BRB0883

Title

Subject

Description

James Sadler, a nine-year old boy, received this Bible from a charity created by Puritan politician Philip Wharton (1613–1696), the fourth Baron Wharton. The recipients of Bibles donated by Wharton were required to be able to read and memorize certain psalms. Fifteen years after he first received and signed the volume, James Sadler inscribed this Bible again with the accomplished signature of an adult.

Source

BRB0883. 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 Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. London: Printed by Mark Baskett, . . . and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1765.

Relation

Inscribed

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

English

Type

Bible with inscriptions

Collection

Four Centuries of Religious Books for Children

Citation

“BRB0883,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 18, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1154.