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}}[[File:StackhouseHistory1765v4Illustration2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Illustration, volume 4.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stackhouse Thomas Stackhouse] (1681/2–1752), an English religious writer and controversialist, 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)"] ''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, "Thomas Stackhouse (1677–1752)," ''Royal Berkshire History'' website (Nash Ford Publishing, 2004- ), accessed October 11, 2013, http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/tstackhouse.html.</ref> Despite this likely auspicious appointment by the church, Stackhouse lived in poverty for some time until being rescued by his appointment in the summer of 1733 to the vicarage of Marsh Benham, Berkshire.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Stackhouse attempted to supplement his sparse earnings from the church with paid work for booksellers, and had some success with such efforts.<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><br />   
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}}[[File:StackhouseHistory1765v4Illustration2.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Jonah cast into the sea, volume four, page 189.</center>]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stackhouse Thomas Stackhouse] (1681/2–1752), an English religious writer and controversialist, 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)"] ''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, "Thomas Stackhouse (1677–1752)," ''Royal Berkshire History'' website (Nash Ford Publishing, 2004- ), accessed October 11, 2013, http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/tstackhouse.html.</ref> Despite this likely auspicious appointment by the church, Stackhouse lived in poverty for some time until being rescued by his appointment in the summer of 1733 to the vicarage of Marsh Benham, Berkshire.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Stackhouse attempted to supplement his sparse earnings from the church with paid work for booksellers, and had some success with such efforts.<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><br />   
 
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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'' eventually 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.  
 
Illustrated with maps and plates and written in an accessible style for wide reading, ''A New History of the Holy Bible'' eventually 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 the first editions of ''A New History of the Holy Bible'' (four volumes) and ''A History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ'' (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'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:293 [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 first editions of both titles for the [[George Wythe Collection]].
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[[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 the first editions of ''A New History of the Holy Bible'' (1767-four volumes) and ''A History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ'' (1756-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'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:293 [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 first 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.<br />
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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 History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ]]'' as volumes five and six."<br />
 
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View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3705346 William & Mary's online catalog].
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View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3705346 William & Mary's online catalog.]
[[File:StackhouseNewHistory1765v1Illustration1.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Illustration, volume 1.</center>]]
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[[File:StackhouseNewHistory1765v1Illustration1.jpg|center|thumb|350px|<center>Pyramids of Egypt, volume two, page 357.</center>]]
  
 
==References==
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=7J9UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books]
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Read volume two of this book in [http://books.google.com/books?id=7J9UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books.]
  
 
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Revision as of 14:09, 18 March 2014

A New History of the Holy Bible: From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity

by Thomas Stackhouse

A New History of the Holy Bible: From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity
StackhouseNewHistoryOfTheBible1767v1.jpg

Title page from A New History of the Holy Bible: From the Beginning of the World to the Establishment of Christianity, volume one, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

Author Thomas Stackhouse
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Published Edinburgh: Printed for Alex. Donaldson, and John Wood, and for James Meuros, bookseller in Kilmamock
Date 1767
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Language English
Volumes 4 volume set
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Desc. 8vo (21 cm.)
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Jonah cast into the sea, volume four, page 189.
Thomas Stackhouse (1681/2–1752), an English religious writer and controversialist, 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 likely auspicious appointment by the church, Stackhouse lived in poverty for some time until being rescued by his appointment in the summer of 1733 to the vicarage of Marsh Benham, Berkshire.[4] Stackhouse attempted to supplement his sparse earnings from the church with paid work for booksellers, and had some success with such efforts.[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 eventually 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 the first editions of A New History of the Holy Bible (1767-four volumes) and A History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (1756-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 first 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 History of the New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as volumes five and six."

View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.

Pyramids of Egypt, volume two, page 357.

References

  1. Scott Mandelbrote, "Stackhouse, Thomas (1681/2–1752)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Oct. 11, 2013.
  2. Ibid.
  3. David Nash Ford, "Thomas Stackhouse (1677–1752)," Royal Berkshire History website (Nash Ford Publishing, 2004- ), accessed October 11, 2013, http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/tstackhouse.html.
  4. Ibid.
  5. Mandelbrote, "Stackhouse, Thomas."
  6. Ibid.
  7. Nash Ford, "Thomas Stackhouse."
  8. E. Millicent Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 1:293 [no.620].
  9. 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
  10. LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe", accessed on February 22, 2014.

External Links

Read volume two of this book in Google Books.