Medieval History
The King James Bible has been called the world?s most influential version of the most influential book in the most influential language. It is the Bible that travelled with British imperialism into the various dominions, and a newer version of that same Bible can be found in hotel rooms across North America.
When George Washington was sworn into office in 1789, he made an oath on the King James Version Bible. Every American president since ? with the exception of John F. Kennedy who was a Catholic ? has followed suit. And its influence on the English language is undeniable ? Moby Dick and Martin Luther King?s speeches were infused with the language of the KJV, and when Linus takes to the stage to tell Charlie Brown what Christmas is all about in the holiday special, he quotes from the Luke Gospel in the KJV. (?And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.?)
It?s been 400 years since its first publication in 1611. And even if it?s not as prevalent a part of the lives of the younger generation in an increasing secular world, the English language owes a debt to the King James Bible.
Click here to read this article from The Globe and Mail
- How The Bible Became A Book
Enter any North American hotel room, pull open the drawer next to the bed, and you will encounter a remnant of late-medieval culture: a single-volume Bible. Mass-produced as a small book with tissue-thin pages, this form of Bible was actually a medieval...
- Etty Museum Acquires 13th Century Bible
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired the Abbey Bible, a 13th-century Italian book that is considered to be an important example of Gothic era illuminated manuscripts. The medieval Bible is named for a previous owner, who was a celebrated collector of...
- Rare Medieval Bible Bought By American University
A medieval Bible written in Oxford, England, around 1240, has been purchased by the University of South Carolina for $77 000. The small-sized bible will be added to other medieval holdings at the university?s Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library....
- Digitized Gutenberg Bible
The Munich copy of the Gutenberg Bible has been digitized recently and is now accessible via our website and online incunable catalogue: here The Munich Gutenberg Bible is one of only two copies which contain the table of rubrics, a printed list of headlines...
- Digitized Gutenberg Bible
The Munich copy of the Gutenberg Bible has been digitized recently and is now accessible via our website and online incunable catalogue: http://mdz1.bib-bvb.de/~mdz/kurzauswahl.html?url=http://mdzx.bib-bvb.de/bsbink/Ausgabe_B-408.html The Munich Gutenberg...
Medieval History
The Good Book that turned the English language upside down
When George Washington was sworn into office in 1789, he made an oath on the King James Version Bible. Every American president since ? with the exception of John F. Kennedy who was a Catholic ? has followed suit. And its influence on the English language is undeniable ? Moby Dick and Martin Luther King?s speeches were infused with the language of the KJV, and when Linus takes to the stage to tell Charlie Brown what Christmas is all about in the holiday special, he quotes from the Luke Gospel in the KJV. (?And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.?)
It?s been 400 years since its first publication in 1611. And even if it?s not as prevalent a part of the lives of the younger generation in an increasing secular world, the English language owes a debt to the King James Bible.
Click here to read this article from The Globe and Mail
- How The Bible Became A Book
Enter any North American hotel room, pull open the drawer next to the bed, and you will encounter a remnant of late-medieval culture: a single-volume Bible. Mass-produced as a small book with tissue-thin pages, this form of Bible was actually a medieval...
- Etty Museum Acquires 13th Century Bible
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired the Abbey Bible, a 13th-century Italian book that is considered to be an important example of Gothic era illuminated manuscripts. The medieval Bible is named for a previous owner, who was a celebrated collector of...
- Rare Medieval Bible Bought By American University
A medieval Bible written in Oxford, England, around 1240, has been purchased by the University of South Carolina for $77 000. The small-sized bible will be added to other medieval holdings at the university?s Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library....
- Digitized Gutenberg Bible
The Munich copy of the Gutenberg Bible has been digitized recently and is now accessible via our website and online incunable catalogue: here The Munich Gutenberg Bible is one of only two copies which contain the table of rubrics, a printed list of headlines...
- Digitized Gutenberg Bible
The Munich copy of the Gutenberg Bible has been digitized recently and is now accessible via our website and online incunable catalogue: http://mdz1.bib-bvb.de/~mdz/kurzauswahl.html?url=http://mdzx.bib-bvb.de/bsbink/Ausgabe_B-408.html The Munich Gutenberg...