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Original leaves from famous Bibles : nine centuries, 1121-1935 A.D.

by: Ege, Otto F.

Publication date: 1938

Topics: Bible -- Manuscripts -- Specimens., Manuscripts, Medieval -- Specimens., Early printed books -- Specimens., Printing -- Specimens., McGill University Library Digitized Title, Rare Books/Special Collections - Colgate Collection, Bible -- Manuscripts -- Specimens, Bible, Manuscripts, Medieval -- Specimens, Early printed books -- Specimens, Printing -- Specimens, Early printed books, Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Medieval, Printing

Publisher: [Cleveland, OH] : [O.F. Ege]

Collection: mcgilluniversity; mcgilluniversityrarebooks; toronto

Contributor: McGill University Library

Language: English

38 leaves : samples ; 52 cm

38 leaves : 52 cm

Title from preliminary leaf

During the years 1938-1950, Ege published portfolios under this title with 37, 50 and 60 leaves

Includes 37 original leaves from 3 ms. Bibles, 2 printed Bibles from the 15th century, 12 from the 16th, 8 from the 17th century, 4 from the 18th century, 4 from the 19th, and 4 from the 20th century

Each original leaf mounted at left edge in passepartout folder with printed descriptive slip hinged at lower left corner

McGill Library Colgate Coll. copy: with bookseller's slip advertising this issue of 37 Bible leaves; imperfect: includes 2 leaves from King James Bible, 1611

In brown buckram clamshell box, with leather title label stamped in gilt

Armenian manuscript Bible, 1121 -- Miniature manuscript Bible, ca 1240 -- Paris manuscript Bible, ca 1310 -- Italian incunabula Bible, 1495 -- Koberger Latin Bible, 1497 -- Aldine Greek Bible, 1518 -- Bible of the Low Countries, 1532 -- Suppressed Luther Bible, 1541 -- Matthew Bible, 1549 -- Great Bible, 1549 -- Giustiniani's Hebrew-Latin Bible, 1551 -- Stephanus Latin Bible, 1555 -- Plantin Louvain Bible, 1565 -- Stephanus Greek New Testament, 1569 -- Bishops' Bible, 1575 -- Genevan, or Breeches Bible, 1592 -- Hamburg Polyglot, 1596 -- Fulke's New Testament, 1601 -- Second printed Spanish Bible, 1602 -- King James Bible, 1611 (2 leaves) -- Pearl Bible, 1653 -- London Polyglot Bible, O.T., 1655 -- London Polyglot Bible, N.T., 1657 -- Elzevir States general Bible, 1663 -- Eliot Indian Bible, 1685 -- Baskett Bible, 1740 -- Germantown Bible, 1763 -- Baskerville Cambridge Bible, 1763 -- Baskerville Birmingham Bible, 1769 -- Thomas Greek New Testament, 1800 -- Thomson's Bible, 1808 -- The Immaculate Bible, 1811 -- Polychrome Bible, 1899 -- Doves Bible, 1903-1905 -- Miniature Bible, 1919 -- Nonesuch Bible, 1924-1925 -- Rogers Oxford Lectern Bible, 1935

Addeddate: 2019-05-08 21:00:17

Associated-names: Ege, Otto F

Identifier: McGillLibrary-rbsc_leaves-bibles_elfColgate1O71936-19751

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t8cg7bc99

Note: Title from preliminary leaf.
During the years 1938-1950, Ege published portfolios under this title with 37, 50 and 60 leaves.
Includes 37 original leaves from 3 ms. Bibles, 2 printed Bibles from the 15th century, 12 from the 16th, 8 from the 17th century, 4 from the 18th century, 4 from the 19th, and 4 from the 20th century.
Each original leaf mounted at left edge in passepartout folder with printed descriptive slip hinged at lower left corner.
McGill Library Colgate Coll. copy: with bookseller's slip advertising this issue of 37 Bible leaves; imperfect: includes 2 leaves from King James Bible, 1611.
In brown buckram clamshell box, with leather title label stamped in gilt.
Armenian manuscript Bible, 1121 -- Miniature manuscript Bible, ca 1240 -- Paris manuscript Bible, ca 1310 -- Italian incunabula Bible, 1495 -- Koberger Latin Bible, 1497 -- Aldine Greek Bible, 1518 -- Bible of the Low Countries, 1532 -- Suppressed Luther Bible, 1541 -- Matthew Bible, 1549 -- Great Bible, 1549 -- Giustiniani's Hebrew-Latin Bible, 1551 -- Stephanus Latin Bible, 1555 -- Plantin Louvain Bible, 1565 -- Stephanus Greek New Testament, 1569 -- Bishops' Bible, 1575 -- Genevan, or Breeches Bible, 1592 -- Hamburg Polyglot, 1596 -- Fulke's New Testament, 1601 -- Second printed Spanish Bible, 1602 -- King James Bible, 1611 (2 leaves) -- Pearl Bible, 1653 -- London Polyglot Bible, O.T., 1655 -- London Polyglot Bible, N.T., 1657 -- Elzevir States general Bible, 1663 -- Eliot Indian Bible, 1685 -- Baskett Bible, 1740 -- Germantown Bible, 1763 -- Baskerville Cambridge Bible, 1763 -- Baskerville Birmingham Bible, 1769 -- Thomas Greek New Testament, 1800 -- Thomson's Bible, 1808 -- The Immaculate Bible, 1811 -- Polychrome Bible, 1899 -- Doves Bible, 1903-1905 -- Miniature Bible, 1919 -- Nonesuch Bible, 1924-1925 -- Rogers Oxford Lectern Bible, 1935.