1525 John Wycliffe’s English translation of the New Testament

Wood Block Print: London

Measures: 8" x 5"

A fine 19th-century printing of the John Wycliffe translation of the New Testament, with each page of text enclosed by a border reproduced from a Kerver Book of Hours. This fine work is printed on handmade paper in Holland with a decorative vellum binding. Wycliffe’s New Testament is paired with a preface by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley.

Being Thirty-Eight Woodcuts Illustrating the Life, Parables & Miracles of Our Blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ. The original woodblocks dating sometime between 1470-1540 were purchased by the Unwin brothers and used to print the plates which pair up nicely with the facsimile text of Wiclif's New Testament of 1525.