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Campbell, Gordon,

Bible : the story of the King James Version, 1611-2011 / Gordon Campbell. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 - xiii, 354 p. : il, ; col. 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-332) and index.

The Bible in English -- The commissioning of the King James Version -- Translators and translating -- The translation -- The first edition -- The seventeenth century -- The eighteenth century -- The nineteenth century -- The Cambridge paragraph Bibles -- The Bible in America -- The Revised Version -- The early twentieth century -- The King James Version in the modern world -- Appendix 1 : the companies and later revisers -- Appendix 2 : the preliminaries to the KJV.

Illustrated with reproductions from early editions of the King James Bible, Bible: The Story of the King James Version offers an authoritative history of this renowned translation, ranging from the Bible's inception to the present day.--From publisher description

ISBN: 9780199557592

Subjects--Topical Terms:
BIBLIA --HISTORIA

Dewey Class. No.: 220.5 / C187