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A Century of Bibles: The Authorised Version from 1611 to 1711
Contributor(s): Loftie, W. J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 1108010946     ISBN-13: 9781108010948
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $34.19  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 220.520
Series: Cambridge Library Collection: Printing and Publishing History (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.75 lbs) 264 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
William John Loftie (1839-1911) wrote prolifically on topics related to travel, art, architecture, and history. In this 1872 work, his stated desire was to investigate those editions of the Authorised Version published in the century following the initial 1611 text. Noting that other historians had 'stopped short' when reaching that acknowledged culmination of English biblical scholarship, he went further, claiming it was 'no exaggeration to assert that our modern Bible is altered throughout from its original, for the better in some places, for the worse in some'. His catalogue and discussion of the various texts involved included those from the British and Bodleian Libraries together with additional lists from scholars Lea Wilson and Francis Fry. Surveying English editions of the Bible published during a sometimes contentious century, Loftie's work reveals how printing and editing practices did, over time, affect even the seemingly static Authorised Version of the Bible.
 
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