Original leaves from famous Bibles, leaf 023: Plantin Louvain Bible, 1565 A. D.

Bible. O. T. Ecclesiastes. Latin. 1565

Description:	Original caption: The Louvain Bible, edited by Johannes Hentenius,-practically a reprint of R. Stephanus Bible of 1538-40-was published by Christopher Plantin with the Summa Privilegii of King Philip of Spain. At the time this Bible was being printed, Plantin was issuing not only Bibles, but also popular literature in ten languages: Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Flemish, Dutch, and English. The polyglot staff of editors and compositors were forbidden, by posted notices, to discuss religious questions; probably because Plantin had been accused several times of being a heretic. Later, however, Plantin was appointed censor of the press. Founded in 1555, this famous press was suspended in 1867, whereupon the city of Antwerp converted it into a museum. Ecclesiastici, Cap. XXII--Top margin.; Double columns with enlarged initial letters at beginning of chapters.; 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:	1565
Contributor(s):	Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589;Henten, Johannes, 1500?-1566;Ege, Otto F.;Duschnes, Philip C.
Publisher:	Thomas Volfius
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BibleLvs/id/142
Collection:	Original Leaves From Famous Bibles
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography:	Basel Basel-Stadt Switzerland Europe
Subjects:	Bible--History Printing Initials

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