Accession number
PML 19499-500
Uniform title
Bible. English. Authorized. 1660.
Published
Cambridge [England] : Printed by John Field ..., 1660.
Description
2 v. : ill., front., double plates ; 44 cm.
Notes
Title page for volume I undated; title page for New Testament (volume II), dated 1659.
New Testament has separate t.p. with title: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
General title for volume II: The Second Part of the Holy Bible
New Testament has separate t.p. with title: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
General title for volume II: The Second Part of the Holy Bible
Binding
17th-century English brown morocco, gold-tooled by Samuel Mearne, assumed to have been bound for Charles II (see collection correspondence). Charles II metalwork armorial centerpieces and cornerpieces/clasps likely 19th-century additions.
Provenance
King Charles II.
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