02101cam a2200313 a 4500 47173 47173 000042763840 AU-EpEBC 20170329090223.0 080211s2008 miua b 001 0 eng 2008005492 GBA8B7040 bnb 9780801013164 (hbk.) £20.00 080101316X (hbk.) £20.00 StDuBDS eng StDuBDS NEMB ukblsr BS455 .B635 2008 220.52009 22 Brake, Donald L., 1939- A visual history of the English Bible : the tumultuous tale of the world's bestselling book / Donald L. Brake. Grand Rapids, Mich. : BakerBooks ; Oxford : Lion [distributor], c2008. 349 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 cm. Formerly CIP. Uk Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-339) and indexes. 1. Ancient Bibles: The Triumph of Beauty, the Tyranny of Power -- 2. He Dared to Act: John Wycliffe and the Bible in English -- 3. The Man of the Millennium: The Triumph of the Press over the Quill -- 4. He Dared to Take a Stand: The Monk Becomes a Knight -- 5. The Fire of Devotion: The Plowman Reads the Bible -- 6. A Political Pastor Struggles in Exile: The Pastor Survives and His Psalms Endure -- 7. A Royal Court Intrigue: The First "Authorized" Bible -- 8. Theology Influences Bible Versions: Notes to Aid the Reader -- 9. The Clergy's Version: A Bible Longing for an Audience -- 10. The Catholic Church Responds: From Sacred Latin to Vulgar English -- 11. A Royal Translation: Splendors of the Stuart Court -- 12. The King's Bible Revised: From King James to Queen Victoria -- 13. The Source for English Translations: The Battle for a Standard Greek Text -- 14. The Bible in America: At War and Peace -- 15. The Bible as Bestseller: "As Wide as the Waters Be". 16. The People Triumph: The Bible for All Seasons. Bible. English History. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0811/2008005492.html ddc AM 0 0 ddc 0 0 4 MAIN MAIN OPEN 2017-03-29 Tabor 0 220.52009 BRA 17778 2017-03-29 00:00:00 1 2017-03-29 AM