Lot no. 193
The Pamplona Bible. The illustrated Bible of King Sancho el Fuerte (1153-1234) of Navarre. Facsimile of Cod. I.2.4°15 of the Augsburg University Library. With commentary volume by G. Bartz, G. Hägele, L. Karl and I. Schäfer. Simbach, Müller und Schindler and Reinbek-Berlin, Coron bei Kindler, 2005. gr.-8! OLdr. in the style of the period over wooden boards, with stroked lines, R-title and 2 metal clasps and OLwd. with gilt stamped R-title and mounted illustrations. Together in 2-piece OSamt case with metal plaque on cover (slightly rubbed).
One of 995 num. Copies with the num. Edition plaque in the velvet box. - The Pamplona Bible was commissioned by Sancho VII of Navarre (1154-1234) around 1200 and shows 976 mostly half-page miniatures on 542 parchment pages, illustrating the text of the Old and New Testaments as well as the Apocrypha and the legends of the saints. It was acquired in 1809 by the Princes of Oettingen-Wallerstein, whose collection was sold to the Free State of Bavaria in 1980. - Well preserved.
Facsimiles - One of 995 num. copies with the num. Edition plaque in the velvet box. - The Pamplona Bible. Facsimile of Cod. I.2.4°15 of the Augsburg University Library. With commentary volume. Blind-tooled orig. leather in contemp. style over wooden boards with 2 metal clasps, and orig. cloth with gilt stamped title to spine and mounted cover illustration. Together in 2-piece orig. velvet case with metal plaque on the cover (slightly rubbed). - The Pamplona Bible was commissioned by Sancho VII of Navarre (1154-1234) around 1200 and shows 976 mostly half-page miniatures on 542 parchment pages, illustrating the text of the Old and New Testaments as well as the Apocrypha and the legends of the saints. It was acquired in 1809 by the Princes of Oettingen-Wallerstein, whose collection was sold to the Free State of Bavaria in 1980 - Well preserved.
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