Lot 2012 , [Wycliffe, John] - The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal Books, in the Earliest English Versions…Edited by the Rev. Josiah Forshall, F.R.S., etc., and Sir Frederick Madden, K.H., F.R.

° [Wycliffe, John] - The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal Books, in the Earliest English Versions…Edited by the Rev. Josiah Forshall, F.R.S., etc., and Sir Frederick Madden, K.H., F.R.S., 4 vols, uncut, rebound half calf with gilt lettered spines and renewed endpapers, Oxford, at the University Press, 1850 Note: A good copy of this significant work. John Wycliffe (circa 1330-1384) and his followers began translating the Bible from the Latin Vulgate in 1384. This act defied the Catholic Church's policy at the time, which prohibited making the entire Bible available in the vernacular language. Possessing Wycliffe's translation became a crime. Posthumously declared a heretic, Wycliffe was a precursor f the Protestant Reformation. The Oxford edition of the Wycliffe Bible is the first printed edition of his complete translation, whereas earlier printed editions included only the New Testament. Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.

Note: A good copy of this significant work. John Wycliffe (circa 1330-1384) and his followers began translating the Bible from the Latin Vulgate in 1384. This act defied the Catholic Church's policy at the time, which prohibited making the entire Bible available in the vernacular language. Possessing Wycliffe's translation became a crime. Posthumously declared a heretic, Wycliffe was a precursor to the Protestant Reformation. The Oxford edition of the Wycliffe Bible is the first printed edition of his complete translation, whereas earlier printed editions included only the New Testament.

“Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.”
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