https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=44&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Middle+English&sort_field=added&sort_dir=d&output=atom2024-03-28T06:29:50-04:00Omekahttps://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1942The first widely circulated English version of the Bible, translated from St. Jerome's Latin by followers of John Wycliffe, was outlawed in 1408 by Archbishop Thomas Arundel of Canterbury. Arundel's council ruled that the use of unauthorized vernacular Bible translations propagated "heresy and error." Consequently, the Church prohibited translation of the Bible into English under the severe penalty of excommunication, while the use of Wycliffite translations was subject to fines and imprisonment.]]>2022-11-26T12:54:29-05:00
]]>https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1524Gilt calfskin binding. The ornate centerpiece block, dotted background, elegant cornerpieces, and the leafy hatched tool that extends out of the centerpiece indicate that it may be the work of the still-unidentified "MacDurnan Gospels Binder" (named after a famous binding at Lambeth Palace).]]>2022-11-26T12:54:22-05:00