1673 KING JAMES BIBLE Illustrated LAVISH Fine Binding GILT Complete RARE
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THE AUTHORIZED (KING JAMES) VERSION OF THE BIBLE Cambridge, 1673 Elaborate Fine Binding With Extra Illustrations BIBLE, IN ENGLISH, AUTHORIZED VERSION [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New], J. Hayes; CAMBRIDGE; 1673. [Herbert's 712.]Item Description: A fine example for a collector desirous of a representative copy of the crowning jewel of English Bible translation and one of the most desired antiquarian books of all time. Extraor...dinary binding in morocco with gilt inlay. The American Bible Society has a similar example with 160 rare steel engravings from cuts by F. H. Van Hove present within the text; this copy has TWO HUNDRED RARE ENGRAVINGS.Preparation of the Royal Version took more than five years and was laboriously attended to by over fifty translators and researchers. Six separate groups were assigned a specific section of the Scriptures and each made a preliminary translation under the direction of Lancelot Andrewes, Edward Lively and John Harding. The final translations were then exchanged and reviewed, reaching a final committee of six. Supervision of the printing was carried out by Miles Smith and Thomas Bilson.
Although the Royal Version appropriates much from the Tyndale, Coverdale, Geneva and Bishops' Bibles, it is unquestionably regarded as the greatest literary translation of the Bible ever produced. __________________________________
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Although the Royal Version appropriates much from the Tyndale, Coverdale, Geneva and Bishops' Bibles, it is unquestionably regarded as the greatest literary translation of the Bible ever produced. __________________________________
Rare Bibles specializes in early printed English Bibles, books, manuscripts, and objet d’art. Items listed on eBayare merely representative of our broader inventory. Please do not hesitate to enquire regarding other early printed books and manuscripts. In addition, we are currently offering one of the world's most significant collections of biblical manuscripts and early printed Bibles. The Legacy Collection may be viewed at: CrawfordSterling.com.
