Pious annotations, upon the Holy Bible
Subtitle: expounding the difficult places thereof learnedly, and plainly : vvith other things of great importance
By: By the reverend, learned and godly divine, Mr. Iohn Diodati, minister of the gospell; and now living in Geneva. It is ordered this 11. of Ianuury, 1642, by the committee of the House of Commons in Parliament, concerning printing, that this exposition of the book of the Old and new Testament, be printed by Nicholas Fussel, stationer. Iohn White
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Printed by T.B. for Nicholas Fussell: and are to be sold at the Green Dragon, in St. Pauls Church-yard
Published: 1643
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: ita
Number of pages: 514
Subjects: Commentaries; Early works to 1800; Criticism, interpretation; Bible
Other titles: The first book of the Kings; The booke of the prophet Isaiah; The book of the Lamentations of Jeremiah; The holy gospell of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew; The epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
Work titles: Annotationes in Biblia
Notes: Signatures: a⁴ b¹ A-Z⁴ (z)⁴ 2A-2V⁴ V⁴ 2X-2Z⁴ 3a-3b⁴ [A]-[K]⁴ [L]² 3A⁴ B-P⁴ A-Y⁴ Z² (2A)-(2O)⁴. [The presence of brackets and parentheses do not indicate the absence of signatures or quires; it is how the quires are actually signed in this work]

Frontis. portrait (plate) and engraved title page are each signed: W. Hollar fecit. 1643.

With an added engraved title page (plate): Piovs annotations vpon the Holy Bible expounding the difficult places thereof ... London printed for Nicolas Fussell. 1643.

Letter-press title is a cancel.

Leaf (z4) is blank.

"The first book of the Kings", "The booke of the prophet Isaiah.", "The book of the Lamentations of Jeremiah.", "The holy gospell of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew.", and "The epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Galatians." (caption titles) each begin new pagination and register.

Text appears continuous despite pagination and register.

Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books 1641-1700 reel 2531 has letter-press title page bound after "To the reader".

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) D1510

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) D1509A

Deposit; Andover Theological Seminary.

Bookplate of the Andover Theological Seminary Library.

Bookplate with decorative woodcut border: "Samuel Phillips His Book. 1707" with additional ms. inscription: "John Phillips 1772"; title page likewise inscribed: "S. Phillips Book 1707" and "John Phillips 1772."

Imperfect: wanting the frontis. portrait plate.

Flyleaves heavily annotated in ms.; ms. annotations throughout, possibly in the hand of John Phillips.

Bound in brown calf, raised bands, edges stained red; some dampstaining, back board detached.