{"product_id":"1605-geneva-bible-original-leaves-from-the-concordance-sold-individually","title":"1605 Geneva Bible, Original Leaves from the Concordance, Sold Individually","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"275\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"567\"\u003eOriginal leaves from a \u003cspan data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"342\"\u003e1605 Geneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e, commonly referred to as the \u003cspan data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"393\"\u003e“Breeches Bible.”\u003c\/span\u003e This famous English Bible predates the \u003cspan data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"481\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKing James Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and was one of the most widely read Bibles of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"812\"\u003eOffered here are \u003cspan data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"680\"\u003eoriginal early-17th-century leaves containing the “Book of Tables” and Concordance section\u003c\/span\u003e from the \u003cspan data-start=\"690\" data-end=\"731\"\u003eGeneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e. To the best of my knowledge, \u003cspan data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"811\"\u003ethe entirety of the Book of Tables is present\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"970\"\u003eThese pages would have appeared near the back of the Bible and were designed to help readers locate passages and study scripture through topical references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1124\"\u003eThe Geneva Bible is often nicknamed the \u003cspan data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1032\"\u003e“Breeches Bible”\u003c\/span\u003e because of its famous translation of Genesis 3:7 describing Adam and Eve making “breeches.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"19zqy0x\" data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1143\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1443\"\u003e• Printed in \u003cspan data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1165\"\u003e1605\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1168\"\u003e\n• Early \u003cspan data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003e17th-century English printing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003e\n• Original \u003cspan data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eblackletter type\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003e\n• Includes \u003cspan data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1323\"\u003eBook of Tables \/ Table of Books and Concordance pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1326\"\u003e\n• Genuine leaves removed from a disbound Geneva Bible\u003cbr data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003e\n• Printed only \u003cspan data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1443\"\u003esix years before the 1611 King James Bible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"oqaszp\" data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eHistorical significance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1829\"\u003eFirst published in 1560 by Protestant reformers in Geneva, the \u003cspan data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1582\"\u003eGeneva Bible\u003c\/span\u003e became the dominant English Bible of the Elizabethan and early Stuart period. It was widely used by English Protestants and early American colonists and remained popular even after the publication of the \u003cspan data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1828\"\u003eKing James Version\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1uef3h1\" data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1849\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eMay show:\u003cbr\u003e\n• Age toning\u003cbr data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1931\"\u003e\n• Minor edge wear\u003cbr data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"1951\"\u003e\n• Light foxing or handling marks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003ePerfect for:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBible studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift of introduction to the world of antiquarian books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eDimensions (Approximately):\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eHeight - 21cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1985\"\u003eWidth - 16cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53233380720979,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_2f38e962-810d-4b56-b558-20684a67f19e.jpg?v=1773322255","url":"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/products\/1605-geneva-bible-original-leaves-from-the-concordance-sold-individually","provider":"Momo Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}