The History of the Old and New Testament, Extracted Out of Sacred Scripture and Writings of the Fathers; For the Government of Our Actions in All Conditions. Illustrated with Scriptures; Aptly and Accurately Delineated and Engraven by Good Artists. Translated from the Works of the Learned. by Mr. John Coughen, and Mr. Joseph Raynor. And Supervised by Dr. Horneck, and Other Orthodox Divines.

[FONTAINE, Nicolas], Sieur de Royaumont

Published by London: Printed for and sold by Richard Blome [et al], 1691

About this Item

8vo. (viii), 424 pp. Early black full morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered label to one panel, ornate gilt tooling to the other compartments and both boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Two frontispieces, 234 full page engravings (many printed back-to-back) and 3 folding plates - being maps of Paradise and the voyages of the Apostles plus a large folding plan of Jerusalem. Losses to the spine ends, joints and hinges worn but holding, lower corner of plates 19 and 20 torn with loss, some tearing and creasing to the folding plates which show some old repairs on the verso.

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• Title: The History of the Old and New Testament, Extracted Out of Sacred Scripture and Writings of the Fathers; For the Government of Our Actions in All Conditions. Illustrated with Scriptures; Aptly and Accurately Delineated and Engraven by Good Artists. Translated from the Works of the Learned. by Mr. John Coughen, and Mr. Joseph Raynor. And Supervised by Dr. Horneck, and Other Orthodox Divines.
• Publisher: London: Printed for and sold by Richard Blome [et al]
• Publication Date: 1691
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