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===by Thomas Stackhouse=== | ===by Thomas Stackhouse=== | ||
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| − | |shorttitle= A New History of the Holy Bible | + | |shorttitle= A New History of the Holy Bible |
|vol=volume one | |vol=volume one | ||
| − | |author=Thomas Stackhouse | + | |author=[[:Category:Thomas Stackhouse|Thomas Stackhouse]] |
| − | |lang=English | + | |lang=[[:Category:English|English]] |
| − | |publoc=Edinburgh | + | |publoc=[[:Category:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]] |
|publisher=Printed for Alex. Donaldson, and John Wood, and for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmamock | |publisher=Printed for Alex. Donaldson, and John Wood, and for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmamock | ||
|year=1767 | |year=1767 | ||
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| − | }}[ | + | |desc=[[:Category:Octavos|8vo]] (21 cm.) |
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| − | + | }}English religious writer [[wikipedia:Thomas Stackhouse|Thomas Stackhouse]] (1681/2 – 1752) was born at Witton-le-Wear, a small village in County Durham, England, in approximately 1680.<ref>Scott Mandelbrote, "[http://www.oxforddnb.com.proxy.wm.edu/view/article/26197 Stackhouse, Thomas (1681/2–1752)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Oct. 11, 2013.</ref> Later educated at St. John's College in Cambridge, Stackhouse served as the headmaster of a grammar school in Hexham until being ordained a priest in 1704.<ref>Ibid.</ref> He served as minister of the English church in Amsterdam from 1713.<ref>David Nash Ford, "[http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/tstackhouse.html Thomas Stackhouse (1677–1752)]," ''Royal Berkshire History'' website (Nash Ford Publishing, 2004- ), accessed October 11, 2013.</ref> Despite this appointment, Stackhouse lived in poverty for some time until assuming in 1733 the vicarage of Marsh Benham, Berkshire.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | |
| + | [[File:StackhouseNewHistoryOfTheOldTestament1767v1Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece portrait of Thomas Stackhouse.</center>]] | ||
| + | Stackhouse had some success supplementing his sparse earnings from the church with paid work for booksellers.<ref>Mandelbrote, "Stackhouse, Thomas."</ref> After a quarrel with a bookseller left him without a publisher for what is now one of his most recognizable works, ''A New History of the Holy Bible'', Stackhouse published the text himself in 1733.<ref>Ibid.</ref> | ||
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| + | Illustrated with maps and plates and written in an accessible style for wide reading, ''A New History of the Holy Bible'' had great success as a reliable work of reference. “Being rather too fond of a drink,” tradition says that Stackhouse wrote ''A New History'' at the Three Kings - Jack's Booth pub in Sulhamstead.<ref>Nash Ford, "Thomas Stackhouse."</ref> Both during his life and posthumously, Stackhouse’s historical works were frequently reprinted, and his biblical and doctrinal writings reached a wide audience, both in England and abroad. | ||
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
| + | [[Thomas Jefferson]] listed "Stackhouse's history of the Bible. 5.v. 8vo." in his [[Jefferson Inventory|inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]], noting that he kept the set himself. He later sold a combined, six-volume set of ''A New History of the Holy Bible'' (1767-four volumes) and ''[[New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ|A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ]]'' (1765-two volumes) by Stackhouse to the Library of Congress. The set still exists and contains manuscript notes in English and Greek attributed to Wythe.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 1:293 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648091;view=1up;seq=323 [no.620]].</ref> Both 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 February 22, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the Library of Congress set as Wythe's former copy. The Wolf Law Library purchased copies of the 1765 and 1767 editions for the [[George Wythe Collection]]. | ||
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ||
| − | Bound in contemporary calf. Spine features raised bands, contrasting red and black morocco labels with gilt tooling and lettering. | + | Bound in contemporary calf. Spine features raised bands, contrasting red and black morocco labels with gilt tooling and lettering. Set accompanied by Stackhouse's 1765 publication, ''[[New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ|A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ]]'' as volumes five and six. |
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| − | View this book in [https:// | + | Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72157637698095066 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991024642039703196 William & Mary's online catalog.] |
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| + | <center><gallery widths=400px heights=400px> | ||
| + | File:StackhouseNewHistory1765v1Illustration1.jpg|<center>Pyramids of Egypt, volume two, page 357.</center> | ||
| + | File:StackhouseHistory1765v4Illustration2.jpg|<center>Jonah cast into the sea, volume four, page 189.</center> | ||
| + | </gallery></center> | ||
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| + | ===Full text=== | ||
| + | *[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/StackhouseNewHistoryOfTheHolyBible1767V1.pdf Volume I] (24MB PDF) | ||
| + | *[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/StackhouseNewHistoryOfTheHolyBible1767V2.pdf Volume II] (23MB PDF) | ||
| + | *[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/StackhouseNewHistoryOfTheHolyBible1767V3.pdf Volume III] (33MB PDF) | ||
| + | *[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/StackhouseNewHistoryOfTheHolyBible1767V4.pdf Volume IV] (35MB PDF) | ||
| − | == | + | ==See also== |
| − | [ | + | *[[George Wythe Room]] |
| + | *[[Jefferson Inventory]] | ||
| + | *''[[New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ|A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Wythe's Library]] | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | Read volume two of this book in [http://books.google.com/books?id=7J9UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books.] | ||
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[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Thomas Stackhouse]] | ||
[[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]] | [[Category:Titles in Wythe's Library]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:34, 23 May 2024
by Thomas Stackhouse
| A New History of the Holy Bible | |
 Title page from A New History of the Holy Bible, volume one, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
| Author | Thomas Stackhouse |
| Published | Edinburgh: Printed for Alex. Donaldson, and John Wood, and for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmamock |
| Date | 1767 |
| Language | English |
| Volumes | 4 volume set |
| Desc. | 8vo (21 cm.) |
| Location | Shelf B-2 |
English religious writer Thomas Stackhouse (1681/2 – 1752) was born at Witton-le-Wear, a small village in County Durham, England, in approximately 1680.[1] Later educated at St. John's College in Cambridge, Stackhouse served as the headmaster of a grammar school in Hexham until being ordained a priest in 1704.[2] He served as minister of the English church in Amsterdam from 1713.[3] Despite this appointment, Stackhouse lived in poverty for some time until assuming in 1733 the vicarage of Marsh Benham, Berkshire.[4]
Stackhouse had some success supplementing his sparse earnings from the church with paid work for booksellers.[5] After a quarrel with a bookseller left him without a publisher for what is now one of his most recognizable works, A New History of the Holy Bible, Stackhouse published the text himself in 1733.[6]
Illustrated with maps and plates and written in an accessible style for wide reading, A New History of the Holy Bible had great success as a reliable work of reference. “Being rather too fond of a drink,” tradition says that Stackhouse wrote A New History at the Three Kings - Jack's Booth pub in Sulhamstead.[7] Both during his life and posthumously, Stackhouse’s historical works were frequently reprinted, and his biblical and doctrinal writings reached a wide audience, both in England and abroad.
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Thomas Jefferson listed "Stackhouse's history of the Bible. 5.v. 8vo." in his inventory of Wythe's Library, noting that he kept the set himself. He later sold a combined, six-volume set of A New History of the Holy Bible (1767-four volumes) and A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (1765-two volumes) by Stackhouse to the Library of Congress. The set still exists and contains manuscript notes in English and Greek attributed to Wythe.[8] Both Brown's Bibliography[9] and George Wythe's Library[10] on LibraryThing include the Library of Congress set as Wythe's former copy. The Wolf Law Library purchased copies of the 1765 and 1767 editions for the George Wythe Collection.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in contemporary calf. Spine features raised bands, contrasting red and black morocco labels with gilt tooling and lettering. Set accompanied by Stackhouse's 1765 publication, A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as volumes five and six.
Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
Pyramids of Egypt, volume two, page 357. 
Jonah cast into the sea, volume four, page 189.
Full text
- Volume I (24MB PDF)
- Volume II (23MB PDF)
- Volume III (33MB PDF)
- Volume IV (35MB PDF)
See also
- George Wythe Room
- Jefferson Inventory
- A New History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
- Wythe's Library
References
External Links
Read volume two of this book in Google Books.
