The Holy Bible – Geneva Edition
1st Printing, 1st Edition in 1560
A beautifully crafted handbound facsimile of the Geneva Bible, one of the most historically significant Bibles ever printed. This edition has been carefully bound by hand in rich burgundy leather, combining authenticity with timeless craftsmanship.
The Geneva Bible was first printed in Geneva, Switzerland, by refugees from England, fleeing the persecution of Protestants by Roman Catholic Queen “Bloody” Mary. Many copies were smuggled back into England at great personal risk. In later years, when Protestant-friendly Queen Elizabeth took the throne, printing of the Geneva Bible moved back to England. The Geneva Bible was produced by John Calvin, John Knox, Myles Coverdale, John Foxe, and other Reformers. It is the version that William Shakespeare quotes from hundreds of times in his plays, and the first English Bible to offer plain roman-style type in some of its early printings.
The Geneva Bible was the first Bible taken to America, brought over on the Mayflower... it is the Bible upon which early America and its government was founded (certainly not the King’s of England’s Bible!) The Geneva Bible was also the first English Bible to break the chapters of scripture into numbered verses, and it was the first true “Study Bible” offering extensive commentary notes in the margins. It was so accurate and popular, that a half-century later, when the King James Bible came out... it retained more than 90% of the exact wording of the Geneva Bible.
The Geneva Bible was the preferred translation of Shakespeare, Milton, and the early Puritans. It was the first Bible to be mass-produced and made available to the common reader, making it one of the most influential English Bibles in history.
Date: 1560
Language: Early Modern English – the same stage of English you find in Shakespeare and other 16th–17th century texts.
Size / Format: 1222 pages / 29.7 cm × 21 cm / 11.6″ × 8.5″ (A4)
1560 Geneva Bible Deluxe Facsimile
The Holy Bible – Geneva Edition
1st Printing, 1st Edition in 1560
A beautifully crafted handbound facsimile of the Geneva Bible, one of the most historically significant Bibles ever printed. This edition has been carefully bound by hand in rich burgundy leather, combining authenticity with timeless craftsmanship.
The Geneva Bible was first printed in Geneva, Switzerland, by refugees from England, fleeing the persecution of Protestants by Roman Catholic Queen “Bloody” Mary. Many copies were smuggled back into England at great personal risk. In later years, when Protestant-friendly Queen Elizabeth took the throne, printing of the Geneva Bible moved back to England. The Geneva Bible was produced by John Calvin, John Knox, Myles Coverdale, John Foxe, and other Reformers. It is the version that William Shakespeare quotes from hundreds of times in his plays, and the first English Bible to offer plain roman-style type in some of its early printings.
The Geneva Bible was the first Bible taken to America, brought over on the Mayflower... it is the Bible upon which early America and its government was founded (certainly not the King’s of England’s Bible!) The Geneva Bible was also the first English Bible to break the chapters of scripture into numbered verses, and it was the first true “Study Bible” offering extensive commentary notes in the margins. It was so accurate and popular, that a half-century later, when the King James Bible came out... it retained more than 90% of the exact wording of the Geneva Bible.
The Geneva Bible was the preferred translation of Shakespeare, Milton, and the early Puritans. It was the first Bible to be mass-produced and made available to the common reader, making it one of the most influential English Bibles in history.
Date: 1560
Language: Early Modern English – the same stage of English you find in Shakespeare and other 16th–17th century texts.
Size / Format: 1222 pages / 29.7 cm × 21 cm / 11.6″ × 8.5″ (A4)