[RELIGIOSA] - Lot 198

[RELIGIOSA] History of the Old and New Testaments, Antwerp, Pierre Mortier, 1700 2 large quarto volumes in full calfskin, ribbed spines richly embossed with: I half-title, frontispiece, title page, 10 pages, 282 pages, (8) index pages, 141 plates as inserts and II: half-title, frontispiece, title page, (18) pages, 154 pages, (1) blank page, (6) pages of an alphabetical index, 20 pages, 73 plates, and 4 maps (out of the 5 expected) First edition, prized for its rich illustrations based on drawings by Elliger, Goere, Gerhard, Hoet, etc. ; comprising 2 frontispieces after Gauven and Van der Plaes, 4 maps (out of the five expected), and 214 plates, as well as numerous decorative elements (lamp bases, headbands, fleurons, etc.) Worn bindings. Handwritten ex libris: “Belongs to Abbé Rangeard” on the half-title page. Stamp on the title page reading “B. Grandmaison.”