The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-10
Misprint Bibles.
New York Herald. !

New York Herald.
The interest prevailing Just at this
time in the subject of biblical accuracy
will render interesting some facts re-
garding curious bibles which have APP
peared since 1911, when King James
version was first published.
Several issues ofthe Bible have become
famous for curious misprints. There Is
for instance, the Place makers Bible"
BLESSED are the place makers, for they
shall be called the children of Cod
Matt, V. 9-is an extraordinary mis-
print occurring in the second edition of
the Geneva Bible, published in Geneva
in folio form in 1923 The mistake
was soon discovered and corrected, and
never occurred again. Then there is the
''Vinegar" Bible ''The parable of the
vinegar" instead os "the parable of the
vineyard, +" appears in the chapter head
ing to Luke Xxx, in an Oxford edition of
the authorized version which was pub
lished in 17I7 The book was published
by J. Basket, in imperial folio and is
said to be the most elaborate and sum-
tuous of all Oxford Bibles. The print
ing is very beautiful, and some of the
copies are printed on vellum; but un-
fortunately. the proof was carelessly read
and the book printed by Basket was
called "a basketful Of printers errors"
The book is now highly priced on
account of its typographical faults.
There is also the wicked Bible In
existence. This extraordinary name has
been given to an addition of this author
lied Bible, printed in London.b by Robert
Bakeraud Martin, Lucas, IN 1851. The neg
g. DE > "a 4h
mandment and William kilburn
writing in 1853, says that ow-
inc to the zeal of DIR. Usher the
printer was fined $4,000 or $4,000
In Lands published works there is a
copy Of the Kings letter directing
that the printers be fined $4,000, but
DR.. Scrivener asserts without giving any
authority, that the real fine was s300,
inflicted by Archbishop Laud ito be
expended in a fair font of Greek type"
Only four copies of this sacred Bible are
known to exist, as the edition was de-
stroved and the copies called in az soon
as the mistake was discovered. DIR.
Scrivener declared that copy ex-
listed in Wolfenbuttel. This led to
a search being made No such English
Bible was discovered, but German Bible
Win tuS very AiAsessAO vas AOeA-ieA ~ 80
stead.
There is also the Prosecuting Prin-
ters' Bible printers have prosecuted
me without cause Psalms, cxix. has
the word printers instead OF princes"
and has given occasion for this name.
All that is known of this edition IS
stated by Mr.. Henry Stevens in the
catalogue of the Caxton exhibition of
Bibles, where he says that these words
we're put in the mouth of Cotton Ma
ther by blundering typographer in a
Bible printed before 1702.
There Is also the Ears 70 Ear Bible"
"Who has ears TO hear let him hear. -
Matthew xii. 4S. This adoption of
London cockney is found in sn octave
Bible published by the Oxford Press in
1910. The same book contains more
serious blunder in Hebrews TX Ii
"How much more shall the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal spirit
offered Himself without spot to God,
purge your conscience from good
works 20 serve the living God
Among Others may be noted the
Standing Fishes Bible" "And IL
shall come to pass that the fishes shall
stand upon it" etc-Ezekiel xvii. 10.
The word fishes is used for fishers in s.
euarto Bible printed by the Kings
printer In London in 1906 and reprint
in quarto edition of 1918 and in an
octave edition of 1923.
There is also the .Breeches Bible,
which like the other is out of printed.
And the eyes of Adam and Eve were
opened, and they knew they were naked,
and they sewed fg leaves together and
made themselves breeches.n Genesis,
iii, Z. The word 'sbreeches" was put in
the text in place of aprons" II is
found in quarto Bible printed in Lon
don, by Robert Barker in the early part
of the seventeenth century.