Collection ID
BIB.002914
Type
Bible - Printed Book
Date
1727/1726
Geography
Oxford, (England)
Language
English
Medium
Printed on paper
Dimensions
10.9 × 8.7 × 5 in. (27.8 × 22.2 × 12.8 cm)
Exhibit Location
On view in The History of the Bible, The King James Bible
Printed by John Baskett at Oxford, this 1727 King James Bible is bound together with a 1726 copy of the Book of Common Prayer, a 1726 London edition of Downame’s concordances, and a metrical psalter in English. 131 of John Sturt’s engraved illustrations and maps appear throughout the text. These engravings were initially designed for Samuel Wesley’s “History of the Holy Bible” but were later included in various family Bibles such as this copy.
Printed in 1727 by John Baskett, Oxford. Acquired by Christian Heritage Museum, Hagerstown, Maryland; Privately purchased in 2009 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Description
Printed by John Baskett at Oxford, this 1727 King James Bible is bound together with a 1726 copy of the Book of Common Prayer, a 1726 London edition of Downame’s concordances, and a metrical psalter in English. 131 of John Sturt’s engraved illustrations and maps appear throughout the text. These engravings were initially designed for Samuel Wesley’s “History of the Holy Bible” but were later included in various family Bibles such as this copy.
Provenance
Printed in 1727 by John Baskett, Oxford. Acquired by Christian Heritage Museum, Hagerstown, Maryland; Privately purchased in 2009 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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