1599 Quarto Illustrated Geneva Bible

B5-1599  quarto Geneva Bible .  Although the woodcut dated colophon (1599) was likely printed in 1630's Amsterdam.

Notes

The 1599 Geneva Bible is a significant English translation of the Bible, known for its impact on the Protestant Reformation. It was first published in 1560 by English Reformers in exile in Geneva, but the 1599 edition represents a later, refined version of this influential text. The Geneva Bible was the first to introduce numbered verses, which made it more accessible and easier to study. It was also the Bible used by many early English-speaking Protestants, including the Puritans who settled in America. Its annotations, which were aligned with Reformed theology, provided explanatory notes that encouraged personal interpretation of Scripture. This Bible played a crucial role in the spread of Protestant ideals, preceding the King James Version, which would eventually replace it in popularity.

Description 

Re-backed and re-cornered in dark brown mottled calf with original spine laid down. Contemporary covers laid down with panels and corner fleurons tooled in blind. Spine has 5 raised bands and letters in Gold Lettering Plain endpapers, all edges red. Trimmed with infrequent cropping to headlines, light stain to lower margin and upper gutter which fades away in the new testament. infrequent spotting but a very nice copy overall.