King James Bible

• A luxury limited edition King James Bible to mark the 400th anniversary of the translation, with leather binding, gilt edging, ribbon marker, gift presentation plate and protective cloth slipcase
• Uses the authorative 1611 text free from changes that have crept into later editions and incorporates original preliminary materials, including the translators' preface to the reader
• Re-incorporates early page ornaments and decorative letters into the roman typeface setting to create a new text setting that is both easily legible and beautiful to look at
• The volume concludes with an essay by Renaissance Studies expert, Gordon Campbell, on the first edition of the King James Bible

Readership: Luxury gift purchase of the King James Bible for the general reader; specialist interest for students and scholars of church history; biblical reception history; literary studies; history of typography

Gordon Campbell, Professor of Renaissance Studies, Department of English, University of Leicester

"Its physical splendour reflects the importance that it has had." - Church of England Newspaper

Gordon Campbell talks about this book in a 'Meet the Author' video