Pilgrim's Bible Leaf - 1610 - Wisdom of Solomon

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Original leaf from a quarto Bible in English (Geneva Bible). Imprint: Robert Barker, London, 1610.  (220 x 150mm - 8.8 x 6"). Reference: Darlow and Moule # 237.

The Geneva Bible was the first English Bible brought to America. It was the Bible of the Pilgrims and the Puritans, and is the version quoted throughout William Shakespeare's plays. Due to violent oppression in England, Myles Coverdale, John Foxe, and other Church leaders fled to Geneva, Switzerland. There, with the support of John Calvin and John Knox, they produced an English ''Study Bible'' in 1560 - so accurate and popular among Protestant Christians that it continued to be the preferred version til after the introduction of the 1611 King James edition!

This leaf is from the last edition of the Geneva translation in English printed before the King James revision. Although bearing the imprint of Robert Barker (the English Royal Printer), it is thought to have been printed in Amsterdam.

This leaf contains text from I Kings (Vulgate III Kings) 3:15 – 6:12 – The wisdom of Solomon – Story of two women claiming a child – Building of Solomon’s Temple.

Shipped in archival 14x11'' mat.

  • Inventory# IM-6194
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