AV BIBLE 400TH ANNIVERSARY ED BURG LTH

A luxury limited edition King James Bible to mark the 400th anniversary of the translation, in real burgundy leather binding, gilt edging, ribbon marker and protective cloth slipcase

Uses the authorative 1611 text free from changes that have crept into later editions and incorporates original preliminary materials, including the translators' preface to the reader
Re-incorporates early page ornaments and decorative letters into the roman typeface setting to create a new text setting that is both easily legible and beautiful to look at
The volume concludes with an essay by Renaissance Studies expert, Gordon Campbell, on the first edition of the King James Bible

This 400th anniversary edition of the King James Version of the Bible is a reprint of the 1611 text, in an easy-to-read roman font instead of the black-letter type of the original. The original capital letters, many of which are pictoral, have been restored to each chapter in order to replicate the visual appeal of the early editions.

The 1611 text is followed page-for-page and line-for-line, and all misprints are reproduced rather than corrected. The large body of preliminary matter, which includes genealogies, maps, and lists of readings, is also included. The text of the 1611 edition differs from modern editions of the King James Version in thousands of details, and this edition is the most authentic version of the original text that has ever been published.

The volume concludes with an essay by Gordon Campbell on the first edition of the King James Bible.

Readership: Luxury gift purchase of the King James Bible for the general reader; specialist interest for students and scholars of church history; biblical reception history; literary studies; history of typography

Pages: 1520