Monday, September 13, 2004

Sorry, Eli, couldn't resist.

Caught an article on BBC Online: First Welsh Bible Goes Online. Now, I'm unsure how to parse the headline — is it just that this is the first Welsh Bible to ever be online, or that this is the first Welsh Bible ever published that's been photographed then put online? Or maybe both?

These are high-quality digital photographs of the 1588 Welsh Bible. Very cool indeed. Here's a short blurb:

The year 1588 saw the publication of the first Welsh translation of the complete Bible, including the Apocrypha. It was the work of William Morgan, 1545-1604, a native of Penmachno, Conwy and a graduate of St. John's College, Cambridge. This folio volume was printed in black letter by the deputies of Christopher Barker, the Queen's Printer. It was intended for church rather than home use.

And here's the link to the Bible itself (the above link is to the BBC story, not the Bible).

Post Author: Rico
Tuesday, September 14, 2004 4:38:22 AM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00) 

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Tuesday, September 14, 2004 4:33:49 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)
Sorry, Rico. W and Y are vowels. Deal with it.
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