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00017

Title

Subject

Bible - English - Bishops' Bible

Description

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.

Creator

Parker, Matthew, 1504–1575 and Jugge, Richard, d. 1577, printer.

Source

00017. English Bible. The Holie Bible. Conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe. London: Richard Jugge, 1568.

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

English

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Printed book with engraved illustrations

Collection

The Thomas J. Harrison Bible Collection

Citation

Parker, Matthew, 1504–1575 and Jugge, Richard, d. 1577, printer., “00017,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 17, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/854.