The Collection·Room IV · The Western Canon·The Beatitudes
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GALILEE · AUTHORIZED VERSION, 1611
The Beatitudes
The ten verses that open the Sermon on the Mount, set from the King James Bible, chapter and verse in red, the way scripture was always rubricated.
| source | The Gospel according to St Matthew 5:3–12, Authorized Version, 1611 |
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| typeface | Caslon |
| paper | 100 lb cream cover, 18 x 24 |
| press | Thomas Graphics, Austin, Texas |
| edition | Numbered of 250, cotton paper, embossed maker's mark |
The blessings that open the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:3–12 entire, set from the Authorized Version of 1611, the King James Bible, the founding monument of English prose. Verse numbers stand in red beside the words, the way scripture has been rubricated since the scriptoria. Chapter and verse are on the sheet, because that is what citation looked like first.
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