The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. /

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Bible.
Other Authors: Bolswert, Boëce van, ca. 1580-1633, Peake, Robert, Sir, 1592?-1667
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Printed at London : by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie: And by the Assignes of John Bill., 1638.
Series:Early English books online.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:Illustrated with engravings done for Sir Robert Peake on Gospel subjects, copied from engravings by Boëce van Bolswert (STC 2nd edition 19518.5). Peake's name from imprint on engraving of St. Matthew with the angel (inserted following t.p.); publication date conjectured by STC to be 1637. They are usually bound with Bibles or prayer books of 1637 or later. One is of King David and is evidently intended for the Sternhold and Hopkins metrical Psalms often bound with the Bible. The total number of plates issued has not been determined. See Transact. Cambridge Bib. Soc. 8 (1982), pages 173-185. This edition contains 90 plates.
Signatures: (New Testament only) 2Y4, 3K8.
Item at reel 1975:6b is the New Testament only of STC (2nd edition) 2329.4, bound and filmed following STC 16408, and preceding STC 2678.4.
Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([169] pages, [90] leaves of plates : illustrations (metal cuts).