The Byble/ that is to saye, all the [holy]e Scripture: : in whiche are co[ntay[ned the olde and new Testament /

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Bible.
Other Authors: Becke, Edmund, 16th cent, Rogers, John, 1500?-1555, Taverner, Richard, 1505?-1575, Tyndale, William, d. 1536
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jmprynted at London : by John Walley, dwellynge in Foster Lane, at the sygne of the Hartes Horne. Cum gracia et Priuilegio ad Jmprimendum solum., vi. day of Maye, M.D.L.J. [id est 6 May 1551].
Series:Early English books online.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:Initials.
Includes index
The "Matthew" Bible (i.e. the translation of William Tyndale, edited by John Rogers, revised by Richard Taverner, further revised by Edmund Becke, who edited the whole). For explanation of the name "Matthew" see Tyacke, Nicholas. England's long Reformation 1500-1800 (London: UCL Press, 1998), pages 8.
General t.p. and New Testament t.p. have ornamental border (McK. and Ferg. 31); "The second part of the Byble...", "The thyrde parte of the Byble..." , and the Apocrypha, each have special half-title with illustrations.
Colophon, 3T₆v reads: Jmprynted at London by Nicolas Hyl, for Roberte Toye, dwellynge in Paules churcheyarde at the signe of the Bell. Jn the yere of our Lorde God. 1551. Cumpriuilegio [sic] ad imprimendum solum.
Errors in foliation: h₄ printed g₄; Aa₂ printed Bb₂.
Signatures: a⁶ *⁶ [par.]⁸ A-O⁸ a-t⁸ v⁴ Aa-Zz⁸ and&⁶ AA-MM⁸ NN⁶ 3A-3S⁸ 3T⁶
Imperfect: stained and tightly bound, with loss of text.
Reproduction of original in: Bodleian Library.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([20], cv, clv, [1], clxxxv, cxlix, [1] leaves : illustrations.