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We are developing a new educational page on the History and Development of Writing.
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Biblia Sacra 1531 Latin Bible page facsimile
The Biblia Sacra was written in Latin, this edition printed with woodcut capitals. This is facsimile of an original from our collection and comes with a backing sheet ready for printing.
$9.95AUD plus P&H QUOTE BSP1
1595 Geneva Bible Facsimile page
The Geneva Bible was a Bible of firsts.... It was the first English Bible with our modern Chapter and verse divisions, it was born out of persecution when Queen Mary 1 known otherwise as "Bloody Mary" decided she would return England from the Protestant Bibles of Henry VIII back to the Latin Bible.
It was the first English Bible to be translated from the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, it has copious side notes and was widely circulated and accepted by the average man. More editions were printed of the Geneva Bible than all preceeding Bibles.This is a Facsimile page of one of our originals and comes ready to frame.
$9.95AUD plus P&H QUOTE GBP1
King James 1625 Bible Leaf - Jeremiah 47 -
Facsimile
The printing of the 1625 Bible is a story in itself. It was printed on a moveable type printing press, but complied by staff who were mostly illiterate and hence earned a lower wage, as a means of cutting the printing costs. The get around the compilers illiteracy the printer would print the first word of the next page at the bottom of each previous page allowing them to simply recognise the matching words. (See image below). This is a facsimile sheet of one of our originals and comes with a backing sheet ready for mounting.
$9.95AUD plus P&H QUOTE KJV1
Stephanus 1544 Hebrew Bible Page
facsimile.
Stephanus, other wise known as Robert Estienne a 15th cenury printer in Paris, was the first to print the Bible in the modern verse division. He was appointed official producer of the Hebrew and Greek Bible to the King of France, along with many other achievements. He produced a Latin Thesaurus, and after fleeing to Geneva to escape persecution produced a french Bible, a Latin Bible with glosses and many of Calvin's writings to print. This is a facsimile copy of our original miniature Bible page. It comes with a backing sheet ready for framing.
$9.95AUD plus P&H QUOTE STEPH1
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Would you like to know more about
reading ancient manuscripts?
Click HERE to go to the University of Michigan's online tutor and learn all about the P46 the earliest of Paul's Epistles.
A fascinating resource....
Want to learn more about ancient manuscripts?
Go to our History of Writing page and see our new file entitled:
"The Stickiness of a Manuscript"
learn about what a manuscript can tell you even before you start translating the text.
King James Bible 1611 -
Coverplate and
Page of Psalms
A reproduction of an original page set from the 1611 King James Bible
Each page is printed on "antiqued" paper
each page being 18 x 12" or 460 x 300mm
Ready for framing
$39.95AUD plus P&H for the pair. QUOTE KJVCPP
Wycliffe Bible Page c 1380
A facsimile leaf from an original Wycliffe Bible
John Wycliffe along with other scholars translated
the Bible into English in around 1380-1382 after
his discontent with the church's teaching.
He saw a need for each person being
able to read the word of God for
Himself.
$9.95AUD plus P&H QUOTE WBP1
The Great Bible -1569-Facsimile
A Facsimile full size copy of the Great Bible produced by J.Caewood in 1569. It was the first authorised Bible by Henry VIII of England and was intended for reading in the Church of England. It was prepared by Myles Coverdale under the supervision of Sir Thomas Cromwell.
$9.95AUD plus P&H QUOTE GRBP1
