crawford and Balcarres (Bibliotheca Lindesiana armorial bookplate). 

Third edition of the New Testament in Greek, edited with Latin translation and commentary by Erasmus. BOUND WITH THE ANNOTATIONES, published to accompany the New Testament, but not usually present. The Erasmus translation and commentary of the Bible "formed the basis of the New Testament translations of both Luther and Tyndale and hence had profound influence on later Protestant versions of the Bible" (PMM). Adams B-1681; Brunet 736; Moule 4599; PMM 46 (1516 edition); USTC 678650, USTC 678737; VD16 4198.

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