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The Holy Bible contayning the Old, and New Testaments..., [Back cover]

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The Holy Bible contayning the Old, and New Testaments..., [Back cover]
Collection

The Holy Bible contayning the Old, and New Testaments newly translated out of ye originall tongues: and with ye. former translations: diligently compared and revised

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1657
Place: London
Publisher: Printed by John Field, one of his Highnes's printers
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KC 1657 (Bible. Holy Bible contayning the Old, and New Testaments)
Topics
David, King of Israel
Castles & palaces
Genres
Book covers
Notes
Content: In 17th century English binding of embroidered silk, with a richly dressed woman (Bathsheba?) on the front cover, and King David on the back cover; with gilt edges and fore-edge painting with inscription "Susanna Hidson The Lord looketh on the heart 1 Sam 16:7," possibly by Stephen and Thomas Lewis. For discussion of their style, cf. Kellaway, W. The fore-edge paintings of Stephen and Thomas Lewis. (In: The Guildhall miscellany. London. no. 8 (1957) p. 27-32).
Physical Description
Embroidery
Silk
Extent: 6 2/8 x 3.5 in
Type of Resource
Three dimensional object
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14419814
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 24.06.011
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7b5a39e0-d275-013c-d778-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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  • 1657: Issued
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The Holy Bible contayning the Old, and New Testaments..." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1657. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/721587c0-beee-013c-93a2-0242ac110004

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "The Holy Bible contayning the Old, and New Testaments..." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/721587c0-beee-013c-93a2-0242ac110004

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Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1657). The Holy Bible contayning the Old, and New Testaments... Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/721587c0-beee-013c-93a2-0242ac110004

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The Holy Bible contayning the Old, and New Testaments...