Research Catalog

Title

Biblia The Bible, that is, the holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully and truly translated out of Douche and Latyn in to Englishe.

Publication

[Marburg? E. Cervicornus and J. Soter?] 1535.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.
• Harris, John, 1791?-1873.

Description

6 pts. in 1 v. illus., map.; 32 cm. (fol.)

Note

• The Coverdale version.
• The first signature as printed on the Continent consisted of 4 leaves, the second and third of which are not known to have survived. This copy has the Continental t.-p. (in facsimile), and all but the t.-p. of the 8 preliminary leaves later printed by James Nycolson of Southwark, including the dedication to King Henry VIII (with mention of "Quene Anna [Boleyn]") signed: Myles Couerdale, and "A prologe. Myles Couerdale Vnto the Christen reader."
• With colophon: Prynted in the yeare of oure Lorde M.D.XXXV. and fynished the fourth daye of October.
• For authority for imprint, and statement regarding the first signature, cf. British museum catalogue.
• Formerly wrongly assigned to Christopher Froschouer at Zurich.
• Many folios wrongly numbered.

Indexed In (note)

• STC
• Brit. and foreign Bible soc. Historical cat.

Call Number

*KC+ 1535 (Bible. English. 1535. Biblia)

OCLC

13136515

Title

Biblia The Bible, that is, the holy Scripture of the Olde and New Testament, faithfully and truly translated out of Douche and Latyn in to Englishe.

Imprint

[Marburg? E. Cervicornus and J. Soter?] 1535.

Indexed In:

STC 2063 Copy 1

Brit. and foreign Bible soc. Historical cat., 7 Copy 1

Local Note

Copy 1: With contemporary (?) autograph of John Bright.

Copy 1: Imperfect: t.-p. wanting, supplied in ms. facsimile (signed: Fs by IHarris); map almost entirely torn away, supplied in facsimile (by Harris?)

Copy 2: Imperfect: first signature, blank leaf at end of pt. [5] and pt. [6], and map wanting. Facsimile (incorrect, or based on a variant original -- cf. border) of the t.-p. and dedication inserted, also ms. transcript of the contents of the book of Genesis; several leaves mutilated, one trimmed and mounted, many wormed.

Copy 2: With autograph of Rich. Slaney (?), 1812, and bookplate of John S. Pakington.

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Added Author

Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.

Harris, John, 1791?-1873.

Research Call Number

*KC+ 1535 (Bible. English. 1535. Biblia)