Original leaves from famous Bibles, leaf 018: Stephanus Hebrew Bible, 1544-1546 A. D.

Bible. Hebrew. 1544

Description:	Original caption: This Hebrew Bible was compiled and printed in seventeen 16 mo. volumes by the greatest scholar-printer of all times, Robert Stephanus; it was based on the text of Jacob Chayim of Tunis. Francis I appointed Robert Stephanus kings printer for Latin, Greek, and Hebrew in recognition of the accuracy and beauty of his texts. The fine Hebrew characters used in the publication have been attributed to the distinguished Venetian letter-founder, Guillaume le B and supposedly were paid for by the king. Leaf mounted at left edge in window mat 47 x 34 cm. with printed descriptive card hinged at lower left corner of mat.; Provenance: Original leaves collected and assembled in portfolios by Otto F. Ege of Cleveland, Ohio.; Portfolios were sold and disbributed by New York bookseller Philip C. Duschnes, ca. 1948. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	1544-1546
Contributor(s):	Estienne, Robert, 1503?-1559;Ege, Otto F.;Duschnes, Philip C.
Publisher:	Imprynted at London in Fletestrete at the signe of the Sunne over agaynst the conduyte by Edwarde Whitchurche
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BibleLvs/id/122
Collection:	Original Leaves From Famous Bibles
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography:	London Greater London England United Kingdom Europe
Subjects:	Bible--History Printing

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