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Bible. 1598. English. Geneva.

Title

The Bible: : 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, as may appeare in the epistle to the reader. And also a most profitable concordance for the readie finding out of any thing in the same conteined..

Imprint

Imprinted at London : by the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie., 1598..

Physical description

[4], 434, [4], 441-554 leaves ; 22 cm (4to)

Note

Title page has decorative woodcut border, with the initials CB at the foot.

Note

New Testament has special title page, dated 1597, with border almost identical to main title page.

Note

Signatures: pi² A-3H⁸ 3I² *⁴ 3K-3Y⁸ 3Z¹⁰.

Note

Misprint in 1 John ch. 5, v. 20: "... in his Sonne Jesus Church" (not noted in STC (2nd ed.) or ESTC but referred to in Herbert 243).

Note

Black letter; printed in 2 columns.

Note

No colophon for OT, Apocrypha or NT.

Note

Error in foliation of leaves of gathering Y (1 Chronicles xxix to 2 Chronicles xxi), misnumbered as 169, 176, 211, 172, 113, 174, 175, 176, instead of 169-176; text continuous despite errors in foliation (not noted in ESTC).

Citation/references note

STC (2nd ed.), 2171 (variant)

Citation/references note

ESTC, S1395 (variant)

Citation/references note

Darlow and Moule, rev. Herbert, 243

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century, large format) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

Provenance

Inscription on upper endleaf of volume: "Given to Sarum Cathedral Library, Aug. 1940, by Canon Charles Myers, late Treasurer."

Binding

Nineteenth-century embossed leather over oak boards, with blank escutcheon within patterned panel (on both boards). Spine with five bands, lettered: "The booke of common prayer 1634” and “The Bible 1598”. Edges of text block gilded and goffered. Marbled endleaves.

Copy-specific note

Bound with (a) The booke of common prayer and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church of England (London, 1634); (c) Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances (London, 1634?); and (d) Sternhold and Hopkins, The whole booke of psalmes (London, 1634).

Copy-specific note

Annotations (early hands): on leaf 358 verso (end of the prophets), seven lines apparently Bible references; leaf 434 verso (end of Apocrypha), full page of notes, not deciphered, perhaps continued on top of badly cropped NT title page opposite; on verso of NT title page, full page in three or four hands, some biblical and other names deciipherable; recto of leaf before Matthew has names including Hugh Henson (bapt. 1575, Overston), and his son Edward Henson (bapt. there, 1601), also Henry Henson (d. 1634 at age of 22, buried at St Laurence Pountney, London).

Added entry--name

Myers, Charles, 1856-1948 donor.

Added entry--name

Barker, Christopher, 1529-1599 printer.

Added entry--name

Henson, family former owner.

Added entry--name

Deputies of Christopher Barker printer.

Added entry--place

England London.

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1300#$aBible.$lEnglish.$sGeneva.$f1598.

24504$aThe Bible: : $btranslated 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, as may appeare in the epistle to the reader. And also a most profitable concordance for the readie finding out of any thing in the same conteined..

260##$aImprinted at London :$bby the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie.,$c1598..

300##$a[4], 434, [4], 441-554 leaves ;$c22 cm (4to)

500##$aTitle page has decorative woodcut border, with the initials CB at the foot.

500##$aNew Testament has special title page, dated 1597, with border almost identical to main title page.

500##$aSignatures: pi² A-3H⁸ 3I² *⁴ 3K-3Y⁸ 3Z¹⁰.

500##$aMisprint in 1 John ch. 5, v. 20: "... in his Sonne Jesus Church" (not noted in STC (2nd ed.) or ESTC but referred to in Herbert 243).

500##$aBlack letter; printed in 2 columns.

500##$aNo colophon for OT, Apocrypha or NT.

500##$aError in foliation of leaves of gathering Y (1 Chronicles xxix to 2 Chronicles xxi), misnumbered as 169, 176, 211, 172, 113, 174, 175, 176, instead of 169-176; text continuous despite errors in foliation (not noted in ESTC).

5104#$aSTC (2nd ed.),$c2171 (variant)

5104#$aESTC,$cS1395 (variant)

5104#$aDarlow and Moule, rev. Herbert,$c243

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century, large format) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

561##$aInscription on upper endleaf of volume: "Given to Sarum Cathedral Library, Aug. 1940, by Canon Charles Myers, late Treasurer."

563##$a Nineteenth-century embossed leather over oak boards, with blank escutcheon within patterned panel (on both boards). Spine with five bands, lettered: "The booke of common prayer 1634” and “The Bible 1598”. Edges of text block gilded and goffered. Marbled endleaves.

590##$aBound with (a) The booke of common prayer and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church of England (London, 1634); (c) Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances (London, 1634?); and (d) Sternhold and Hopkins, The whole booke of psalmes (London, 1634).

590##$aAnnotations (early hands): on leaf 358 verso (end of the prophets), seven lines apparently Bible references; leaf 434 verso (end of Apocrypha), full page of notes, not deciphered, perhaps continued on top of badly cropped NT title page opposite; on verso of NT title page, full page in three or four hands, some biblical and other names deciipherable; recto of leaf before Matthew has names including Hugh Henson (bapt. 1575, Overston), and his son Edward Henson (bapt. there, 1601), also Henry Henson (d. 1634 at age of 22, buried at St Laurence Pountney, London).

7001#$aMyers, Charles, 1856 -1948$edonor.

7001#$aBarker, Christopher,$d1529-1599$eprinter.

7102#$aHenson, family,$eformer owner.

7102#$aDeputies of Christopher Barker,$eprinter.

752##$bEngland$dLondon.