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Book/Printed Material Latin Bible with Interpretations of Hebrew Names in Alphabetical Order. Biblia

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Title

  • Latin Bible with Interpretations of Hebrew Names in Alphabetical Order.

Other Title

  • Biblia

Summary

  • This extremely rare Latin Bible was printed in Venice by Ottaviano Scotto, who completed the work on May 31, 1480. It includes in its final 73 pages Interpretationes hebraicorum nominum secundum ordinem alphabeti (Interpretations of Hebrew names in alphabetical order), a list with identification information on the Hebrew names occurring in the Bible. The incunabulum is almost complete (it is missing the first, second, and last pages) and represents the only copy of this edition in Romanian collections. Its rarity is increased by the post-printer decorations made manually on the fourth surviving page, on which the frame and initials are illuminated in three colors and gold. The text is in black, with red and blue capitals at chapter openers, and there are black ink annotations. The print details are given on folio 422 verso at the end of the Bible, before the Hebrew names. Ottaviano Scotto, originally from Monza near Milan, was living in Venice by 1479. He printed books in Latin, including some for the Dominicans, but is best known for the important role he later played in the printing of sheet music. His nephews continued the business after his death in 1498. The Scotto firm became one of the most significant music printers and publishers in Venice.

Names

  • Scotto, Ottaviano, died 1498 Printer.

Created / Published

  • Venice : Ottaviano Scotto, 1480.

Headings

  • -  Italy--Veneto--Venice
  • -  1480
  • -  Bible
  • -  Hebrew language
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Names in the Bible
  • -  Names, Personal

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 460 pages ; 22 centimeters.
  • -  Reference extracted from World Digital Library: Elizabeth M. Poore, "Ruling the Market: How Venice Dominated the Early Music Printing World" (Cedarville, OH: Cedarville University, The Research and Scholarship Symposium, Paper 15, April 1, 2015). http://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1203&context=research_scholarship_symposium. External
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Romania.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667032

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Scotto, Ottaviano, Died 1498 Printer. Latin Bible with Interpretations of Hebrew Names in Alphabetical Order. Venice: Ottaviano Scotto, 1480. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667032/.

APA citation style:

Scotto, O. (1480) Latin Bible with Interpretations of Hebrew Names in Alphabetical Order. Venice: Ottaviano Scotto. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667032/.

MLA citation style:

Scotto, Ottaviano, Died 1498 Printer. Latin Bible with Interpretations of Hebrew Names in Alphabetical Order. Venice: Ottaviano Scotto, 1480. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667032/>.