£7,200
Elizabethan Bible in English 1566 (The Great Bible), The Bible in Englyshe of the largest and greatest volume that is to saye: the contents of all the holye scripture, booth of the oulde and newe testament. Printed in Rouen at the coste and charges of Richard Carmarden.
Black and red letters - Biblical text in two columns
Contains:-
To decide Easter for ever
A table for the order of Psalms to be said morning and evening
Calendar (12 sides) months of the year January to December
Lessons Proper for Holy Days
Proper Psalms on certain days
The Almanack for 30 years 1561-1590
Morning Prayer - The Order Where Morning & Evening prayers shall be said
The Litany
The Collects
The names of all the books of the Bible and the contents of the chapters of every book.
The Prologe
The Old Testament
The Second Part of the Bible containing the books from Joshua to Job
Third part of the Bible containing The Psalter, The Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Catica - Canticozu
The Prophets from Claye to Malachi
The Volume of the booked called
Apocrypha, Esdras Maccabees, The New Testament
The gospels Mathew to John
The Acts
In addition:- Bound within the end of the book
Four hand written pages - an essay being a view of the Articles of the Protestant and Popish Faith dated 1750
An address to the Laity 1750
Auctioneers notes as to condition:-
Having been collated the work is virtually complete save two missing pages. The Revelations which ends midway through Chapter 20, the remaining pages covering Chapter 30 (part) 21 & 22 hand written in an 18th century hand.
Samual 1 & Kings contains ink notations.
The Book of Clay includes two pages bound in, the paper and print of smaller size but appears original to the volume.
General condition
Later Georgian suede leather bindings.
Mouse nibbles to end of side papers.
Some damp marks/damage to bottom edge of some pages, but almost none of the print has been affected.
First Title page - trimmed and laid onto later paper.
A few later end papers, minor insect damage. This is almost certainly the first time this volume has been offered for sale.
Size 41 cm x 27 cm x 10 cm
Starts with Morning Prayer, continuing with evening prayer, Litany collects - 10 leaves
The Charles Tennant signature has a late 18th century look to it.
It came to us from a location near Bristol were it had been dormant.
It is probably the first time this particular volume has been on the market.
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