Description
The Byble, 1549. ISAIAH 5:4-7:24. “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY” (6:1-8). RARE. Known either as the “Tyndale-Matthew Bible” or the “Matthew’s Bible” or the “Thomas Matthew Bible,” but published simply as “The Byble.” This edition, a close reprint of the First Edition (1537), was printed in London by John Daye with edited notes by Edmund Becke. The Byble is the translated work of both William Tyndale (1536) and Miles Coverdale (1535). The text here, from Isaiah, is the unedited translation of Coverdale (1535). Leaf here is folio size, uncut, 11.5″ x 7.5″, in an unusual Black Letter type. 65 lines/col. Ref: Herbert 74. While not as rare as the first edition, this early reprint one boasts an unedited text. The text of this leaf, from the major prophet Isaiah, is the calling of the prophet with his vision of the glory of God; see 6:1-8. The text on this leaf is one of the most beloved and well-known in Isaiah, referred notably in ordinations and evangelist send-offs.
Leaf is in EXCELLENT condition overall, text clean with full margins and marginal notes (see pics). Leaf is Folio li [=51] with two small Chapter Woodcut initials, both inhabited. COA on premium “gold leaf” paper w. gold seal. Leaf and COA are set in a large, museum quality, Bifold Portfolio.
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