Bishop William Bedell's Irish bible, 1682
Scope and Contents
The second volume of the original of William Bedell's Irish bible, from Isaiah to the end of the apocrypha. On the title page is written 'Chronicon sacrum. Biblia sacra'; on the first page is the title 'Leabar an Faigh Isaiah'; then follows a summary of the contents of the chapter and then begins 'Fis Isaiah mic Amos ...'. Afterwards come the prophets in order, to Malachi; then Esdras (ii.), Judith, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, Song of the three children, Susanna, Bel and the dragon, prayer of Manasseh, and two books of Maccabees. The end is too much mutilated to be read.
Dates
- Creation: 1682
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (396 leaves.)
Language of Materials
Irish
Custodial History
In the Library by the mid 1750s. Originally written fro William Bedell, Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh. Transcribed for the press in 1682 by order of N. Marsh, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and afterwards Archbishop of Armagh. Subsequently in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. 'Lost' by 1705.
Physical Description
Paper.
Repository Details
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