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William Chappell
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan. '09
$29.95

The Holie Bible. (Bishop's version)
London: Richard Jugge, 1568 f°
Copy: HEHL
Ref: Herbert 126 S. T. C. 2099

See
#576
#279

10 1/2 x 15." Black letter text.
O. T. Pentateuch -- fj to Cxxviij (Q8)
Iacob. Genesis. XXV. Dj
Ioseph Genesis. Ioseph
Chapter 36:36 → 37:33
Woodcut/23: Joseph is cast into a pit.

5 parts, text in double columns, engraved title
showing Elizabeth I, woodcut illust. in the
text, engraved portraits of Leicester + Burleigh
black letter.
First issue of the version known as the
"Bishops Bible", a major revision of the
Great Bible overseen by Matthew Parker (1504-75)
Archbishop of Canterbury, in concert c 8 other
bishops + produced in response to the Geneva
version. "In typography + illust. this is perhaps
the most sumptuous in the long series of folio
English Bibles." (Herbert)
HEHL #99900 my leaf → D1 (of 8)
Genesis j (A1 of 8) to xxviij (E3 of 8)
recto