The translators to the reader
Subtitle: the original preface of the King James Version of 1611 revisited
By: edited by Erroll F. Rhodes & Liana Lupas.
Contributors: Rhodes, Erroll F. b. 1924.; Lupaș, Liana.; American Bible Society.
Publisher: American Bible Society
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 85
Subjects: Smith, Miles, d. 1624.; Bible. -- Versions -- Authorized.; Bible -- Translating.
Other titles: Bible. English. Authorized. 1611.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Contains facsimile of original preface to the 1611 King James (Authorized) Version of the Bible, "written by Dr. Myles Smith of Brasenose, Prebendary of Hereford and Exeter Cathedrals, later Bishop of Gloucester (1612)". This is followed by an annotated transcription of the text, and then by an adaptation of the text in modern standard English.