The Byble in Englyshe of the largest and greatest volume : auctorised and apoynted by the commaundement of oure moost redoubted prynce and soveraygne Lorde, Kynge Henrye the VIII, supreme head of this his churche and realme of Englande, to be frequented and used in every church w'in this his sayd realme, accordynge to the tenoure of hys former Injunctions geven in that behalfe / oversene and perused ... by Cuthbert bysshop of Duresme, and Nicolas bisshop of Rochester.

Accession number

PML 915

Published

[London] : Printed by Rycharde Grafton, 1541.

Credit line

Purchased with the Roberts collection, 1899.

Notes

Colophon: November 1540.
Variant imprint: Printed by Edwarde Whitchurch.
Part 4: Apocrypha; [pt. 5]: New Testament.
Parts 2-[5] have special title pages and separate foliation.
Prologue by Thomas Cranmer.
Library copy imperfect, lacks 3 leaves of prologe, 1 supplied in facsimile.

Description

5 v. in 1. : ill. ; 38 cm

Provenance

Robert Roberts of Boston, Lincs., entire Bible collection purchased by Pierpont Morgan via Sotheran, June 1899.

Binding

Brown morocco.

Classification

Book

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Department

Printed Books