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1536 Tyndale New Testament: Heavily Illustrated. William Tyndale produced the very first English language New Testament to come off a printing press. He was burned at the stake in 1536 for the “crime” of printing these magnificently Illustrated English New Testaments. This 1536 edition was the last and most elaborate one done before his death. The woodcut illustrations are breathtaking. The calligraphy-like Gothic black letter typeface is also a work of art.
This Facsimile Reproduction measures approximately 9 inches tall by 6.5 inches wide by just under 2 inches thick and is bound in hardcover burgundy-brown bonded leather with gold stamping along the spine. We have photographically enlarged this reproduction to approximately 125% the size of the original for ease of reading.
The 1560 Geneva Bible was the “Bible of the Protestant Reformation” and the Bible of the Puritans and Pilgrims. It was the first Bible taken to America on the Mayflower. Both the Regular and the Deluxe Editions of the 1560 Geneva Facsimile Reproduction are the same on the inside. They are the same size, measuring approximately 11 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide by 3.25 inches thick, and bound in hardcover burgundy bonded leather with gold stamping along the spine.
1611 King James: Our Reduced-Size Regular Edition Facsimile Reproduction of the 1611 First Edition King James Bible measures approximately 11 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide by 3.5 inches thick, and weighs about 10 pounds. (So actually… it’s still a fairly large and heavy book). The binding is hardcover black imitation leather with gold stamping along the spine. Each page was computer-scanned from the original, and printed on heavy cream paper. In a much more manageable “medium-folio” size, rather than the original “giant pulpit folio” size, it remains otherwise an exact photographic duplicate of the very first press run of the world’s most beloved book.
1769 Oxford “standard Bible: In 1769, Dr. Benjamin Blayney completed his revision of the King James Bible, and using Dr. Samuel Johnson’s first edition 1755 printing of the Johnson Dictionary, the English language “came of age.” Spelling, punctuation, and grammar became standardized, making it possible to teach succeeding generations the fledgling languages’ establishment as an excellent spoken and written language in the world of communication, commerce, and education.
“The Forbidden Book” leafbook is for those who want an understanding of how we got the English Bible, which is deeper and more detailed than we are able to provide on the English Bible History page of our website. This 110-page spiral-bound book is the full syllabus for those who attend our two-day series of eight one-hour lectures at our Bible History Symposium. It also contains a set of either three or four genuine original ancient Bible Leaves inside the book, which many people choose to remove and frame. This scholarly yet entertaining volume gives you “The Big Picture”. Featuring an expanded historical timeline, and several full-color pages… this book is a wonderful addition to any Christian’s library and organized reference work that you will refer to again and again. The amazing story of the preservation of God’s Word throughout the centuries is so vividly brought to life; we think you will find it hard to put this book down. The real treasure of this package is the set of three or four ancient Bible Leaves. You get a page from an original King James Bible printed before 1650, a page from a Geneva Bible printed before 1644.
1611 King James Leaf from Psalms: These HUGE “Pulpit Folio” size leaves measure approximately 15 to 16 inches tall by 10 to 11 inches wide… You can read them halfway across the room. They are our largest, most beautiful, and most popular Bible leaves. Printed on 100% rag cotton linen sheet, not wood-pulp paper like books today, they remain in excellent condition… even after 400 years. Each leaf is a unique piece of ancient artwork, carefully produced one at a time by the King’s printers using a movable-type press and later bound together into whole Bibles and chained to every church pulpit in England. These genuine original antiquities are among the most rare and precious pieces of our history and our Christian heritage.
