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Ege Famous Bibles Leaf 62

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Ege, Otto F. 1888-1951, editor
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Manuscripts, The Jessie L. Clough Art Memorial for Teaching, Leaves, Images, Ege, Otto F., 1888-1951
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Hanson Collection 1 - Pages from Famous Bibles
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Abstract
This image is from a collection created by Etta Hanson and given to the College in 1954. All items are from Otto Ege's estate. The leaf was contained and mounted in a mat created by Otto Ege, as were all other leaves in this collection. There is a typed description at the bottom of the mat, which reads: "Oxford. Printed at the University Press. King James Version printed in a special cutting of “Centaur” type by Bruce Rogers, who also established the format, typographical layout, and for six years supervised the printing at the University Press. A unique copy of this Bible, printed on special paper was presented by Mr.Rogers to Library of Congress. The edition was limited to two hundred copies. It is a Bible in the “Great Tradition,” and equals, if it does not excel, any other Bible produced since the invention of printing, in beauty, dignity, and legibility. This is the supreme achievement of the greatest contemporary typographer."
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Scanned by Doug Fetterman, Class of 2016, in 2014.