St. Matthew from the 1574 folio Bishops' Bible
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Title: The Gospel by Saint Matthaevve - from the 1574 folio edition of the Bishops' Bible
Place Published: [London]
Publisher:[R. Jugge]
Date Published: [1574]
Description:
Author:
Title: The Gospel by Saint Matthaevve - from the 1574 folio edition of the Bishops' Bible
Place Published: [London]
Publisher:[R. Jugge]
Date Published: [1574]
Description:
13 (of 17) leaves. Ff. 2, 7-18. (A2, A7-8, B1-8, C1-2). Text in 2 columns, 63 lines, black letter. Woodcut initials; woodcut illustration (¼ page, Matthew seated in a chair, writing, with a lion laying on the floor next to him). 34.7x23.3 cm. (13¾x9¼"), modern boards.
Partial book from one of the four gospels of the New Testament, beginning with the first page, then missing the next four leaves, with all the remainder present. Produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568, the Bishops' translation was substantially revised in 1572, and this revised edition was the base text for the Authorized King James Version of 1611. STC 2109; Herbert 137.
Condition
The first two leaves that are present with margins restored with Japanese tissue, affecting some shoulder notes and a letter or two from the ends of 8 lines of text in Chapter 1, Verses 19-20; tears in gutter margins of folios 8 and 11; else very good.
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St. Matthew from the 1574 folio Bishops' Bible
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