The life and work of William Salesbury
Subtitle: a rare scholar
By: James Pierce
Publisher: Y Lolfa
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Talybont, Ceredigion
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9781784612726
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Translating; Bible
Description: The biography of William Salesbury (c.1520 Y c.1584), a gifted linguist, scholar and lawyer who dedicated (and risked) his life to bring to his people the learning and benefits of the Humanist revolution. He was the principal translator of the 1567 Welsh New Testament.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-391) and index.