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This is v.1 of the three volume set. It is a 2000-2004 beautiful and exact reproduction of the Bible commissioned by Blanche of Castille from 1226 to 1234 for her son, who became Saint Louis IX of France. The original is in the Cathedral of Toledo. The binding is sheep or calf skin, the whole set of three volumes includes just fewer than 5000 medallions in full color illustrating scenes from every book of the Bible except Maccabees. The text is in Latin and some French. The company in Spain made only 987 copies. A copy like this, exact, could not have been made before 2000. We also have v.3, which is a separate listing. We hope to sell it to raise money for a community of French sisters in New York. The Wikipedia entry can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_of_St_Louis. A five minute description of the set can be found at https://www.moleiro.com/en/biblical-books/the-bible-of-st-louis.html. The company authenticated that both volumes are from one of the 987 they produced. Perfect… Read More

No markings, etc., in very good but very delicate shape. Contains a Life of John Bunyan in the first 10 pages. Proceeds support a Catholic community of nuns.