Historie des ouden en nieuwen testaments, Verrykt met meer dan vierhonderd Printverbeeldingen - 1700

Pieter Mortier / David Martin - History of the Old and New Testaments, Enriched with more than four hundred Print Images. Carved in copper. - Amsterdam, Pieter Mortier, 1700 - first edition - 2 parts in 3 volumes (Old Testament: 1. 1 and 1. 2, New Testament: 2) - (20) + 1-128 / (2) + 129- 282 + (8) / (28) + 163 + (12) + pp. + 3 double-page cards with explanation + all 200 (!) full-page picture sheets - half-leather bindings; spines with rich gold print and title shields - 46 x 29 (!) cm (so-called ELEPHANTS-FOLIO format!)

Condition: very good - neat bindings (bare edges) with solid joints; Remarkably neat, crisp and white pages (just some usual stray small spots and light soiling, very light moisture stain in top corner in volume 1. 2, otherwise very neat and crisp paper!) . Completely!
NB: photos are quite dark due to twilight, paper is actually crisp and white.

This picture Bible is known as "The Great Bible of Pieter Mortier".

Unique: these copies form a 3-part series with 3 separate title pages and the 2 title engravings. This version is very rare because this picture Bible actually only occurs as a 2-part set bound in 2 volumes.

Equipped with 3 large double-page cards and all 200 full-page picture sheets:
a total of 400 large copper engravings!

The copper engravings are sharply printed and very detailed, true works of art!
A feast for the eyes: please take a look at the many photos!
Master engravers such as Luyken, Hoet and Picart have provided their best illustrations for this.

First edition in bindings with beautiful spines!
Very large format books.

Collector's item and must-have for serious collectors of picture Bibles.

See Poortman "Bible and Print", chapter 35.

Monumental illustrated Bible, known as the Mortier Bible, named after its printer. It was an immediate success in Europe. This large illustrated book, a traditional must for bibliophiles, also includes the esteemed translation of David Martin. Pastor of Utrecht (1639-1721) . 400 compositions etched under the direction of David van der Plaes by the best artists of the time - including 216 tipped-in plates and 5 double maps.

All these compositions were etched under the direction of the Dutch painter and aquafortist David Van der Plaes (1647-1704) after the best artists of the time such as Bernard Picard (1673-1733) , Jan Goeree (1670-1731)