The Polyglot Bible.
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Scarborough , North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Black leather binding with gilt title on th e spine and embossed pattern on both boards. All edges gilt.
This is an excellent resource, that said we request that the prospective buyer writes in to obtain more information to ensure that this Bible meets the buyer's needs.
A polyglot is a book that contains side-by-side versions of the same text in several different languages. Some editions of the Bible or its parts are polyglots, in which the Hebrew and Greek originals are exhibited along with historical translations. Polyglots are useful for studying the history of the text and its interpretation.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Martin Frost (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FB3542 /1A
- Title
- The Polyglot Bible.
- Format/Binding
- Leather binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile large edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Samuel Bagster & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- Circa 1850
- Size
- 15 x22 x4cm
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Martin Frost
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Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...