Original leaves from famous Bibles, leaf 042: Elzevir States-General Bible, 1663 A. D.

Bible. Dutch. Statenvertaling. 1663

Description:	Original caption: The Standard Bible of the Dutch Reformed Church, compiled by Biblical scholars of the various provinces of the Netherlands. These were appointed in 1619. Funds were furnished by the States-General to start work in 1628, and the first edition appeared in 1637. It is one of the greatest books in Dutch, and has helped to mold a national language. It corresponds in importance to Luthers version in Germany, and the King James Bible in England. Printed by J. Elzevir, a distinguished member of the most important family of Dutch publishers, who, however, seldom printed religious works. Double columns with enlarged initial letter.; 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:	1663
Contributor(s):	Elzevir, Jean, 1622-1661;Ege, Otto F.;Duschnes, Philip C.
Publisher:	Weduwe ende Erssgenamen van Johan Elzevir, Boeckdruckers van de Academie, Leyden
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BibleLvs/id/217
Collection:	Original Leaves From Famous Bibles
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Geography:	Leyden ? South Holland ? Netherlands ? Europe ?
Subjects:	Bible--History Printing Initials

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