Shelfmark
Go.1.01
Main entry--uniform title
Bible. English. Bishops'. 1575.
Title
The Holy Byble, conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe. Set foorth by aucthoritie.
Varying form of title
Bishops' Bible
Publication, distribution, etc.
Imprinted at London, : by Iohn Iudson. , 1575..
Physical description
[30], 102, 151, [1], 156 [i.e. 158], 103, 136, [2] leaves : ill. (woodcuts) 28 cm. (8vo)
Note
In five parts. "The seconde part of the Bible", "The thirde parte of the Bible", "The volume of bookes called Apocrypha" and "The Nevve Testament" each have special title pages and separate pagination.
Note
At head of title pages: 1575; at the foot: "God saue the Queene.".
Note
Signatures: *-**⁶ ***⁸, ²*¹⁰ A-M⁸ N⁶ 2A-2S⁸ 2T⁷ 3A-3S⁸ 3T-3V⁶ 4A-4M⁸ 4N⁷, ²A-Q⁸ R¹⁰.
Note
The book is foliated rather than paginated.
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Titles within illustrated border.
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Includes printed marginalia and maniculae.
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Preliminary matter includes Matthew Parker's Preface, A prologue or preface made by Thomas Cranmer, an almanac, a calendar, and The order where morning and euening prayer shalbe vsed and sayde.
Note
Colophon on leaf [30] with printer's device: "Imprinted at London by Richarde Iugge, Printer to the Queens Maiestie. Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis.".
Note
Colophon with printer's device on the last text-bearing leaf of volume: "Imprinted at London in the yere of our redemption, M.D.LXXV. and finished the XXIIII. day of Nouember. God saue the Queene.".
Note
The almanac and calendar have been printed in black and red.
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Woodcuts: initials, map, textual illustrations.
Note
In black letter.
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Provenance
Signature of C.K. Kemeys-Tynte on front endpaper recto.
Binding
19th-century brown morocco over millboards. Covers panelled with gilt fillets and tools at the corners; gilt centrepiece with leaves and flowers; gilt tools and fillets on board-edges; gilt fillet on turn-ins. Spine with six raised bands; gilt fillets, tools, and titling ("The holy Bible."; "London John Judson 1575."). Textblock trimmed and gilted. Endpapers of undecorated wove paper; two flyleaves at the upper end of the textblock, one at the lower end.
Copy-specific note
16th-century handwritten note on the blank leaf at the end of the second part of the Bible: "Lord as thou hast (i)nflicted thy servant with extreame sickness so now by thy mercy grant him helth". Another note seemingly in the same hand on leaf 96 of second part of the Bible: "Thy lys are more sweeter then honey and the words of thy mouth are as [illegible]". Possibly a different hand on leaf 40 verso of the same part: "Gabriel".
Copy-specific note
Letter inserted between upper board and front endpaper, from Arthur Cole to Joseph F. Burrell, dated 24 April 1951, concerning the uniqueness of this copy due to the mention of both Judson and Jugge.
Copy-specific note
Bookseller's advertisement glued on card inserted between upper board and front endpaper.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmark: DD1.3.6.
Subject
Bible. English Versions.
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Judson, John, 1542? - 1589 printer.
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Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
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Kemeys-Tynte, Charles Kemeys, 1822 - 1891 former owner.
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Riviere & Son binder.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng und
Identifier
B50908