June 26, 2017
Published: Basel: John Hervagius, 1545. Folio. Rebound in half-leather and cloth. Fourth complete Bible printed in Greek. The first complete Greek Bible was printed in Venice in 1518. Device of three-headed Hermes featured on both the title page and last page. Preface by Phillip Melancthon, a friend of Martin Luther. Language: Greek and Latin. [Greek: All of the Holy Scripture, to wit, of the Old and New Testament…]
June 26, 2017
Published: London: Christopher Barker, 1599. Octavo. Brown leather. “The Book of Psalms: Collected into English Meter” included. Another example of the “Breeches Bible.” Leaf containing Genesis Chapter 3, where “breeches” wording is found, is missing. Language: English
June 26, 2017
Published: London: Christopher Barker, 1585. Folio. Contemporary calf, rebacked. Lacks title page and last few leaves. Black letter (Old English). An edition of the Bishops’ Bible, the first of which was printed in 1568. Language: English
June 26, 2017
Published: Geneva: Rouland Hall, 1560. Quarto. Later rebound in full red morocco by Birdall. Ornately decorated. In addition to the woodcuts on the title pages, there are 27 text engravings and five maps. Earliest English Bible printed with verse divisions and in roman type. Language: English
June 26, 2017
Published: Zurich: Andreas and Jacob Gessnerum Brothers, 1555. Rebacked original leather binding. Pocket edition. Erasmus edited the first printed Greek New Testament in 1516, which became the standard for more than 200 years. Language: Latin [Latest edition of the New Testament, by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam….]
