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- From the King James Bible, the epochal, English Protestant translation, or Authorized Version This is the famous "He" Bible where instead of saying "she", in Ruth iii 15, it says "and He went into the city". It was printed by Robert Barker in London, England in 1611.
- Date Created:
- 1611-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- This leaf is from the "Sermons of John Calvin", and was translated from French by Arthur Golding. It was printed by Henry Middleton for George Bishop in London, 1583. The recto side of this leaf is numbered as page 817; the verso is page 818.
- Date Created:
- 1583-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- This leaf is from “A Guide to Tongues” by John Minsheu, and is said to be the first Comparative Linguistic Dictionary, brought out in England and apparently the first book ever sold by subscription in advance. This dictionary is compiled of eleven languages. It was printed at the charges of the author for John Browne, "Bibliopola", a bookseller, London, 1617. The recto side of this leaf is page 21; the verso side is page 22.
- Date Created:
- 1617-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from Parliamentary Acts that were passed during the reign of William III of England. It was printed by the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb. They were printers to His Majesty, in 1695-1698 in London. The recto side of the page is marked as 737, and the verso side is marked as 738.
- Date Created:
- [1695 TO 1698]
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From the first King James Bible in a popular edition. It was published and printed by Robert Barker, the King's printer in London, 1612.
- Date Created:
- 1612-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From Plutarch's "Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes," translated by Sir Thomas North out of the French version of Bishop Amyot. This translation was printed by Thomas Vautrollier at London in 1579. This leaf was taken from the first edition; the same edition that Shakespeare used as a source for his historical plays. The recto side is page 589; the verso is page 590.
- Date Created:
- 1579-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- This leaf is from a Book of Rituals of the Angelican Church, printed by Robert Barker at London in 1639. Barker was considered "Printer to the King's most Excellent Majestie, and by the Assignes of John Bill."
- Date Created:
- 1639-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- A leaf from The Historic Fourth Folio of Shakespeare's plays, printed in 1685 at London. The type throughout is uniformly larger than that of the Third Folio, though three different printers were used, and all of them used slightly different sizes. The paper was made by Van Duvantegard. The recto side of the page is marked 257; the verso is marked as 258.
- Date Created:
- 1685-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- This leaf is from "Nova Legenda Angliae", a collection of the legends of the English saints. It was printed at "the Flete Strete" London in 1516 from the press of Wynkyn de Worde. The recto side of this leaf is marked as Folio. cliiii.
- Date Created:
- 1516-01-01T00:00:00Z
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- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
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- From Dryden's translation, The Works of Virgil, published by Jacob Tonson in 1697 at London. The poetry is set in Roman type on a page with wide margins. The recto side is marked 307 and the verso side is marked 308.
- Date Created:
- 1697-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
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- Pages from the Past
