BRB0162

Title

Subject

Description

The 1546 French Bible translated by Pierre Robert Olivétan and revised by Jean Calvin was listed in the Sorbonne's catalogue of censured books in 1551. This copy is a rare variant issued for surreptitious circulation in France. Its title page omits the place of publication and the name of the printer, and Calvin's name is excluded from his preface. Calvin's name did accompany a separate note to the reader in the New Testament.

Creator

Olivétan, d. 1538, tr., Calvin, Jean, 1509–1564, and Girard, Jehan, printer.

Source

BRB0162. [French Bible. Olivétan-Calvin Version]. La Bible, qui est toute la saincte escriture, en laquelle sont contenuz, le vieil testament & le nouveau, translatez en Francois,& reveuz: le vieil selon l'Ebrieu, & le nouveau selon le Grec. [Geneva: Jehan Girard], 1546.

Relation

UnivParis

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

French

Type

Protestant Bible

Collection

"Heresy and Error": The Ecclesiastical Censorship of Books, 1400–1800

Citation

Olivétan, d. 1538, tr., Calvin, Jean, 1509–1564, and Girard, Jehan, printer., “BRB0162,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed December 17, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1933.