Pages from the past: English (Early Modern)
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Breeches Bible : [pages 304-305]
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Information about book: This is the first English bible with roman type. It was translated according to the Hebrew and Greek. It was named Breeches Bible because in Genesis 3:7, the word breeches referred to an apron, which commented on the size and functionality of this particular pocket bible.
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English book of laws : [1 leaf]
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This book was identified from the information on the label., Information about the text: The type of these pages is a Gothic text with a Roman running-head.
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Guide into the tongues : [pages 445-446]
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Information about this leaf: The leaf is taken from the section of the book which sees the end of words starting with "shi" and the beginning of words starting with"sho.", Information about this book: It is said to be the first Comparative Linguistic Dictionary printed in England, as well as the first ever sold in advance by subscription. It contains eleven languages: English, Welsh, Low Dutch, High Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on February 23, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book.
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Mathew's Bible : [1 leaf]
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Information about the page: The back of this page shows a woodcut initial. The layout features two columns with a Gothic font that was done with a metal type. Because of this, the print is much bolder, and longer lasting than the already faded woodcut initial., Information about the book: This is the 4th and final edition of the Mathew's Bible. It was printed six years before the standard King James version., Biographical information: Thomas Mathew is an alias for John Rogers, the translator and commentator of this version., Publisher information: This version of the text was printed for Robert Toye., Information about local copy: On the front of the first page towards the bottom left, there is some unusual colored stains running up the side of the paper. There are also some small tape segments which cover portions of the text. On the back of the paper, there is the faded woodcut, but little to no staining or imperfections.
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New Testament : [pages 449-450]
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Book identified using information on label., Note about the author: The translator of this work was an anonymous Romanist refugee from Britian in the seminary at Douai.
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Plays and poems of William Shakespeare : [pages 345-346]
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pftp136, OCLC: 9849982, This leaf is part of Pages of the Past: Original Leaves from Rare Books and Manuscripts, a collection of manuscript and rare book leaves., This leaf was identified from information on the label. WorldCat records were used to glean additional information about the book., Information about this digital copy: digitized by University of Missouri—Columbia, MU Libraries on December 2, 2016. Scanning specifications: 600 dpi; scanned on Zeutschel OS 15000; cropped using Photoshop.
