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Gp.1.01

Main entry--uniform title

Bible. Great Bible. English 1566

Title

[The Bible in Englyshe of the largest and greatest volume that is to saye: the contentes of all the holye Scripture, booth of the oulde and newe Testament. According to the translation appoynted by the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions to be read in all churches vvith in her Maiesties realme.]

Varying form of title

Volume of the bokes called Apocripha

Varying form of title

Newe Testament in englyshe

Varying form of title

Newe Testament in Englishe

Varying form of title

Holy Bible

Publication, distribution, etc.

[At Rouen] : [By C. Hamillon at the coste and charges of Richd Carmarden. Cum priuilegio,] 1566.

Physical description

[22], lxxxviii; cxxxiiij, cl, xc, cxiij, [1] leaves ; 40cm. (Fo.)

Note

The Great Bible version.

Note

Title and imprint from Herbert, based on a restored title page.

Note

The second part has separate divisional title page, foliation and register. The third part, "The volume of the bokes called Apocripha", and "The newe Testament in Englyshe" each have separate divisional title page and foliation; register is continuous.

Note

Aa12 verso has at foot "At R. by C. Hamillon". Variant: lacking this text.

Note

Signatures: Aa¹² Bb¹⁰ A-L⁸ 2A-Q⁸ R⁶ AA-SS⁸ TT⁶ Aaa-Kkk⁸ Lll¹⁰ 2Aa-Oo⁸ Mmm².

Note

Includes full-page illustrated title pages, decorated initials.

Note

Printed marginalia.

Citation/references note

STC (2nd ed.), 2098

Citation/references note

Darlow & Moule (Rev. 1968), 119

Citation/references note

Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 2098

Citation/references note

ESTC, S121985

Additional physical form available

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1978. 1 microfilm reel; 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1470:6).

Provenance

Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.

Binding

?20th-century brown reversed calfskin over wood boards. Covers decorated with triple blind fillets to form panels with blind tools at the corners; transversal blind fillets on board edges; blind fillets on turn-ins. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with blind fillets, tools, and gilt titling over brown morocco label ("Holy Bible"; "1566"). Textblock trimmed and dyed red. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing flyleaves) and undecorated paper by Van Gelder; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.

Copy-specific note

Many ms. notes on verso of divisional title-page for second and third parts.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect: lacking all before A1 i.e. the first [22] pages and the final leaf.

Copy-specific note

Former ECL shelfmark: Gi.1.07.

Subject

Theology Christian sacred works.

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Added entry--place

France Rouen.

Language code

eng

Identifier

B26031
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