June 5, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Anatomy of the King James Bible title page The title page of the 1611 King James Bible is the first title page of an English Bible to feature a depiction of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Though this Bible is traditionally called the “King James,” the title page does not announce the king’s patronage by featuring… read more
May 22, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Conservation, Exhibitions + EventsBefore and After: Mark Twain’s Bible While writing Innocents Abroad, Samuel Clemens (known more familiarly as Mark Twain) carried a Bible during a trip to Constantinople in 1867. The book is now part of the Ransom Center’s collections and can be seen in the exhibition The King James Bible: Its History and Influence, which runs through… read more
May 8, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsMaking It New: The Bible and Modernist Book Arts Although the focus of The King James Bible: Its History and Influence is on the 400th anniversary of the Bible, the occasion presented an ideal opportunity to display early English Bibles from the Ransom Center’s collections and some of the finest examples of modern book design featuring Biblical texts. Co-curators… read more
