A material history of the Bible, England 1200-1553 /
This book is the first in-depth study of the production and use of Bibles in late medieval and early modern England. Over three and a half centuries, from the nascent universities and Latin Bibles of the thirteenth century to the death of Edward VI in 1553, it puts a new perspective on the advent of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | British Academy monograph.
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| Summary: | This book is the first in-depth study of the production and use of Bibles in late medieval and early modern England. Over three and a half centuries, from the nascent universities and Latin Bibles of the thirteenth century to the death of Edward VI in 1553, it puts a new perspective on the advent of moveable type print and religious reform. Based on the analysis of hundreds of biblical manuscripts and prints it reveals how scribes, printers, readers and patrons have reacted to religious and political turmoil. The material evidence undermines traditional narratives, revealing, for example, evidence of Church worship in English prior to the Reformation, or seeing Henry VIII's Great Bible as a useless book. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxiv, 227 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-220) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0197266711 9780197266717 |