Bible : the story of the King James Version, 1611-2011 / Gordon Campbell.

Author/creator Campbell, Gordon, 1944-
Format Book
Edition[1st pbk. ed.].
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011, ©2010.
Descriptionxiii, 354 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 20 cm
Subjects

Contents The Bible in English -- The commissioning of the King James Version -- Translators and translating -- The translation -- The first edition -- The seventeenth century -- The eighteenth century -- The nineteenth century -- The Cambridge paragraph Bibles -- The Bible in America -- The Revised Version -- The early twentieth century -- The King James Version in the modern world -- Appendix 1. The companies and later revisers -- Appendix 2. The preliminaries to the KJV.
Abstract Illustrated with reproductions from early editions of the King James Bible, Bible: The Story of the King James Version offers an authoritative history of this renowned translation, ranging from the Bible's inception to the present day.--From publisher description
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 314-332) and index.
ISBN0199693013 (pbk.)
ISBN9780199693016 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BS186 .C35 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold