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DOUAI-RHEIMS BIBLE – The New Testament of Iesus Christ ... Translated from Latin into English by Gregory Martin, under the supervision of William Allen and Richard Brostow. Rheims: John Fogny, 1582 — The Holie Bible faithfully translated into English, out of the Authentical Latin ... By the College of Doway. Douai: Laurence Kellam, 1609-10.
First edition of the Roman Catholic version of the Bible in English. Martin's translation adheres closely to the Latin, while also drawing on existing vernacular editions. This Douai-Rheims version exerted a strong influence on the King James Bible of 1611, transmitting to it an extensive vocabulary and distinctive phrases. Darlow & Moule 177 and 300; STC 2884 and 2207.
2 works in 3 volumes, quarto (vols. I-II: 217 x 155mm, vol. III: 225 x 156mm). Titles printed within woodcut border, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, numerous woodcut initials (sustained waterstaining, vol. III with extensive restoration to title affecting text and lacking the preface a2-c4, a few minor marginal chips). Vols. I-II: contemporary calf (rebacked and repaired); vol. III: 18th-century quarter reversed calf. Provenance: one leaf with contemporary annotations on papal authority.
First edition of the Roman Catholic version of the Bible in English. Martin's translation adheres closely to the Latin, while also drawing on existing vernacular editions. This Douai-Rheims version exerted a strong influence on the King James Bible of 1611, transmitting to it an extensive vocabulary and distinctive phrases. Darlow & Moule 177 and 300; STC 2884 and 2207.
2 works in 3 volumes, quarto (vols. I-II: 217 x 155mm, vol. III: 225 x 156mm). Titles printed within woodcut border, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, numerous woodcut initials (sustained waterstaining, vol. III with extensive restoration to title affecting text and lacking the preface a2-c4, a few minor marginal chips). Vols. I-II: contemporary calf (rebacked and repaired); vol. III: 18th-century quarter reversed calf. Provenance: one leaf with contemporary annotations on papal authority.
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