{"product_id":"bible-4","title":"BIBLE","description":"A beautiful and rare small format Bible set comprising (I) Genesis to Ruth, (II) Kings to Job, (III) Prophets to Malachi, (IV) New Testament including Apocalypse. In vol II Esther is followed by Job and Maccabees omitted - the pagination and collation is continuous and correct, and in vol III Malachi is wrongly given the running title  Maccabees . This is essentially a reduced size reprint of the first edition of the Louvain Bible, 1547.   By an imperial edict all suspected Bibles - in Latin, or French, or Dutch - had been prohibited, and the Theological Faculty of Louvain was commanded to prepare duly authorized editions in these languages.   At the time of the Council of Trent, when the Vulgate was declared  authentic , the Roman Church possessed no duly authorised edition which was accepted as standard.   In 1547, however, there appeared this recension, put forth with the sanction of the Theological Faculty of Louvain, and protected by imperial privilege. This and the second Louvain revision (see No. 6161) were practically accepted as authorized editions until the publication of the Sixtine Bible of  1590. In his reface the editor, Johannes Hentenius, praises the work of R.Stephanus  Yet he complains that csme even of these editions were marred by the unorthodox sentiment which had crept into their prefaces, marginal notes, and index of matters. [Nevertheless] This Louvain edition of the Vulgate is practically a reprint of R. Stephanus  Bible of 1538-40, with certain modifications of the text and marginal matter, these changes been indicated by special signs.  Darlow \u0026amp; Moule II, 2 p.936","brand":"BIBLE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57816136614223,"sku":"L2648","price":3950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/2425\/0703\/files\/IMG_2446.jpg?v=1781795205","url":"https:\/\/sokol-books-ltd.myshopify.com\/products\/bible-4","provider":"Sokol Books Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}