Sir Herbert Grierson Collection

Title Page of the Geneva Bible, 1614, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Title Page of the Geneva Bible, 1614, (1943). The " Geneva" version of the Bible is significant because it was the first mechanically printed

William Tyndale 1492-1536, c16th century, (1947). Part of the collection of the Hertford College, Oxford. From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]

Lord Byron as a Boy, 1799, (1943). Creator: Thomas Lawrence
Lord Byron as a Boy, 1799, (1943). Portrait of a child, possibly British poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824). From " The English Bible", by Sir Herbert Grierson. [Collins, London, 1943]

William Tyndale, (1943). Creator: Unknown
William Tyndale, (1943). Undated portrait of a man, previously believed to be English translator and martyr William Tyndale (c1494-1536). Tyndale set out to translate the Bible into common English

The Sluggard, 19th century, (1943). Creator: Henry Fitzcook
The Sluggard, 19th century, (1943). A scruffy man lounges against a wall. His overgrown garden is full of thistles, and the church spire in the distance is choked with ivy

Elijah Restoring the Widows Son, 1943. Creator: Ford Madox Brown
Elijah Restoring the Widows Son, 1868, (1943). Biblical scene, depiction of a story from the first Book of Kings. The prophet Elijah brings a child - still in his funeral shroud - down from

John Ruskin, 1879, (1943). Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
John Ruskin, 1879, (1943). Portrait of English author and critic John Ruskin (1819-1900). Ruskin was a leading art and social critic, author, poet and artist of the Victorian period

The Just Upright Man Is Laughed To Scorn, c1825, (1943). Creator: William Blake
The Just Upright Man Is Laughed To Scorn, c1825, (1943). Biblical scene, illustration to the Book of Job: Job laments the fact that, even though he has understanding and is morally upright

Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, 1943. Creator: Henry Stannard
Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, 1943. House lived in by John Bunyan (1628-1688), an English nonconformist preacher and writer

John Milton, (1943). Creator: George Vertue
John Milton, (1943). Portrait of English writer and poet John Milton (1608-1674) aged 62 in 1670, according to the Latin inscription

James I, 1620, (1943). Creator: Unknown
James I, 1620, (1943). Portrait of James I and VI (1566-1625), King of England and Scotland. James sponsored the publication of the King James Version of the Bible

The Resurrection, 1483, (1943). Creator: Unknown
The Resurrection, 1483, (1943). Christ rising from his tomb after being crucified. Page from the " Golden Legend", a collection of hagiographies compiled c1260 by Jacobus de Varagine

Noahs Ark, 1483, (1947). Artist: William Caxton
Noahs Ark, 1483, (1947). Illustration from Caxtons Golden Legend. From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]. (Colorised black and white print)

The Martyrdome of Master William Tindall in Flanders by Vilvord Castle, 1563, (1947). Part of the Foxes Act and Monuments of Martyrs, 1563

John Ruskin 1819-1900, 1879, (1947). Artist: Hubert von Herkomer
John Ruskin 1819-1900, 1879, (1947). John Ruskin, English critic, poet and artist, c1880s. Ruskin (1819-1900) was a leading art and social critic, author

Elijah Restoring the Widows Son, 1868, (1947). Artist: Ford Madox Brown
Elijah Restoring the Widows Son, 1868, (1947). Part of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]

Lord Byron as a Boy, 1799, (1947). Artist: Thomas Lawrence
Lord Byron as a Boy, 1799, (1947). From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]

The Just Upright Man Is Laughed To Scorn, c1825, (1947). Artist: William Blake
The Just Upright Man Is Laughed To Scorn, c1825, (1947). Illustration to the Book of Job, Morgan Library & Museum, NY. From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]

Title Page of the Geneva Bible, 1614, (1947). Page of Geneva Bible, English reprint, 1614. From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]

Woodcut from the Great Bible, 1539, 1539, (1947). From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]

Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, 1947. Artist: Henry Stannard
Bunyans Cottage, Elstow, Bedford, 1947. John Bunyan was an English nonconformist preacher and writer, Bunyan (1628-1688) was the author of the famous allegory The Pilgrims Progress

The Sluggard, 1947. Artist: Henry Fitzcook
The Sluggard, 1947. Illustration from Wattss Divine and Moral Songs for Children. From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]

Christian Meeting Evangelist, 1767, (1947). Illustration from John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress. From The English Bible, by Sir Herbert Grierson [Collins, London, 1947]

First Page of St Matthews Gospel, 15th century, (1947). Page of a 15th century illuminated MS of the Wycliffe Bible. From the collection of the Universitiy Library, Cambridge

The Resurrection, 1483, (1947). Page of the Caxtons Golden Legend, 1483. From the collection of the Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

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