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Prothro B-281

Title

Subject

Bible New Testament Middle English

Description

The first widely circulated version of the scriptures in English, this fourteenth-century translation from St. Jerome's Latin is attributed to followers of John Wycliffe (c. 1330–1384).

Creator

Wycliffe, John, –1384.

Source

Prothro B-281. [Middle English New Testament]. Illuminated manuscript on vellum. [England, c. 1400–25].

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Relation

Middle Ages

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Illuminated Manuscript on vellum

Collection

Eight Centuries of the Bible in Translation

Citation

Wycliffe, John, –1384. , “Prothro B-281,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed February 13, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/650.