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dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T19:12:46Z
dc.date.issued1611
dc.date.issued2020-03-26T19:12:46Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-26T19:12:46Z
dc.identifier.citationExcerpt of "The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers" in the King James Bible. London: Printed by Robert Barker, 1611. Bentley Rare Book Museum.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://soar.kennesaw.edu/handle/11360/3518
dc.descriptionThe translation of the Bible in English commissioned by King James I of England was completed and printed in 1611. While this was by no means the first translation of the Bible into English, it was the first authorized translation that helped codify the English language. The text was printed on rag linen paper using iron gall ink. Catchwords and signatures are evident in the lower right-hand margins, as these techniques were used to assist the printer. The folio-size book was printed using a blackletter or Gothic font, which further emphasized the book's regal nature. The omission of illustrations and commentary evinces the influence of King James I, who did not approve of such interpretations. The Bentley Rare Book Museum owns excerpts a 1611 King James Bible including the full books of Numbers, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Matthew, as well as the Apocrypha.en_US
dc.description.abstractExcerpt of the Book of Numbers from a 1611 King James Bible. Printed in English.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPrinted by Robert Barkeren_US
dc.subjectBibleen_US
dc.subjectJames I, King of England, 1566-1625en_US
dc.subjectBible. Old Testamenten_US
dc.titleExcerpt from "The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers," King James Bibleen_US
dc.typeBooken_US


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    A selection of digitized manuscript leaves and book excerpts demonstrating the development of the written and printed word in the late medieval period and the early modern era in the West.

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