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 RARE ANTIQUE CIRCA, (1889) LARGE LEATHER

FAMILY BIBLE SWEDISH LANGUAGE

DEN HELIGA SKRIFT

Comprehensive and Inclusive Bible Dictionary,

containing the holy scriptures’ antiquities, biography,

geography, archaeology, literature, and natural history.

After

Dr. Erik Nystrom’s Biblical Dictionary for Home and School,

reworked and adapted for the twentieth American national

edition by Reverend H. M. Melin’s Family Bible.

Illustrated with over 500 drawings and maps.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year

1890, by J. R. Jones, in the Office of the

Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C.

Height: 12 1/2 inches

Width: 10 1/2 inches

Magnificent 1800s Swedish Beveled & Embossed Leather Bible

Step into a bygone era with this breathtaking antique Swedish Bible from the 1800s, a monumental testament to faith and craftsmanship. This large, weighty tome, measuring approximately 12 x 10 inches, is swathed in rich, hand-tooled leather, its deep chestnut surface weathered to a silken patina that whispers of countless hands turning its pages. The cover, masterfully embossed with intricate Biblical scenes and sacred symbols, catches the light along its meticulously beveled edges, exuding an aura of solemn grandeur.

Crafted during Sweden’s era of Lutheran piety, this Bible likely graced the homes of devout families or rural clergy in the age of King Charles XV, when Gustav Vasa’s Reformation legacy still shaped the nation’s soul. Its thick, creamy pages, printed in the elegant Gothic typeface of the period, bear the Swedish text of the Old and New Testaments, adorned with delicate woodcut illustrations , as was customary in 18th and 19th-century Scandinavian printing. The leather, tanned and tooled by skilled artisans, shows gentle scuffs and softened corners—marks of a cherished heirloom passed through generations.

Sourced from a distinguished collection of antiquarian books

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