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Histoire du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament : enrichie de plus de quatre cens figures en taille-douce, &c

Martin, David, 1639-1721 · 1700 · A Amsterdam : Chez Pierre Mortier, libraire · 69 pictures

A French illustrated Bible history printed in Amsterdam in 1700 by Pierre Mortier, compiled by David Martin and aimed at general readers wanting the Old and New Testaments in pictures. The pages hold paired engraved plates, each framed with a titled cartouche above a scene, showing biblical battles, royal court audiences, and interiors with figures in classical dress and draped beds, rendered in fine crosshatched line.

Bible · Bible -- History of Biblical events · Bible -- Illustrations · History of Biblical events

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