Geneva Bible
Geneva Bible that is, the Holy Scriptures conteined in the Olde and Newe Testament, translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages, with most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance [electronic resource] :
Also known as: Geneva Bible
- Imprinted at London : by Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes Maiestie, 1587
- Description [Four] preliminary leaves: [1 f. blank,] title, verso blank, Address - 1 p., "Of the incomparable treasure ... " - 1 p., "Howe to take profite ... " - 1 p., list of books - 1 p. [A leaf - probably blank - is required before the title, since the leaf after the title is signed [par.]iii.] Text: OT (1) Genesis-Job, ff. 1 to 190 a, verso blank; (2) Psalms-Malachi, with title, verso blank, text - ff. 2 to 127 a, verso blank, 1 f. blank; Apocrypha, ff. 129 to 197 b, 1 f. blank; NT, with title: "The Newe Testament ... translated out of Greeke by Theod. Beza. Whereunto are adioyned briefe summaries ... and ... expositions ... Englished by L. Tomson ... ", verso blank. "The Printer to the diligent Reader" - 1 p., "The description ... " (with map) - 1 p., text - ff. 3 to 116 b; tables - 11 ff., ending on 2[par.]iii b, with colophon; 1 f. blank ; 23 & 22cm (4to)
The earliest complete Bible which contains this revised New Testament. After this date the quarto Geneva Bibles printed in roman type as a rule contain Tomson's revision, while the black-letter quartos give the older version. Tomson's NT also appears in one roman-letter folio (Herbert no 235) and in several black-letter folios (Herbert nos 210, 225, 268 and 301) Reprinted: See Herbert nos 205, 218, 226, 244, 262 Translated by William Whittingham, Anthony Gilby, Thomas Sampson, and perhaps others With Tomson's NT The general title-page bears a headpiece and a small cut of the crossing of the Red Sea. The pt. 2 and NT title-pages have the same headpiece with an ornament below Signatures: [par.]4, A-Z8 &6, Aa-Zz8 &&8 **6, Aaa-Ooo8 Ppp4, [par.]8 2[par.]4; 520 ff Covers stamped with the royal arms Viewed on March 26, 2009
Available to OhioLINK libraries
Electronic reproduction.
Alexandria, VA :
ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey,
1996.
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Bible. Old Testament -- New Testament
The earliest complete Bible which contains this revised New Testament. After this date the quarto Geneva Bibles printed in roman type as a rule contain Tomson's revision, while the black-letter quartos give the older version. Tomson's NT also appears in one roman-letter folio (Herbert no 235) and in several black-letter folios (Herbert nos 210, 225, 268 and 301) Reprinted: See Herbert nos 205, 218, 226, 244, 262 Translated by William Whittingham, Anthony Gilby, Thomas Sampson, and perhaps others With Tomson's NT The general title-page bears a headpiece and a small cut of the crossing of the Red Sea. The pt. 2 and NT title-pages have the same headpiece with an ornament below Signatures: [par.]4, A-Z8 &6, Aa-Zz8 &&8 **6, Aaa-Ooo8 Ppp4, [par.]8 2[par.]4; 520 ff Covers stamped with the royal arms Viewed on March 26, 2009
Available to OhioLINK libraries
Electronic reproduction.
Alexandria, VA :
ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey,
1996.
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Bible. Old Testament -- New Testament