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The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New / newly translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Majesties speciall command ; appointed to be read in churches.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection V9.26403 1676
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection BS185 1677 .C3 v.1-2
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Standardized Title:
Bible. English. Authorized. 1677.
Language:
English
Penn Provenance:
Block Bible Collection (RBC copy)
Block, Gordon A. (donor) (RBC copy)
Pell, Frances (autograph, Jany. 17th 1822) (RBC copy)
Furness, Horace Howard, Jr. (donor) (bookplate) (Furness copy)
Physical Description:
1484 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm (4to)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge [England] : Printed by John Hayes ..., 1677.
Notes:
Signatures: A B-3O 3P , a-o p , A- S T .
Printed in two columns per page with chapter headings and marginal notes and references.
Includes the apocrypha.
Local Notes:
RBC copy has t.p. to the 1675 edition inserted, possibly in ms. facsimile. The N.T.'s special t.p. dated 1677.
RBC copy heavily extra-illustrated with hand-colored engravings; bound in 2 v. in "Mearne" binding in black morocco with designs in color; hand-ruled in red throughout.
RBC copy with: Church of England. Book of common prayer. Cambridge : Printed by John Hayes, 1676 -- Sternhold, Thomas. The whole book of psalms. [Cambridge, England] : Printed by John Hayes, printer to the University of Cambridge, anno Dom. 1676.
Furness copy (bound in 1 v.) with: Church of England. Book of common prayer. Cambridge [England] : Printed by John Hayes ..., 1676 --- Sternhold, T. The whole book of psalms. [Cambridge, England] : Printed by John Hayes, printer to the University of Cambridge, anno Dom. 1676.
Cited in:
Herbert, A.S. Engl. Bible, 736
Wing (2nd ed.) B2303
Darlow & Moule 581
ESTC R23799
OCLC:
64240704

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