Plate part (without the text) from: La Sainte Bible contenant l'ancien et le nouveau testament. Paris, Defer de Maisonneuve 1789-1804. Gr.4°. With 296 (of 300) copper plates. In a folder circa 1900 (traces of use). Fürstenberg p. 106: "Of further illustrations.... we have to emphasize the large bible edition... in which he (Marillier) knew how to solve an extensive task in uniformly beautiful quality". - Strong impressions on large, untrimmed paper (few plates on somewhat smaller paper). Partly before the writing. - The folding map from vol. XII is missing, as well as 2 plates from vol. VIII and 1 plate from vol. IX. Tls. Marginal tears and somewhat stained.
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