Yale Center for British Art

Title:
The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues ... by His Majesty's special command.
Alternate Title(s):
Spine title: Shakespeare Bible
Published / Created:
Glasgow : David Bryce and Son ; London : Henry Frowde : Oxford University Press Warehouse, Amen Corner, [1901]
Physical Description:
1 volume : illustrations ; 45 mm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
BS1985 1901 B79
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Appointed to be read in churches."

The license on the verso of the title page is dated 1901.

Bondy, L.W. Miniature books, page 110

Fairman, E. Poet of them all, page 206

Includes 12 pages of material concerning Shakespeare, bound between the Old and New Testaments, with notes by W.S. Brassington, F.S.A.

With magnifying glass in rear pocket.

BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary blind-stamped brown leather. In wooden hinged box with illustration of Shakespeare's home on front cover and portrait of Shakespeare on back. Label inside box cover: Smallest Bible in the world, with Shakespeare's family records in facsimile from the Parish Register, Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Exhibition History:
“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016)
Subject Terms:
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. | Miniature books -- Specimens. | Albert, Neale and Margaret -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Miniature books (Printing) | Magnifying glasses.
Contributors:
David Bryce and Son (Glasgow, Scotland), publisher. | Frowde, Henry, 1841–1927, publisher. | Brassington, William Salt, 1859–1939. | Collection of Margaret and Neale Albert (Yale Center for British Art).