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The Bible as Book: the First Printed Editions

By Paul Saenger

Book information

Publisher
The British Library Publishing
Year
1999
ISBN
0712346015, 9780712346016
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23341265 bytes)
Series
The Bible as Book
Pages
208\216
Time added
2024-12-09 08:52:07

Description

This second volume of "The Bible As Book" series investigates the history of the Bible between 1455 and 1520. In this series of scholarlty essays the early printing on the text, format and uses of the Bible are explored. Volume Two investigates the unique features of various editions of 15th-century printed Bibles as well as the social, political and technological circumstances under which they were produced. In addition to the Vulgate, the first editions of the Greek and Hebrew Bible are addressed. Co-published with The British Library.

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