The Bible constitutes one of the core collections at Bridwell Library. The Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Bible Collection, donated in 1996, offers a comprehensive survey of the printed Bible with notably strong holdings in early English editions and vernacular translations. It is complemented both by the Thomas J. Harrison Bible Collection, received in 1994, and continuing acquisitions in this field. The holdings include medieval manuscripts, first editions of nearly all of the major European language translations, and dozens of uncommon vernacular versions used to propagate the scriptures worldwide.

                        

Paris Vulgate

Wycliffe’s New Testament

Gutenberg Bible (31 leaves)

First Bible in German

Erasmus’s Greek NT

           

Henry VIII’s Latin Bible

Arabic-Latin Gospels

Armenian Gospels

Slavonic Bible

Weigel’s Picture Bible