{"product_id":"1569-great-bible-bound-with-metal-working-rare-quarto-printing-herbert-129","title":"1569 Great Bible Bound with Metal Working, Rare Quarto Printing, Herbert 129","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"639\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"452\"\u003eThe Holy Bible in English\u003c\/span\u003e, that is to say, \u003cspan data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"622\"\u003eThe content of all the holy Scripture, both of the Olde and Newe Testament. According to the translation that is appointed to be read in the Churches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"625\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"639\"\u003eAnno 1569.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"938\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eA substantial Elizabethan English Bible printed in black gothic lettering, richly ornamented with large Renaissance architectural woodcut title borders, historiated initials, and multiple internal divisional title pages. The text is arranged in double columns with marginal scriptural references throughout.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe volume is divided into the \u003cspan data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1023\"\u003eFirst, Second, and Third Parts of the Holy Bible\u003c\/span\u003e, followed by the \u003cspan data-start=\"1041\" data-end=\"1054\"\u003eApocrypha\u003c\/span\u003e, and concluding with the \u003cspan data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1097\"\u003eNew Testament\u003c\/span\u003e, each introduced by its own decorative title page. The New Testament is stated to be translated from the Greek.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePrinted on robust 16th-century paper, this quarto-format Bible represents a more accessible form of the official English Scriptures, intended for domestic and parish use rather than exclusive lectern display.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1419\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThis Bible comes with a custom slipcase with inbuilt book shoe.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1451\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eCollation \u0026amp; Condition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1546\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCollation complete as detailed below, with all defects and supplied facsimiles clearly noted.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"2067\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1623\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1623\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePreliminary matter: \u003cspan data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1601\"\u003eA¹–A⁷ supplied in facsimile\u003c\/span\u003e; remainder present.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1769\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1769\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOld Testament: largely complete across the First, Second, and Third Parts; one leaf torn out (\u003cspan data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1728\"\u003eGgg⁸\u003c\/span\u003e); one leaf with large tear (\u003cspan data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1765\"\u003eKkk⁵\u003c\/span\u003e).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1770\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eApocrypha: one leaf torn out (\u003cspan data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1811\"\u003eCCcc⁴\u003c\/span\u003e); otherwise substantially complete.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"2067\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"2067\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNew Testament: title page and contents leaf in facsimile; additional facsimile leaves supplied (\u003cspan data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"1979\"\u003eB⁵; H⁶; Q⁷–Q⁸; R¹–R⁴; S¹–S²\u003c\/span\u003e). One original leaf torn out (\u003cspan data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2016\"\u003eD⁷\u003c\/span\u003e); occasional holes and edge losses affecting text.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2352\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCondition is \u003cspan data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2107\"\u003ewell-used but genuine\u003c\/span\u003e, with expected browning, staining, edge wear, and scattered manuscript annotations, pen trials, and doodles. Such marks are typical of prolonged devotional and household use in early English Bibles and form part of the book’s historical record.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2413\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBound in later boards, rebacked, with the text block sound.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2475\" data-end=\"2523\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eHenry VIII and the Birth of the English Bible\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2525\" data-end=\"2851\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe English Bible tradition represented by this volume originates directly from the religious and political upheavals of \u003cspan data-start=\"2646\" data-end=\"2668\"\u003eHenry VIII’s reign\u003c\/span\u003e. In the 1530s, Henry’s break with Rome and establishment of the Church of England created the conditions under which Scripture could be officially authorized in the English language.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2853\" data-end=\"3210\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe \u003cspan data-start=\"2857\" data-end=\"2880\"\u003eGreat Bible of 1539\u003c\/span\u003e, commissioned under Henry VIII and overseen by Thomas Cranmer, became the \u003cspan data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"2989\"\u003efirst authorized English Bible\u003c\/span\u003e to be read publicly in churches. Its publication marked a decisive shift away from Latin-only worship and laid the foundation for all subsequent official English Bibles, including later Elizabethan editions such as this.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3212\" data-end=\"3393\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBy 1569, the English Bible had become a central instrument of state religion, reinforcing royal authority, doctrinal uniformity, and the English vernacular as the language of faith.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"3400\" data-end=\"3446\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eFrom Tyndale to the Authorized English Text\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3448\" data-end=\"3742\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlthough William \u003cspan data-start=\"3465\" data-end=\"3492\"\u003eTyndale’s English Bible\u003c\/span\u003e (1520s–1530s) was condemned during his lifetime, it forms the \u003cspan data-start=\"3555\" data-end=\"3594\"\u003elinguistic and theological backbone\u003c\/span\u003e of all later English Bibles. Tyndale’s translations, drawn directly from Hebrew and Greek sources, were revolutionary in both accuracy and clarity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"4050\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLarge portions of the Great Bible, and its successors, are derived from Tyndale’s work, often with only modest revision. 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English Bibles of this period were not merely devotional objects but \u003cspan data-start=\"4521\" data-end=\"4548\"\u003eideological instruments\u003c\/span\u003e, reinforcing Reformation theology and national religious identity.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4617\" data-end=\"4854\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe inclusion of the \u003cspan data-start=\"4638\" data-end=\"4651\"\u003eApocrypha\u003c\/span\u003e, the division into multiple parts, and the extensive marginal references reflect the transitional theology of the English Church, Protestant in doctrine, yet conservative in structure and liturgical use.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4856\" data-end=\"5066\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSuch Bibles were read in homes, churches, and schools, shaping English religious consciousness for generations and preparing the way for the definitive Protestant statement of Scripture in the King James Bible.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"5073\" data-end=\"5087\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5089\" data-end=\"5211\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWith early manuscript annotations and later ownership marks, indicating sustained use and transmission across generations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"5218\" data-end=\"5229\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5231\" data-end=\"5638\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5231\" data-end=\"5273\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5233\" data-end=\"5273\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAuthentic \u003cspan data-start=\"5243\" data-end=\"5273\"\u003e16th-century English Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5274\" data-end=\"5329\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5276\" data-end=\"5329\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePrinted \u003cspan data-start=\"5284\" data-end=\"5292\"\u003e1569\u003c\/span\u003e, during the reign of \u003cspan data-start=\"5314\" data-end=\"5329\"\u003eElizabeth I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5330\" data-end=\"5396\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5332\" data-end=\"5396\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePart of the \u003cspan data-start=\"5344\" data-end=\"5396\"\u003eGreat Bible \/ authorized English Bible tradition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5397\" data-end=\"5448\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5399\" data-end=\"5448\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDescended from \u003cspan data-start=\"5414\" data-end=\"5448\"\u003eWilliam Tyndale’s translations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5449\" data-end=\"5488\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5451\" data-end=\"5488\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShaped by the \u003cspan data-start=\"5465\" data-end=\"5488\"\u003eEnglish Reformation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5489\" data-end=\"5548\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5491\" data-end=\"5548\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eQuarto, with extensive original woodcut decoration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5549\" data-end=\"5569\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5551\" data-end=\"5569\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eApocrypha included\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5570\" data-end=\"5638\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5572\" data-end=\"5638\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHerbert 129\/STC 2104\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5640\" data-end=\"5750\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eA significant and evocative survival from the formative period of English Protestantism and bibli\u003c\/font\u003ecal printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5640\" data-end=\"5750\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5640\" data-end=\"5750\"\u003eWeight - 1.72KG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5640\" data-end=\"5750\"\u003eHeight - 20.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5640\" data-end=\"5750\"\u003eWidth - 16cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"5640\" data-end=\"5750\"\u003eThickness - 9cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52807319847251,"sku":null,"price":9999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_679c446c-5207-4fb7-b3ff-7d8afcfb90a6.jpg?v=1768656905","url":"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/products\/1569-great-bible-bound-with-metal-working-rare-quarto-printing-herbert-129","provider":"Momo Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}