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Collection: Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Bible Collection
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Prothro B-97
William Tyndale's treatise on the parable of the "wycked mammon". His discussion shows support for Protestant beliefs.
Prothro B-92
"Coverdale Bible", first edition of the complete Bible in English compiled from Latin and German versions and Tyndale's English translation.
Prothro B-169
"Matthew's Bible" was based off of the pseudonum for John Rogers (1500–1555), Thomas Matthew. He used Tyndale and Coverdale's translations to help compile this edition.
Prothro B-61
The large format of this Bible earned it the name "Great Bible". The translation was Miles Coverdale's revision of the "Matthew's Bible" with a prologue written by Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556).
Prothro B-126
After Mary I's accession, English translations of the Bible were condemned again so William Whittingham (d. 1579) produced a new English Bible in Geneva.
Prothro B-38
After Queen Elizabeth I's accession in 1558, a new English translation of the Bible was needed to replace the controversial "Geneva Bible". This Bible, the "Bishop's Bible" includes engraved portraits of the queen and her court.
Prothro B-08
English Catholics translated this New Testament from Vulgate into English durng the reign of Queen Elizabeth. This translation gives traditional readings priority over philological questions.
Prothro B-53
English Catholics translated this Old Testament from Vulgate into English durng the reign of Queen Elizabeth. This translation gives traditional readings priority over philological questions. Together with the 1582 Rheims Old Testament, they are…
Prothro B-05
King James I appointed a committee to create an authoritative English Bible to replace the "Geneva" and "Bishops'" Bibles. Illustrations and ornamental letters are included throughout.
Prothro B-62/A
First quarto edition of the King James Bible printed in Roman type, intended for personal use. Includes Apocrypha; without genealogies and map.
Prothro B-26
John Baskett (1665–1742) printed this Bible with multiple misprints gaining it the name "Baskett-ful of Errors" and "Vinegar Bible". Despite the misspellings, the Bible contains rich engravings.
Prothro B-81
Print of the Wycliffite New Testament. Mezzotint with an imagined "portrait" of John Wycliffe.
Prothro B-16/B
Eighteenth century readers wanted additional illustrations for their Bible so publishers would produce engravings to be inserted within standard Bibles. This Bible of 1763 was interleaved with some 200 illustrations from the London bookseller Richard…
Prothro B-65
The King James Version of the Bible was protected and only allowed to be printed by the king's printer or the official printers of Cambridge and Oxford. Baskerville became the printer at Cambridge in 1758. Includes tables of measurements and guides…
Prothro B-69
Baskerville's second edition of the King James Bible with engravings and illustrations. This illustrated edition was sold in installments by subscription.
Prothro B-127
John Wesley worked on this revision of the King James Version of the New Testament with commentary. He based his revision of the English text on the Greek edition with commentary by Johann Albrecht Bengel (1687–1753) of Tübingen.
Prothro B-64/A
The 2nd edition of Eliot's Bible, revised by him, with the assistance of John Cotton. This Bible is comprised of Eliot's 1680 New Testament and his revised Old Testament of 1685.
Prothro B-319
First European-language Bible published in the Americas. Reprinted from the Halle (34th) edition of Luther's version, with Esdras, books 3 and 4, and Maccabees, book 3, supplied from the Berlenburg Bible.
Prothro B-39
First complete American Bible printed in English. Known as the "Aitken Bible".
Prothro B-113
Isaiah Thomas (1749–1831) printed the first illustrated Bible in America using the King James Version for the text.
Prothro B-104
Robert Aitken's daughter, Jane Aitken (1764–1832) published the first English translation of the Bible by an American, Charles Thomson (1729–1824).
Prothro B-318
Abridged version of the Bible with woodcut illustrations. Created for use by children.
Prothro B-31
First Greek New Testament printed in America based on the 1707 Oxford edition by John Mill (1645–1707).
Prothro B-305
First printed Turkish translation of the New Testament. Originally translated by Ali Bey (Albertus Bobowsky) in 1666.
Prothro B-390
First editition of the Pentateuch in Oriya, a language from the east coast of India.
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