āChild Killers Bibleā 1795
6B āChild Killers Bibleā with misprint in Mark 7:27. London: Thomas Bensley, 1795. In three volumes.
Notes
This particular Bible set is notable for a misprint in Mark 7:27 where the word ākilledā is in place of the correct word, āfilled.ā So the verse reads, āBut Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be killed: for it is not meet to take childrenās bread, and cast it unto the dogs.ā It is known as the āChild Killers Bibleā due to this misprint.
The Bible was central to the early history of printing in Europe, beginning most famously with Johannes Gutenbergās 42-line Bible around 1455, the first major book printed with movable metal type in the West. Early printed Bibles were typically in Latin (the Vulgate) and intended for clergy and scholars, but the Reformation in the 16th century dramatically expanded Bible printing in vernacular languages such as German, English, and French. Advances in printing technology, increased literacy, and religious reform movements made the Bible one of the most widely printed and distributed texts in history, with printers refining typography, layout, chapter divisions, and verse numbering to improve usability for study and worship.
Description
Three red leather hardback books with gold embossed design along front and back covers, a red, and a green box on the spine, gold embossed lettering and designs on the spine, and gold fore edge designs. All three have scuffs and fading to the leather over the covers and spines. Vol 1 has three spots on the front cover where the leather has faded to white. Vol 2 has a tear in the leather on the back cover in the lower right hand corner about three inches long. Vol 3, the New Testament, has an especially worn down spot on the back cover in the top right corner and a white scuff on the front cover. Interiors are in excellent condition with many silver plate etchings throughout.
Dimensions: 10 x 6 1/2 x 2 inchesĀ
Description
6B āChild Killers Bibleā with misprint in Mark 7:27. London: Thomas Bensley, 1795. In three volumes.
Notes
This particular Bible set is notable for a misprint in Mark 7:27 where the word ākilledā is in place of the correct word, āfilled.ā So the verse reads, āBut Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be killed: for it is not meet to take childrenās bread, and cast it unto the dogs.ā It is known as the āChild Killers Bibleā due to this misprint.
The Bible was central to the early history of printing in Europe, beginning most famously with Johannes Gutenbergās 42-line Bible around 1455, the first major book printed with movable metal type in the West. Early printed Bibles were typically in Latin (the Vulgate) and intended for clergy and scholars, but the Reformation in the 16th century dramatically expanded Bible printing in vernacular languages such as German, English, and French. Advances in printing technology, increased literacy, and religious reform movements made the Bible one of the most widely printed and distributed texts in history, with printers refining typography, layout, chapter divisions, and verse numbering to improve usability for study and worship.
Description
Three red leather hardback books with gold embossed design along front and back covers, a red, and a green box on the spine, gold embossed lettering and designs on the spine, and gold fore edge designs. All three have scuffs and fading to the leather over the covers and spines. Vol 1 has three spots on the front cover where the leather has faded to white. Vol 2 has a tear in the leather on the back cover in the lower right hand corner about three inches long. Vol 3, the New Testament, has an especially worn down spot on the back cover in the top right corner and a white scuff on the front cover. Interiors are in excellent condition with many silver plate etchings throughout.
Dimensions: 10 x 6 1/2 x 2 inchesĀ
