The Holie Bible faithfully translated into English, out of the authentical Latin : diligently conferred with the Hebrew, Greeke, and other editions in diuers languages : with arguments of the bookes, and chapters, annotations, tables, and other helpes, for better vnderstanding of the text, for discourerie of corruptions in some late translations and for clearing controversies in religion / by the English College of Doway.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Gregory, -1582.

Allen, William, 1532-1594.

Bristow, Richard, 1538-1581.

Worthington, Thomas, 1549-1627.

Kellam, Laurence, -1614, printer.

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Bible. Old Testament. English. Douai

Language:

English

Latin

Penn Provenance:

Ross, J. E. (donor)

Aldenham House (bookplate, Herts)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 22 cm (4to)

Place of Publication:

Printed in Doway : By Laurence Kellam ..., MDCIX [1609]-MDCX [1610]

Notes:

First edition of the Old Testament of the Douai version of the English Bible; the New Testament was first published in Rheims in 1582 under title: The New Testament of Iesus Christ, translated faithfully into English, out of the authentical Latin. Translation mainly by Gregory Martin, under supervision of William Allen and Richard Bristow. Annotations and tables ascribed to Thomas Worthington. Cf. British and Foreign Bible Society Library. Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture ... compiled by T. H. Darlow and H. F. Moule, 1963. v. 1, no. 231; also no. 134 for N. T.

Vol. 2 has imprint date 1610 and title that reads: The second tome of the Holie bible faithfully translated into English, out of the authentical Latin.

Vol. 1: [20], 1115, [1] p.; vol. 2: 1124, [2] p.

Signatures: vol. 1: [dagger]⁶ 2[dagger]⁴ A-W⁴ X-2W⁴ 2X-3W⁴ 3X-4W⁴ 4X-5W⁴ 5X-6S⁴ 6T⁶; vol. 2: A-W⁴ X-2W⁴ 2X-3W⁴ 3X-4W⁴ 4X-5W⁴ 5X-6D⁴ 6E⁶ 6F⁴-6V⁴ 6W² [Maltese cross]² ([Maltese cross]2 blank).

Vol. 2: page numbers 1001-1004 repeated in sequence; and pages number 1003-1004 misbound between p. 994 and 995.

Title within ornamental woodcut border; woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces.

With side- and shoulder-notes.

Errata at end of both volumes.

Identified as STC 1021:01 on UMI microfilm.

Local Notes:

Typewritten description by the Ross Bible Collection laid in in vol. 1.

With a bookplate depicting unidentified coat of arms with the motto "Esse Quam Videri".

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 2207

ESTC S101944

Darlow & Moule 300

OCLC:

187743038