A Textual History of the King James BibleDavid Norton has recently re-edited the King James Bible for Cambridge University and this book arises from his intensive work on that project. He reveals here how the text of the most important Bible in the English language was made, and how it was changed by printers and editors until it became the text we know today in 1769. Using material as diverse as the manuscripts of the original translators, and the results of extensive computer collation of electronically held texts, Norton has produced a scholarly edition of the King James Bible that will restore the authority of the 1611 translation. This book includes the bible's fascinating background, Norton's editorial principles and substantial lists and tables of variant readings. It will be indispensable to scholars of the English Bible, literature, and publishing history. A website with additional resources (www.cambridge.org/kjv) will be available one month prior to publication. |
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Contents
List of illustrations page | 7 |
Pre1611 evidence for the text 29 | 29 |
The first edition 46 | 46 |
The Kings Printer at work 1612 to 1617 62 | 62 |
Correcting and corrupting the text 1629 to 1760 82 | 82 |
Setting the standard 1762 and 1769 103 | 103 |
The current text 115 | 115 |
Variants and orthography 131 | 131 |
First and second edition variations 173 | 173 |
The Kings Printers list? 180 | 180 |
Selective collation of the 1613 folio H322 with the first | 184 |
Kilburnes list of errors | 193 |
Spelling changes to the current text 356 | 356 |
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A Textual History of the King James Bible and the New Cambridge Paragraph Bible David Norton No preview available - 2005 |
Common terms and phrases
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