Holy Bible 1800 with Fore Edge Painting

6B Holy Bible. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1800. With Fore Edge Painting Notes The history of the Bible is a long story of composition, translation, and dissemination, beginning with texts written over centuries in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, and preserved through careful manuscript copying in Jewish and early Christian communities. As Christianity spread across Europe, translations into vernacular languages became central to worship, teaching, and personal devotion, culminating in major printings after the invention of the movable-type press in the 15th century. One of the most influential English translations is the King James Version (KJV), first published in 1611 under the sponsorship of King James I of England. It was intended to unify the English Church and replace earlier versions like the Geneva and Bishops’ Bibles. The KJV is celebrated for its majestic language, literary quality, and enduring influence on English-speaking Christianity and literature. Fore-edge painti