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Title
Page from the Statenbijbel (the Dutch Authorized Version of the Bible), Leiden, 1637
Creator
Ravesteyn, Paulus Aertsz van (drukker/printer), Wouw, Hillebrant Jacobsz van, I, wed. en erven (drukker/printer)
Year
1637
Type
tekstbladzijde, page
Measurements
33,5 x 20 cm.
Related term
bijbels, typografische vormgeving, lettertypen, initialen, privileges
Period
19e eeuw
Classification
D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst
Content
In 1618 the National Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church decided on a new translation of the Bible. It would be 1635 before the whole translation was completed, revised and approved. Printing took place in Leiden, where the Amsterdam printer Paulus Aertsz van Ravesteyn had organised a printing office for this very purpose. In the summer of 1637 this prestigious work was completed. The text is in Gothic type, the marginalia and summaries at the beginning of every book of the Bible in roman, and the running title in italics. The illuminated initials often shows a biblical scene.
Original
Biblia, dat is: De gantsche H. Schrifture. - Leiden, P.A. van Ravensteyn; ['s-Gravenhage], wed. en erfg. H.J. van Wouw, [1637], dl. I, fol. 27 v
available in
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 2112 A 1
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek