The title page is framed with religious engravings. At the top are three panels: the left shows the creation of man; the center shows a globe beneath a radiant triangle representing the Trinity, flanked by the sun and moon; the right shows Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. A horizontal divider separates the top panels from the middle section. In the middle section, the Prophet Moses stands on the left holding the stone tablets, and King David stands on the right with a harp. They flank a large central scroll containing the title. At the bottom are three more panels: the Nativity on the left, the Last Supper in the center, and the Crucifixion on the right.

And God saw all the things that he had made, and they were very good original: "Viditque Deus cuncta quae fecerat et erant valde bona"; a quote from Genesis 1:31.

THE HOLY

BIBLE

Of the Vulgate Edition.

The Vulgate is the late 4th-century Latin translation of the Bible that became the Catholic Church's official version for over a thousand years.

BY THE ORDER OF POPE SIXTUS V

REVISED,

AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF POPE CLEMENT VIII

Published;

The "Sixto-Clementine" Vulgate was the standard text of the Catholic Church from 1592 until the 20th century.

DIVIDED INTO VERSES,

And enlarged with summaries for individual Chapters,

AND enriched with an INDEX OF THE EPISTLES,

& THE GOSPELS, prepared according to the MODEL OF THE ROMAN EDITION;

AND WITH THE PREFACE

OF FERDINAND KOPH

DOCTOR OF SACRED THEOLOGY,

An ornate woodcut or engraved printer's device or coat of arms featuring a crowned double-headed imperial eagle. The eagle holds a sword in its right claw and a scepter in its left. A shield is positioned on its breast. Above the heads is a radiant solar or divine motif.

AT VENICE,

From the BALLEONI PRINTING HOUSE.

The Balleoni (or Baglioni) family were prominent printers in Venice known for producing high-quality liturgical and religious texts.

Biblia Sacra Vulgatae: Clementine Vulgate Latin Bible