Van Liesvelt published the first whole Bible in Dutch in 1526 with subsequent editions in 1532, 1534, 1535 and 1542, making use of Luther's German translation as it appeared. Cf. Post-incunabula en hun uitgevers in de Lage Landen.

Text in double columns of 64 lines.

T.p. printed in red and black and with illustrated border. Decorated woodcut initials throughout. Woodcut tailpieces (flowers). 114 woodcut ill. Some of the ill. for the 1526 ed. are attributed to Jan Swart; cf. Post-incunabula en hun uitgevers in de Lage Landen. While the corresponding cuts in the present ed. are similar in composition to those attributed to Swart, they are not identical. Numerous repeated ill., as the siege at L4b, M3b, O1b; battle at L8b, M6a; prophets at 2K7a, 2M3a, 2M3b, 2M12a; prophets at 2H1b, 2L5a, 2M6a, 2M8a, 2M9a; prophets at V5a, 2H4b.

Nijhoff & Kronenberg, 408

Post-incunabula en hun uitgevers in de Lage Landen, p. 60

Collation of Library's copy differs from that in Nijhoff & Kronenberg in that +2-6 are bound in at the end, a folded woodcut map of the Holy Land is bound in between C2 and C3, and ²2V8 with the colophon is wanting.

Binding: early calf over boards beveled on the inner edge. Both covers decorated with blind fillets and rolls. Spine has 5 raised bands with blind fillets in the panels. Foredge of bottom board has 2 beveled recesses for clasps, now wanting; the upper recess retains 4 nails securing the remains of a leather strap. The upper board has 2 corresponding metal catches. Edges gilt, now quite worn.

Leaf 2B12b (blank) of Library's copy is inscribed in brown ink: Dyt boeck hoert toe Doete Jochherss / wyet ffynt Dye macht hem weder / geven wyet ffynt ende nyet kan / Lesen Dat mach wel ein groeten / zayer wesen anno 1589 // Doete Jochherss / 1589. Jochherss's signature also appears on the verso of the map and on leaf +6a, in both cases with the date 1593. A 2nd inscription in brown ink on leaf 2B12b reads: Diet Boek heb Ik gekogt Den / 2 April 1813 Mient Wendelaar. The central panel of the lower board has been inscribed with a pointed tool: A.U. Nooy / den bos [i.e. 's Hertogenbosch] / 1769 [or 1764].