Benoît Bible (Benoît Bible: La Saincte Bible: contenant le Vieil et le Nouveau Testament, ou, la Vieille et Nouvelle Alliance) [French] Year: 1566 Call Number: RBK1500-00048 Bound in embossed calfskin with elaborate floral tooling and corner reinforcements, it represents a luxurious binding technique of exceptional beauty for its era. This exceptionally rare Bible edition was authored by French priest René Benoît (15211608), who served as confessor to Mary, Queen of Scots, and King Henry IV of France. This Bible was condemned by a papal bull in 1575 for its perceived Calvinist leanings and was sentenced to burning. The book escaped destruction because it was immediately sent for binding in the Rhineland, a region outside the jurisdiction. 241 46
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