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Names
Bilson, Thomas, 1546 or 1547-1616 (Editor)
Smith, Miles, -1624 (Editor)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1611
Place: London
Publisher: Imprinted by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KC+ 1611 (Bible. English. 1611. Holy Bible) c. 2
Genres
Bibles
Notes
Source note: Appointed to be read in churches.
Content: First edition of the so-called King James Bible, or Authorized version. This edition is known as the "He" Bible, from the reading of Ruth III:15.
Content: Prepared, on the basis of the Bishops' Bible and other versions, by about fifty scholars working in six groups on different sections of the Bible, whole finally edited by Milles Smith ( who wrote "The Translators to the Reader") and Thomas Bilson. For the complete list of scholars, cf. British museum catalogue.
Source characteristics: General title printed within woodcut border. (Some copies of this edition have an engraved t.-p. An engraved t.-p. in the later state, dated 1611 but with a 1613 conjugate leaf, is laid in the third copy of the 1613 [N.T. 161] or "She" Bible, q.v.)
Content: The New Testament has t.-p. (with same woodcut border as the general t.-p.): The Newe Testament ... Newly Tramslated ... and ... reuised, by his Maisties speciall Commandement. London, Imprinted by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, 1611.
Content: Dedication, l. 2-3a, has caption "To ... Iames ... The Translators Of The Bible, wish Grace ... through Iesvs Christ ..." The last line is followed by a triangle of three periods, enclosed within parenteses, which is separated by two rules from the ornamental tailpiece.
Content: In this edition three lines are duplicated in Exodus XIV: 10.
Acquisition: Lenox Copy 2-3.
Physical Description
Extent: 732 l.43 cm. (fol.)
Type of Resource
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 17513093
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14468463
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f050f390-df3a-0138-50f9-45764c243e6c
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