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| + | <big>''The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated Out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches''</big> | ||
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|publisher=Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the University | |publisher=Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the University | ||
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| + | }}[[File:TheHolyBible1754.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Added title page for ''The Historical Part of the Holy Bible or the Old and New Testament Exactly and Compleatly Describ'd in Above Two Hundred Historys Curiously Engrav'd''.</center>]]The "Authorized Version" of the King James Version Bible was first printed in 1611.<ref>David Daniell, ''The Bible in English'' (New Haven: Yale University Press), 427.</ref> The KJV Bible was preceded by the Geneva Bible (and subsequent versions thereof) first printed in 1560, yet relied heavily upon William Tyndale’s “heretical” translations of the Bible first printed in English in 1526.<ref>Daniell, ''The Bible in English'', 294, 134.</ref> “As a publication in the seventeenth century it was undoubtedly successful: it was heavily used, and it rapidly saw off its chief rival, the three Geneva Bibles, to become the standard British (and American) Bible.”<ref>Daniell, ''The Bible in English'', 429.</ref> Its popularity continued well into the eighteenth century and beyond. For the first 250 years of the KJV’s history, however, there were many, mostly minor typographical, errors, necessitating numerous re-printings.<ref>Daniell, ''The Bible in English'', 460.</ref> One such reprinting—the version once belonging to George Wythe—was printed in Oxford in 1754 by Thomas Baskett, son of the king's printer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Baskett John Baskett] who first starting printing Bibles in London in 1711.<ref>Daniell, ''The Bible in English'', 513.</ref> Thomas inherited his father's printing house and title as king's printer; he printed Bibles from 1743 until his death in 1761.<ref>William Gibson, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1629 "Baskett, John (1664/5–1742)"] in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Oct. 2, 2013.</ref> | ||
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
| − | + | A copy of the 1754 Thomas Baskett edition of ''The Holy Bible'' with [[George Wythe's bookplate|George Wythe's armorial bookplate]] is held in the [http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1908837 Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia]. Martha Jefferson Burke (née Trist, a great granddaughter of [[Thomas Jefferson]]) inscribed on the last page of the section "A Commination": "This Bible belonged to George Wythe, bequeathed by him to Thomas Jefferson, given by Thomas Jefferson to his grand-daughter Cornelia Jefferson Randolph, bequeathed by her to her niece Martha Jefferson Trist, given by <u>her</u> to <u>her</u> son, Nicholas Philip Trist Burke, Alexandria, Va., after his death given to the University of Virginia by Martha Jefferson Burke, Alexandria, Va., July 4, 1912." A newspaper clipping of [[Venerable Old Tree|"A Venerable Old Tree"]] from ''The Times'' (Richmond, VA) for October 28, 1894, was laid in the book by Nicholas Philip Trist Burke (great, great grandson of Thomas Jefferson). The Bible also includes marginalia, possibly by Wythe, in Greek and English throughout the volume. | |
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| − | A newspaper clipping of [[Venerable Old Tree|"A Venerable Old Tree"]] from ''The Times'' (Richmond, VA) for October 28, 1894, was laid in the book by Nicholas Philip Trist Burke (great, great grandson of Thomas Jefferson). | ||
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| + | Three of the [[George Wythe Collection|Wythe Collection]] sources ([[Dean Bibliography|Dean's Memo]]<ref>[[Dean Bibliography|Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean]], Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 2 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).</ref>, Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed on March 18, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing) list the 1754 Thomas Baskett edition of ''The Holy Bible''. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition. | ||
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| + | File:HolyBible1754Illustration6.jpg|<center>Illustrations, Old Testament.</center> | ||
| + | File:HolyBible1754Illustration4.jpg|<center>Illustrations, New Testament.</center> | ||
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| + | [[File:HolyBible1754InscriptionFFL.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<center>Previous owner's inscription, front flyleaf.</center>]] | ||
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ||
| − | Bound in contemporary, slightly rubbed, black goatskin binding, with ornate floral border rolls gilt on the boards with burgundy morocco oval in the centre with gilt highlighting and IHS gilt. Sometime rebacked with original spine re-laid with added burgundy lettering piece. | + | Bound in contemporary, slightly rubbed, black goatskin binding, with ornate floral border rolls gilt on the boards with burgundy morocco oval in the centre with gilt highlighting and IHS gilt. Sometime rebacked with original spine re-laid with added burgundy lettering piece. Includes inscription, "Mary Bowler, her book, the gift of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Osborne, 15th November 1757," on the front free endpaper. Unlike Wythe's copy at the University of Virginia—which includes no illustrations&mdashthe Wolf Law Library copy includes illustrations from ''The Historical Part of the Holy Bible or the Old and New Testament Exactly and Compleatly Describ'd in Above Two Hundred Historys Curiously Engrav'd'' by J. Cole (London: Printed for Richard Ware, 1727) bound throughout the volume. The publisher of the Bible, Thomas Baskett, apparently offered versions of the same editions with or without the Cole engravings.<ref> T. H. Darlow and H. F. Moule, ''Historical Catalogue of the Printed Editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society'' (London: The Bible House, 1903), 263 and 281.</ref> Purchased from Collectable Books.<br /> |
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View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3621018 William & Mary's online catalog.] | View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3621018 William & Mary's online catalog.] | ||
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Revision as of 12:44, 18 March 2014
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly Translated Out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches
| The Holy Bible | |
 Title page from The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | Church of England |
| Published | Oxford: Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the University |
| Date | 1754 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | [1300] |
| Desc. | 4to (28 cm.) |
The "Authorized Version" of the King James Version Bible was first printed in 1611.[1] The KJV Bible was preceded by the Geneva Bible (and subsequent versions thereof) first printed in 1560, yet relied heavily upon William Tyndale’s “heretical” translations of the Bible first printed in English in 1526.[2] “As a publication in the seventeenth century it was undoubtedly successful: it was heavily used, and it rapidly saw off its chief rival, the three Geneva Bibles, to become the standard British (and American) Bible.”[3] Its popularity continued well into the eighteenth century and beyond. For the first 250 years of the KJV’s history, however, there were many, mostly minor typographical, errors, necessitating numerous re-printings.[4] One such reprinting—the version once belonging to George Wythe—was printed in Oxford in 1754 by Thomas Baskett, son of the king's printer, John Baskett who first starting printing Bibles in London in 1711.[5] Thomas inherited his father's printing house and title as king's printer; he printed Bibles from 1743 until his death in 1761.[6]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
A copy of the 1754 Thomas Baskett edition of The Holy Bible with George Wythe's armorial bookplate is held in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia. Martha Jefferson Burke (née Trist, a great granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson) inscribed on the last page of the section "A Commination": "This Bible belonged to George Wythe, bequeathed by him to Thomas Jefferson, given by Thomas Jefferson to his grand-daughter Cornelia Jefferson Randolph, bequeathed by her to her niece Martha Jefferson Trist, given by her to her son, Nicholas Philip Trist Burke, Alexandria, Va., after his death given to the University of Virginia by Martha Jefferson Burke, Alexandria, Va., July 4, 1912." A newspaper clipping of "A Venerable Old Tree" from The Times (Richmond, VA) for October 28, 1894, was laid in the book by Nicholas Philip Trist Burke (great, great grandson of Thomas Jefferson). The Bible also includes marginalia, possibly by Wythe, in Greek and English throughout the volume.
Three of the Wythe Collection sources (Dean's Memo[7], Brown's Bibliography[8] and George Wythe's Library[9] on LibraryThing) list the 1754 Thomas Baskett edition of The Holy Bible. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.
Illustrations, Old Testament. 
Illustrations, New Testament.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in contemporary, slightly rubbed, black goatskin binding, with ornate floral border rolls gilt on the boards with burgundy morocco oval in the centre with gilt highlighting and IHS gilt. Sometime rebacked with original spine re-laid with added burgundy lettering piece. Includes inscription, "Mary Bowler, her book, the gift of her aunt, Mrs. Mary Osborne, 15th November 1757," on the front free endpaper. Unlike Wythe's copy at the University of Virginia—which includes no illustrations&mdashthe Wolf Law Library copy includes illustrations from The Historical Part of the Holy Bible or the Old and New Testament Exactly and Compleatly Describ'd in Above Two Hundred Historys Curiously Engrav'd by J. Cole (London: Printed for Richard Ware, 1727) bound throughout the volume. The publisher of the Bible, Thomas Baskett, apparently offered versions of the same editions with or without the Cole engravings.[10] Purchased from Collectable Books.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
References
- ↑ David Daniell, The Bible in English (New Haven: Yale University Press), 427.
- ↑ Daniell, The Bible in English, 294, 134.
- ↑ Daniell, The Bible in English, 429.
- ↑ Daniell, The Bible in English, 460.
- ↑ Daniell, The Bible in English, 513.
- ↑ William Gibson, "Baskett, John (1664/5–1742)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Oct. 2, 2013.
- ↑ Memorandum from Barbara C. Dean, Colonial Williamsburg Found., to Mrs. Stiverson, Colonial Williamsburg Found. (June 16, 1975), 2 (on file at Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary).
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
- ↑ LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe", accessed on March 18, 2014.
- ↑ T. H. Darlow and H. F. Moule, Historical Catalogue of the Printed Editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society (London: The Bible House, 1903), 263 and 281.
