The Bibles in the Caxton Exhibition MDCCCLXXVII, Or, A Bibliographical Description of Nearly One Thousand Representative Bibles in Various Languages Chronologically Arranged from the First Bible Printed by Gutenberg in 1450-1456 to the Last Bible Printed at the Oxford University Press the 30th June 1877: With an Introduction on the History of Printing as Illustrated by the Printed Bible from 1450 to 1877 in which is Told for the First Time the True History and Mystery of the Coverdale Bible of 1535 : Together with Bibliographical Notes and Collations of Many Rare Bibles in Various Languages and Divers Versions Printed During the Last Four Centuries |
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... Printers ' Pension Corporation , to celebrate the four hundredth anni- versary of the introduction , in 1477 , of the art and mystery of printing into England , by a " Caxton Celebration " in the year 1877 , just for a moment to hold ...
... Printers ' Pension Corporation , to celebrate the four hundredth anni- versary of the introduction , in 1477 , of the art and mystery of printing into England , by a " Caxton Celebration " in the year 1877 , just for a moment to hold ...
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... printers , not alone of England , but all foreign countries , from the earliest period to the present time , which he will find no where else so well told and so conveniently packed . The results of the Caxton Exhibition , therefore ...
... printers , not alone of England , but all foreign countries , from the earliest period to the present time , which he will find no where else so well told and so conveniently packed . The results of the Caxton Exhibition , therefore ...
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... printers , with the titles of their books , and where the books now exist , is briefly and clearly told by Mr Blades , in a masterly and modest manner never excelled . Sections vi and vii upon the subsequent development of printing in ...
... printers , with the titles of their books , and where the books now exist , is briefly and clearly told by Mr Blades , in a masterly and modest manner never excelled . Sections vi and vii upon the subsequent development of printing in ...
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... printer found type to put up my long introduction and bibliographical notes scattered throughout the work , without grumbling . Only one note , an essay of two pages sent in by me was suppressed by the Executive Committee ( goodness ...
... printer found type to put up my long introduction and bibliographical notes scattered throughout the work , without grumbling . Only one note , an essay of two pages sent in by me was suppressed by the Executive Committee ( goodness ...
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... printer , but later on , however , when I saw that many gentlemen whose names had been placed high up on the several Committees were doing but little ; and when my friend Mr Blades had bravely taken upon his own shoulders the work of ...
... printer , but later on , however , when I saw that many gentlemen whose names had been placed high up on the several Committees were doing but little ; and when my friend Mr Blades had bravely taken upon his own shoulders the work of ...
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Page 89 - Imprinted at London by Robert \ Barker Printer to the Kings \ most excellent Maiestie.
Page 72 - Biblia en lengua espanola traduzida palabra por palabra de la verdad Hebrayca por muy excelentes letrados. Vista y examinada por el officio de la Inquisition.
Page 90 - The/ Holy Bible/ Containing the/ Old Testament/ and the New./ Newly Translated out of the Ori/ginall Tongues, and with the former/ Translations diligently compared/ and reuised : by his Maiesties/ speciall Commandement./ Appointed to be read in Churches...
Page 89 - The Holy Bible : containing the Old Testament And The New : Newly translated out of the Original Tongues : and with the former translations diligently compared and revised: By his Majesties speciall commandment, ^f Appointed to be read in churches.
Page 89 - The/ Whole/ Booke of Psalmes/ Faithfully/ Translated into English/ Metre./ Whereunto is prefixed a discourse de-/claring not only the lawfullnes, but also/ the necessity of the Heavenly Ordinance/ of singing Scripture Psalmes in/ the Churches of/ God./ Coll.
Page 70 - To the honoure and prayse of God/ was this Byble prynted and...
Page 96 - The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be read in churches.
Page 22 - Crown says, he has it bad, leastwise, it is apparent that every time he opens his mouth he puts his foot in it. But lest my porch to this little catalogue may be mistaken for one intended for the Saturday Review itself, it becomes necessary to hasten to a conclusion. The reviewer now proceeds nearly a whole line without anything exceptional, until he stumbles into a hornet's nest of errors ; ' but we fail70 to find any special71 notice of the sole72 English issue of Queen Mary's reign.
Page 89 - He shall be like a tree that grows Near planted by a river, Which in his season yields his fruit And his leaf fadeth never; And all he doth shall prosper well.
Page 44 - Colophon\ Thus endeth the legende named/ in latyn legenda aurea, that is to saye/ in englysshe the golden legende, For/ lyke as golde passeth in valewe alle/ other metalles, so thys legende excedeth/ alle other bookes, wherin ben...