SZCZEPAŃSKI Władysław, God - Man in the description of the Evangelists.

God-Man as described by the Evangelists.

A new synoptic translation of the four gospels in one based on the Greek text with explanations compiled (...). With a preface by H.E. the Archbishop, Metropolitan J. Bilczewski. The work is decorated with 34 paintings by John Fra Angelica, a map of Palestine and many engravings. Rome 1914, Pontifical Biblical Institute. 4 podł., XL, 467, [1], 1 color map. Palestine, 34 plates with illustrations (including 12 color chromolithographs by L. Salomone), color map of Palestine at the time of Christ, vignettes, decorative initials, period cloth binding, gilt titlepage, gilt decoration on spine.
Rubbing and staining of the binding, bibl. stamps, contents with illustrations in very good condition. On the facing page stamp "W. Gigoń, Introligator Krakow". The work is decorated with many nice vignettes and sketches by painter G. B. Conti. Wladyslaw Szczepanski (1877-1927) - Polish clergyman, biblical scholar, archaeologist and orientalist (palestinologist), professor at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and Warsaw University. Fra Angelico (1387-1455) - religious painter of the early Renaissance, Dominican, blessed of the Catholic Church; took up only religious subjects.