Original leaves from famous Bibles, leaf 040: London polyglot Bible (O.T.), 1655 A. D.

Bible. O. T. Polyglot. 1655

Description:	Original caption: The fourth and most accurate of the great polyglots edited by Dr. Brian Walton. One of the first English books to be sold by subscription (10.). Nine hundred orders were received during the first two months. This leaf from the Old Testament contains the text in Hebrew; the Latin Vulgate; the Greek Septuagint; the Chaldee Paraphrase; the Syriac and Arabic versions, each with a Latin translation. The type characters for the nine languages used in this Bible were all of English make. It was the typographical achievement of the century, and for it Charles II made Roycroft the Kings Printer of Oriental languages. Exodus, cap. XXXVI--Top margin.; Multiple columns.; Provenance: Original leaves collected and assembled in portfolios by Otto F. Ege of Cleveland, Ohio.; Portfolios were sold and disbributed by New York bookseller Philip C. Duschnes, ca. 1948. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	1655
Contributor(s):	Roycroft, Thomas, d. 1677;Ege, Otto F.;Duschnes, Philip C.
Publisher:	Imprimebat Thomas Roycroft
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BibleLvs/id/209
Collection:	Original Leaves From Famous Bibles
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography:	London Greater London England United Kingdom Europe
Subjects:	Bible--History Printing

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