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biblia polyglotta Book
spread, 1568. Printed by
Christopher Plantin,
Antwerp. Plantin’s polyglot
Bible is zoned for five different
translations (Hebrew, Greek,
Aramaic, Syriac, and Latin).
Each zone is proportioned to
accommodate the typographic
texture of a particular script.
The page is a dense rectangle
cut into parts. The pieces—
though highly individualized—
fit together into a unified
whole. Reproduced from
William Dana Orcutt, In
Quest of the Perfect Book
(New York: Little, Brown and
Co., 1926).