Beschreibung:

BIBLE, New Testament, in English. The New Testament of Iesus Christ, Translated Faithfully into English. Translated from Latin into English by Gregory Martin, under the supervision of William Allen and Richard Brostow . Rheims: John Fogny, 1582. — BIBLE, Old Testament, English. The Holie Bible faithfully translated into English, out of the Authentical Latin ... By the College of Doway . Douai: Laurence Kellan, 1609-10. First editions of the Roman Catholic (Douai-Rheims) version of the Bible in English . Martin's translation adheres closely to the Latin, while also drawing on existing vernacular editions. Most striking are the resemblances to Coverdale's diglot of 1538. This Rheims version exerted a strong influence on the King James Bible of 1611, transmitting to it an extensive vocabulary and distinctive phrases. The complete work is commonly known as the ‘Douai-Rheims version’. Darlow & Moule 177 and 300; STC 2884 and 2207. 2 works in 3 volumes, quarto (vols. I and II: 205 x 150mm, vol. III: 217 x 152mm). Titles printed within woodcut border, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, numerous woodcut initials (some waterstaining mostly in vol. I, a few leaves including titles of vols. I & II with minor chips, vol. III with title remargined and repaired, some other leaves in first and last few gatherings also restored, some light spots and stains). Modern calf to style by Aquarius, retaining old pastedown in vol. III; modern quarter calf boxes. Provenance : Hen[ry] Greye (inscription dated 1668) – Ralph Brandling (inscription) – ‘Stradforth’ (early inscription and figures on endpapers of vol. II) – table of contents on endpapers of vol. I in 17th-century hand – ‘Biblioth. Novitiorum’ (inscription) – Walony, Society of Jesus (inscription) – ‘Rev. F. Davis of Cowes’ (gift inscription) – Roy McGregor (bookplate).