Huge pulpit Geneva Bible, 1583 in original boards and all title pages.

THE BIBLE. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke.
London: Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queens most excellent Maiestie. 1583

This imposing folio edition of the Geneva Bible, printed in 1583 by Christopher Barker, Queen Elizabeth I’s official printer, represents one of the most influential English Bibles of the Reformation. First published in
1560 by Protestant exiles in Calvin’s Geneva, the Geneva As the household Bible of Shakespeare, the Puritans, and the Pilgrims, the Geneva Bible profoundly shaped English religious culture, literature, and
language. This 1583 folio was intended for pulpit use, its large format and durable binding reflecting its role as a public and This edition embodies the spiritual and cultural authority of Scripture in Elizabethan England, uniting scholarship, artistry, and religious devotion in a monumental form.

Pulpit Folio (400 x 280 x 13 mm)

Description
Collation: A1-C6, D4, A1-Z6,Aa1-Zz6, Aaa-Zzz6, Aaaa1-Vvvv6,A1-Z6, *6, 1-4, 704.ff. Collates complete; textually complete lacking only Adam & Eve engraving; Gothic type textprinted on thick paper; beautiful
engraved OT / NT & sectional title pages; in text engravings including stunning Ezekiel’s Temple; wide margins. No inscriptions, but some main title icons lightly rubricated; last leaf of Two Table has an outer
paper repair; general light toning for such great age, old stain to top margin area throughout. Overall an exceptionally crisp & clean copy.

Binding
Handsome sturdy contemporary calf binding, with four original outer metal corners, one clasp remains; ornate gilt spine in compartments, gilt bands and new red leather label. Repaired where small area of
leather lost & re-dyed, rebacked, inner hinges strengthened.

References
Herbert 178; ESTC S42; STC 2136; USTC 509658; Luborsky & Ingram 2136