Figure 199
Page from Biblia Polyglotta: Plantin, Antwerp
From Druckschriften des XV bis XVIII Jahrhunderts (facsimile), Biblia Sacra Hebraice, Chaldaice, Graece Et Latine (1569 scan)
1572
How such types look in pages may be seen by consulting Plantin’s books—particularly the monumental Polyglot Bible (1572), the prefatory matter to the first volume being a magnificent display of his noble fonts.