{"product_id":"1592-geneva-breeches-bible","title":"1592 Geneva \"Breeches\" Bible","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOffered here is an authentic late 16th-century Geneva Bible, one of the most influential English-language Bibles ever printed. This example contains a New Testament title page dated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1592\u003c\/span\u003e, printed in London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to Queen Elizabeth I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible was the Bible of the English Reformation and was the preferred Bible of English Protestants for decades before the publication of the King James Version in 1611. It was carried by many of the early settlers who would later establish the English colonies in North America and was widely read throughout the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThis substantial folio volume retains its characteristic black-letter type, extensive marginal commentary, concordances, and numerous period features that made the Geneva Bible famous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eNotable Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eGenuine late 16th-century Geneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eNew Testament title page dated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1592\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePrinted in London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBlack-letter (Gothic) typography throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExtensive Geneva marginal notes and commentary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIncludes concordances and reference tables\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eContemporary or near-contemporary period annotations and children drawings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eBound in an early leather binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSurviving NT title page and text leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHistorical Significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible occupies a unique place in English history. Produced by Protestant scholars who had fled England during the reign of Queen Mary I, the translation first appeared in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1560.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIt became:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Bible used by English Puritans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Bible read by many of Shakespeare's contemporaries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Bible carried by the Pilgrims and many early colonists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOne of the first English Bibles to feature extensive study notes and verse numbering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eIts marginal notes reflected the theological views of the Protestant Reformation and were sometimes controversial, contributing to the eventual commissioning of the King James Bible by King James I.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEngland in 1592. The World of This Bible:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWhen this Bible was printed in 1592, England was in the midst of the Elizabethan Age, one of the most transformative periods in English history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eQueen Elizabeth I Reigned:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEngland was governed by Queen Elizabeth I, whose reign brought relative stability after decades of religious turmoil. Protestantism had become firmly established, and the Geneva Bible was among the most widely read books in the kingdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThe Spanish Armada Had Recently Been Defeated:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOnly four years earlier, in 1588, England defeated the Spanish Armada, a defining event that strengthened England's position as a rising Protestant power and fuelled national confidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eShakespeare Was Beginning His Career:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAround the time this Bible was printed, William Shakespeare was emerging as a playwright in London. Many of the biblical phrases and language familiar to Elizabethan audiences came from the Geneva Bible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eExploration and the New World:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEnglish exploration of North America was accelerating. The failed Roanoke Colony had recently been established, and within a generation English settlers would carry Geneva Bibles to the New World.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eReligious Upheaval:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEurope remained deeply divided by the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Bibles such as this were central to religious life, education, and political debate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOwning and reading Scripture in English was a defining feature of Protestant culture, making volumes like this among the most important books of their age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePlease review all photographs carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eMissing Old testament title page\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eUp to page 24 has damage (animals\/insects biting through?) Some text loss as a result\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHeavy wear to binding and spine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eDetached and weakened boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eEdge wear and corner losses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAge toning and staining\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSome page losses and damage to individual leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003ePeriod annotations and pen trials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eGeneral wear expected from centuries of use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWeight - 1.42KG\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eHeight - 22cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eWidth - 16.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eThickness -6.3cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54031885926739,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/IMG_7907.jpg?v=1781796914","url":"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/products\/1592-geneva-breeches-bible","provider":"Momo Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}