Swem Library at the College of William and Mary presents the exhibit "In
the Beginning was the Word: Bibles at Swem Library."  This exhibit
explores the history of the printing of the Bible. It begins with
Gutenberg and other early printers in continental Europe, then moves
across the English Channel to examine the publication of Bibles in
England, Wales, and Scotland.  The exhibit then turns its attention to
Bibles and related scriptures, some in English, some not, in the
American colonies and later the United States. 

 

Among the many bibles on display:  

*	Leaves from a 1483 German Bible and a 1517 polyglot Bible
published in Spain 
*	An edition of the earliest Bible printed with chapter and verse
markings 
*	A 1544 Bible with 98 woodcuts by the great artist Hans Holbein 
*	A 1550 edition of William Tyndale's English New Testament 
*	The first Bible printed in the Welsh language in 1567 
*	Three copies of the Bible used by early American colonists, the
Geneva or "Breeches" Bible, including a copy possibly used by Pocahontas


 

The exhibit is on display in the Nancy Marshall Gallery and the
adjoining Special Collections Research Center at Swem Library.  The
exhibit will be open through the end of October 2010.  Admission is
free.  Summer hours usually will be M-F 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m.  but hours
will be longer when fall semester begins.  Please be aware that the
hours for the Special Collections Research Center typically are shorter
than for the Marshall Gallery.  

 

For information on directions, parking, and hours, see
http://swem.wm.edu/ <blocked::http://swem.wm.edu/> . 

For more information on the exhibit itself, visit
http://www.swem.wm.edu/scrc/CurrentExhibits.cfm


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