Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Bibles at Tyninghame

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Excerpt from Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Bibles at Tyninghame: 1902But it should be remembered that the value attaching to these editions does not depend solely on the fact of their containing these errata, but also because the volumes in which such mistakes occur are so rare.And, after all, the marvel is, not that errors and misprints should occasionally be found in the Bible, but that they so seldom occur. Considering, indeed, the age of the Holy Scriptures, the various places at home and abroad where English copies have been printed, and the enormous number of editions through which they have passed (of the 'breeches' Bible alone, upwards of one hundred), the Holy Bible might almost be termed a conspicuous instance of typographical accuracy, and a proof of the respect with which it has been treated from the days when the Jews venerated their Manuscripts with an almost superstitious reverence, and the transcriber washed his pen before writing the name of god on his parchment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.