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Original leaves from famous Bibles, leaf 043: Stjernhjelm's polyglot Gospels, 1671 A. D.

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Original caption: The texts are printed in four columns across two pages: Gothic, Icelandic, Swedish, and Latin. The editor, G. Stjernhjelm, also supplied a dissertation on the origin of language, and a glossary. Lucam, cap. VI--Top margin.; Double columns.; Provenance: Original leaves collected and assembled in portfolios by Otto F. Ege of Cleveland, Ohio.; Portfolios were sold and disbributed by New York bookseller Philip C. Duschnes, ca. 1948. 21 x 17 cm.; Mounted in window mat 47 x 34 cm.

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