Note 565 — Chapter XIII · JOHN BASKERVILLE, 1752.
Reading edition
The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New, translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. By His Majesty’s special command. Appointed to be read in Churches. Cambridge: printed by John Baskerville, Printer to the University. 1763. Cum Privilegio. Fol. The prospectus of this work, with a specimen of the type, appeared in 1760. The folio Bible, printed at Birmingham in 1772, is a much inferior performance.