The Holie Bible faithfvlly translated into English, ovt of the avthentical Latin
Subtitle: Diligently conferred with the Hebrew, Greeke, and other editions in diuers languages. With Argvments of the bookes, and chapters: annotations: tables: and other helpes, for better vnderstanding of the text: for discouerie of corrvptions in some late translations: and for clearing controversies in religion
By: By the English College of Doway ...
Publisher: by Lavrence Kellam. at the signe of the holie lambe.
Published: 1609
Place of publication: Printed at Doway
Language: eng
Translated from: lat
Work titles: Bible Old Testament English Douai 1609
Notes: Contains only the Old Testament; the New Testament was published at Rheims in 1582, under title: The Nevv Testament of Iesvs Christ, translated faithfvlly into English, out of the authentical Latin ... Printed At Themes, by Iohn Fogng. 1582. Together the two form the 1st edition of the so-called Douay Bible. Both were translated from the Latin vulgate mainly by Gregory Martin, under the supervision of Cardinal Allen. The notes, tables, etc. were by Richard Bristow, Thomas Worthington, and Allen.

Collation. t.I: 10 p. l., Genesis to Job, 1-1115 p. t. II: Psalmes to Esdras, p. [1]-1071 (i.e. 1075); A table of the Epistles, taken forth of the Old Testament, vpon certayne festiual dayes (p. 1072); An historical table of the times, special persons, most notable thinges ... p. 1073-1096; A particvlar table of the most principal thinges conteyned ... in ... both the tomes ... p. 1097-1123 (i.e. 1101-1127); Censura p. 1124 (i.e. 1128) Errata, 1 l. Several errors in paging.

Signatures: t. I: [dagger]⁶, [double dagger]⁴, A-Ssssss⁴, Tttttt⁶ (last verso blank); t. II: A-Dddddd⁴, Eeeeee⁶, Ffffff-Vvvvvv⁴, Wwwwww³ (blank leaf wanting?)

Title within ornamental border; initials.

STC (2nd ed.) 2207

Autographed: John Hurt, 1652; ms. annotations.

Manuscript tabs hinged onto leaves of chapter headings.

Full leather, rebacked.
Table of contents: title: T. I: 10 p. 1., Gensis to Job, 1-1115p.; title: t. II: Psalmes to Esdras, p. [1]-1071 (i. e. 1075) ; a table of the Epistles, taken forth of the Old Testament, vpon certayne festiual dayes (p. 1072) ; An historical table of the times, special persons, most notable thinges. . .p. 1073-1096; A particvlar table of the most principal thinges conteyned. . .in. . .both the tomes. . .p. 1097-1123 (i. e. 1101-1127) ; Censura p. 1124 (i. e. 1128) Errata, 1 l. Several errors in paging