King James Bible, 1762
This copy of the King James Version, a large quarto edition printed in Cambridge in 1762, is considered to be the “standard” edition of the King James Version, becoming, along with the Blayney Oxford edition of 1769, the foundation of the...
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This copy of the King James Version, a large quarto edition, is the first Cambridge (England) printing of the KJV.
View MoreKing James Bible, 1617
This copy of the King James Bible is a large folio lectern Bible printed in 1617 by Robert Barker in London, the third unrevised edition of the 1611 first printing.
View MoreKing James Bible, 1613
This copy of the King James Bible is a first black letter quarto version published by Robert Barker in London in 1613, one year after the first Roman letter quarto version was printed in 1612.
View MoreRheims New Testament
This copy of the Rheims New Testament is a first edition published in Rheims, France in 1582.
View MoreBishops' Bible
This copy of the Bishops’ Bible is a small folio edition published in London in 1584.
View MoreMatthews Bible Page
This page from the Matthews Bible is from a first edition published in 1537, possibly printed in Antwerp, Belgium, for a London publisher.
View MoreCoverdale Bible Page
This page from a Coverdale Bible, the first printed English translation of the complete Bible, is from an edition done in 1551 in Zurich, Switzerland.
View MoreGreat Bible Page
This page from the Great Bible, the first English Bible authorized for public use, is from a first edition published in 1539 or 1540.
View MoreTyndale New Testament Page
This page from a Tyndale New Testament is from a printing done in 1535 or 1536, probably in Antwerp, Belgium, under the supervision of Myles Coverdale, a close friend of Tyndale.
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Using the extensive Bible Heritage Collection, housed in the Special Collections of the Centennial Library of Cedarville University, the mission of the Biblical Heritage Gallery is to bring people in touch with the history, preservation, and influence of God’s Word, as well as the many godly heroes who gave their energies and sometimes their lives to assure access to God’s Word by all. The Collection and Gallery exhibits are another important reminder of the commitment of the University to “the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ.”
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