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The Bishop's Bible, printed at London by Richard Jugge - Two leaves herewith
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- 1572 (Vervaardig)
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There were two Editions of this Black Letter Bible, that of 1568, and that of 1572. It was an attempt of English ecclesiastics to replace the Geneva (or "Breeches") version of Miles Coverdale, of whose popularity they were jealous. The Ornate Woodcut Initials, some showing scenes from the Classics, were originally intended for an edition of Ovid, and they caused such a storm of criticism that they were never again used for the Bible. It is sometimes called the "Leda Bible", the Woodcut of Leda and the Swan, at the opening of Hebrews; also the "Treacle Bible" because in Jeremiah VIII. 22, this word is used for "balm". See: A Edward Newton: The Greatest Book in the World. Pp. 24-25.