Title: The Holy Gospel According to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Author: Place: Verona Publisher: Officina Bodoni Date: 1962 Description: 369, [1] pp. Woodcut illustrations throughout. (4to) 30.5x20 cm (12x8") original full red morocco, stamped in gilt on front and spine, top edge gilt, slipcase. No. LXVI of CLV copies for Great Britain, from a total edition of 320 copies. Set in various sizes of Mardersteig's Zeno type and printed at the hand press of the Officina Bodoni. The English text is from the King James version of the New Testament. The cuts are after the original by Bartolomeo di Giovanni, from the 1495 Epistole et Evangelii, a masterpiece of 15th century Florentine book illustration in the opinion of Giovanni Mardersteig Lot Amendments Condition: Spine a touch faded; near fine. Item number: 272701
Title: The Holy Gospel According to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Author: Place: Verona Publisher: Officina Bodoni Date: 1962 Description: 369, [1] pp. Woodcut illustrations throughout. (4to) 30.5x20 cm (12x8") original full red morocco, stamped in gilt on front and spine, top edge gilt, slipcase. No. LXVI of CLV copies for Great Britain, from a total edition of 320 copies. Set in various sizes of Mardersteig's Zeno type and printed at the hand press of the Officina Bodoni. The English text is from the King James version of the New Testament. The cuts are after the original by Bartolomeo di Giovanni, from the 1495 Epistole et Evangelii, a masterpiece of 15th century Florentine book illustration in the opinion of Giovanni Mardersteig Lot Amendments Condition: Spine a touch faded; near fine. Item number: 272701
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