The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
William Tyndale (c.1492 - 1536)
English theologian, Bible translator, and leader of the Protestant Reformation in England. Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tyndale Subject of/in a work of artReferences in Documents:
The Misery of War, admirably express'd in most noble Painting
up
on a Copper-Plate, near two Foot broad, and 2 ½ in Length, every
Figure merits a Comment; the various Passions being express'd with
so particular a Pathos, as is surprizing.
painted upon Board. It seems to be an Original, as the former indis
putably is.
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Philip, King of
Mary,
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Anne;
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K. of
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Colours upon Wood or Cloth.
Tho. Gascoigne
per. Not to mention Family-Pieces, though some are of good Work
manship, particularly one in
Miniatureto be worn upon the Breast.
English 8vo. printed at
different Places as the
Times would permit; at the End of the fyrst
Boke of Moses called Genesis, is added,
emprinted atMalborow
in the Land of Hesse , by me Hans
Luft , the Yere of our Lorde MCCCCCXXX the xvii daye
of January .
Luft
To this is prefixed
Tyndall
a Prologe sheweinge the Use of the Scripture, wherein he answers the
Popish Objection, that they
wott not what moare profite is in many geftes
of the Scripture, if they be read without an allegorye, then in a tale of Roben
Hode. At the End is a Table
of the Scripture, if they be read without an allegorye, then in a tale of Roben
Hode
expoundinge certaine words. Exodusis
printed in a different Character; the Person, Time and Place con
cealed,
about to
purchase grace with Ceremony, to soche as sucke the Ale pope to
quench thirst. There are the Figures of the Altars, Lavers, High-
quench thirst
Priests,
&c.
the thyrde boke Leviticus,
and so to
Numeri the fourthe, which is printed in the like Character
with
Genesis, but no Place, Time, or Printer named; nor in
Deutero
nomye, which is in the white Letter, as are also the 2d and 3d Books,
nomye
and, I presume, were printed privately in
. This PentateuchEngland
was the acceptable Present of
.Mr. Richard Beard of Shrewsbury
ingenious
Wanley's
Letter, butRoman
Numbers.
's orTyndall
Coverdale's
Folio,
the Time and Place of the Impression uncertain for want of the first
general Title, those before the other Parts not informing us of either.
Fear of the Inquisitors Abroad, and Popish Prelates at Home made
them frequently omit the Time and Place where they were printed.
But another Difficulty in drawing an accurate List of the Bibles at
the Beginning of the Reformation, ariseth from the Age and Defects
of the Books themselves, which too often want the first and last
Leaves, where those Notices are only to be met with. There are small
Pictures in the Historical Part of the Old Testament, but not of the
New; in the 1
Sam. 6. instead of
Emerodsare
five golden arsses.
The Byble whych is all the Holy Scripture, in whych are contayned the
old and newe Testament truelye and purely translated into Englyshe by Tho.
Matthewe
and now imprinted in the yeare of our LordeMDXLIX . (Folio
London)
byTho. Raynalde and Will. Hyll . Of this Edition see
Fox's
Mart. 2d Vol. p. 434. And
Strype's Mem. of Archbishop
Cranmer, p.
8
2. That the Name of
(who was burnt for reputed Heresy)Tyndall
might not prejudice the Book, the Name of
(PrebenTho.
Matthewe
dary of
Paul's
Tyn
dall
dall
Hagiographia, which was done by
John
Rogers
Rogers
Mary's
&c. After the Kalendar and Almanack, follow an Exhortation to
the Study of the Scriptures; the Summ and Contents of the Holy
Scripture; Description of the Kings of
Juda, and what Prophets were
in each Reign; a Table of principal Matters; Names of the Books,
and Number of Chapters; a brief Chronology; Prologues to the
Pentateuch;
andJonah
, and Notes at the End of each ChapRomans
ter. In the Tables of Epistles and Gospels, several Popish Festivals
are crept in again, as
.St. Nicholas , St. Lawrence , the finding and Exal
tation of the Cross
tation of the Cross
TheByble whych is all the Holy Scripture, in whych are contayned the
old
and newe Testament truelye and purely translated into Englyshe byTho.
Matthewe
and newe Testament truelye and purely translated into Englyshe by
and now imprinted in the yeare of our LordeMDXLIX . (Folio
London)
byTho. Raynalde and Will. Hyll . Of this Edition see
Fox's
Mart. 2d Vol. p. 434. And
Strype's Mem. of Archbishop
Cranmer, p.
8
2. That the Name of
(who was burnt for reputed Heresy)Tyndall
might not prejudice the Book, the Name of
(PrebenTho.
Matthewe
dary of
Paul's
Tyn
dall
dall
Hagiographia, which was done by
John
Rogers
Rogers
Mary's
&c. After the Kalendar and Almanack, follow an Exhortation to
the Study of the Scriptures; the Summ and Contents of the Holy
Scripture; Description of the Kings of
Juda, and what Prophets were
in each Reign; a Table of principal Matters; Names of the Books,
and Number of Chapters; a brief Chronology; Prologues to the
Pentateuch;
andJonah
, and Notes at the End of each ChapRomans
ter. In the Tables of Epistles and Gospels, several Popish Festivals
are crept in again, as
.St. Nicholas , St. Lawrence , the finding and Exal
tation of the Cross
tation of the Cross
the
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&Tindal
(Wood)Knox