Miniature Quarto Bible Taylor Family 1846
A beautiful 1846 Antique family bible, which includes five hand written pages of genealogical records of the Henry Augustus Taylor family
Title: The words “The Miniature Quarto Bible” appear on half title page. The title page states: “The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorized Version, with Introductory and Concluding Remarks to Each Book: A General Introduction: The Parallel Passages of Scott, Canne, Brown, Adam Clarke, and the English Version of Bagster’s Polyglot Bible, Systematically arranged: Numerous Philological And Explanatory Notes: etc. etc.”
Publishing details:
Published by Samuel Bagster and Sons, London, 1846 (Preface date). Beautiful embossed, black leather (high quality goatskin) covers, gilt lettering on spine, five raised spine bands with fillets along edges, with copper or bronze clasp, gorgeous marbled endpapers with gilt designed outer rims, the page edges are gilt and beautifully gauffered (embossed). 1376 pages. Includes fold-out charts and color maps. Text in two-column format with margin notes in the center of the page. Folding chronological table and 15 colored maps. Includes the sacred text, various readings, chronology, marginal references, notes, introduction, contents, and indexes.
Although this is referred to as a "Miniature Quarto Bible", it is not in any way miniature.
The bible measures approx. 20 x 25 x 7 cm
Weight: 2560 g.
Family histories:
The genealogical records start with the 1848 marriage of Henry Augustus Taylor (born 1816) to Catharine Augusta Osborn (born 1825). There are four pages of handwritten entries. The last entry is 1941. There are also several dated inscriptions in the front of the bible as to the passing of the bible from father to son, etc. There is no mention of location except several mentions of “The Hill” which one assumes was the family home. Includes births, marriages and deaths.
Condition:
As you can see from the photos, this is a gorgeous bible. There is very little wear to the cover and the inside is in great shape. There is some light rubbing and chipping to the cover, a small piece of the spine top is cracked. There is a bit of age darkening to the pages but no stains or foxing. The binding is tight, all pages held snug. Very well preserved bible. The copper clasp is complete and functional.
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