Formatting the Word of God: The Charles Caldwell Ryrie Collection
9. The First Five Years of King James Formats
9.3
The Holy Bible, Conteining the Olde Testament and the New. Newly
translated out of the Originall Tongues: and with the former Translations
diligently compared and reuised by his Maiesties speciall Commandement.
London: Robert Barker, 1612.
Octavo. [952] pages, 6¼ × 4¼ inches.
Roman, double column. Bound in modern dark brown calfskin; gilt lettering
on spine. The above bibliographic information is from DMH 315. The title
page in the Ryrie copy is a facsimile of an altered 1630 title page which
reads: The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New . . . appointed
to be read in Churches. London: Robert Barker . . . and assigns of John
Bill, 1612. § DMH 315; STC (2nd ed.) 2221.
fol. N3v (detail), “he”
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of Theology, Southern Methodist University.