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Propheterne paa Danske + Det Ny Testamente paa Danske. 1589. Folio bible with coloured woodcuts. Vol II of the Frederik II folio bible. Matz Vingaard, Cph. 1589.

Bound in full calf over wooden boards, with gilded spine. Hinges weak. With wear on binding and some spotting throughout.

It was the Danish King Frederik II who commissioned a new edition of the first Danish folio Bible (1550). However, he died in 1588, just before the work was finished. The Bible was the first to be printed by a Dane (Vingaard) and it was the largest printing undertaken in Denmark during the 16th century.

Condition

Some repair to margins of last c. 20 pages.

Auction

Paintings, furniture and varia, 24 February 2025

Category

Books & manuscripts

Estimate

6,000–8,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

10,500 DKK  

25 bids

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