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The Holy Bible / ornamented with engravings by James Fittler from celebrated pictures by old masters ; the letter press by Thomas Bensley.

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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints 1795 Bible
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Ryley, Charles Reuben, 1752?-1798.
Fittler, James, 1758-1835.
Fittler, James, 1758-1835, engraver.
Bowyer, Robert, 1758-1834, publisher.
Ryley, Charles Reuben, 1752?-1798, illustrator.
Bensley, Thomas, 1759-1835, typographer.
British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)
Standardized Title:
Bible. Authorized. 1795. English.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bible--Illustrations.
Bible.
Armat family--Genealogy.
Armat family.
Skerrett family--Genealogy.
Skerrett family.
Genre:
Illustrated works.
Pictures.
Family histories.
Physical Description:
volumes : illustrations ; 26 cm (4to)
Place of Publication:
London : Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, & J. Fittler, No. 62, Upper Charlotte Street, 1795.
Contents:
v. 1. Genesis to Psalms
v. 2. Proverbs to Revelation.
Notes:
Unpaged.
Signatures: A-9H⁠́9I².
Frontispiece representing Adam and Eve in Paradise, engraved by J. Fittler after Durer and bears the title: Cabinet Bible, 1795. Title pages designed by Tompkins, engraved by Vincent. Plates designed by Ryley after Rubens, Van Dyck,
Without the Apocrypha.
Signatures: A-9H⁴ 9I².
Frontispiece representing Adam and Eve in Paradise, engraved by J. Fittler after Durer and bears the title: Cabinet Bible, 1795. Title pages designed by Tompkins, engraved by Vincent. Plates designed by Ryley after Rubens, Van Dyck, Poussin, and others. New Testament has frontispiece designed after Correggio.
Local Notes:
RBR #4211-4213.
Athenaeum copy: Gift of Major and Mrs. Coryndon Luxmoore.
Cited in:
Herbert, A.S. Engl. Bible, 1394 (variant).
Darlow & Moule, 961
ESTC, T123287
OCLC:
13191924

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