Bible, Greek. [Gospels], title in red and black within fine woodcut border, 4 full-page engravings depicting the Evangelists, woodcut decorated initials, woodcut head-piece showing Christ blessing at the beginning of each Gospel, repair to outer margin of 2L3, light water-stain to lower margin of last two leaves, contemporary mottled sheep over wooden boards, covers within double blind fillet, central cross-shaped tool in blind, metal clasps intact, gilt and gauffered edges, joints starting to crack, 8vo, Venice, Dimitrios Theodosius, 1772. ⁂ Rare edition of the Gospels, entirely and skilfully printed with Greek font by Dimitrios Theodosius, a printer originating from Ioannina. He focused his production on liturgical books intended for the Greek Orthodox Church, and occasionally printed books set in Cyrillic types for the Serbian Church. Provenance: ownership inscription, dated 1930-1931, on fol. G2.
Bible, Greek. [Gospels], title in red and black within fine woodcut border, 4 full-page engravings depicting the Evangelists, woodcut decorated initials, woodcut head-piece showing Christ blessing at the beginning of each Gospel, repair to outer margin of 2L3, light water-stain to lower margin of last two leaves, contemporary mottled sheep over wooden boards, covers within double blind fillet, central cross-shaped tool in blind, metal clasps intact, gilt and gauffered edges, joints starting to crack, 8vo, Venice, Dimitrios Theodosius, 1772. ⁂ Rare edition of the Gospels, entirely and skilfully printed with Greek font by Dimitrios Theodosius, a printer originating from Ioannina. He focused his production on liturgical books intended for the Greek Orthodox Church, and occasionally printed books set in Cyrillic types for the Serbian Church. Provenance: ownership inscription, dated 1930-1931, on fol. G2.
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