Description
A leaf from the 1568 First Edition of the Bishops’ Bible. These leaves are well over 450 years old. The Church of England, throughout history, has authorized three versions of the Bible: The first was the 1539 Great Bible. As those Bibles were getting close to 30, the next generation of English Authorized Bibles was the 1568 Bishops’ Bible. Finally, as those Bibles were then getting over 40 years old, the next and final step was the 1611 King James Bible… the only one still actively published today. No collection is complete without a Bishop’s leaf.
These leaves are from a large Pulpit foliose, measuring between 15 and 16 inches tall by 10 and 11 inches wide. They were printed on a 100% rag cotton linen sheet, not wood-pulp paper like books today, so they remain in excellent condition… even after over 450 years. Each leaf is a unique piece of ancient artwork, carefully produced by the King’KingKing ‘ King ’stersa time using a movable-type press, and later bound together into whole Bibles. These genuine original antiquities are scarce and precious pieces of our history and Christian heritage. Each leaf comes with a beautiful Certificate of Authenticity. Imagine… having a favorite passage of scripture from the Bible that was later revised to become the famous King James Bible: the Bishops’ Bible.
| ITEM # BBL-1568NT: $195 For New Testament Passages |
