1767 Rare Latin Book - Novum Jesu-Christi Testamentum - New Testament with a Map.

(Description)

Author: N/A.
Title: Novum Jesu-Christi Testamentum, Ad Exemplar Vaticanum accurate revisum.
Publisher: Parisiis, Typis Barbou, via Mathurensium, 1767.
Language: Text in Latin.
Size: 6" X 3.5".
Pages: iv-572 pages.
Binding: Good full-mottled calf leather binding with gilt floral motifs along the spine, and the title Novum Testamentum in gilt (hinges tight, overall worn, chipped, and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).
Illustrations: One finely engraved frontispiece depicting biblical figures and a large fold-out map of the New Testament lands, including places such as Judea and Galilee. The map is detailed and in good condition.

The book: This is a finely printed 18th-century Latin edition of the New Testament, following the Vatican manuscript. Published by the well-regarded Barbou press in Paris, this edition combines beautiful craftsmanship with scholarly precision, making it an excellent example of theological printing from the Enlightenment period.