Baskerville Bible, featured at the Rare Book Exhibition at Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Baskerville Bible, featured at the Rare Book Exhibition at Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

July 9, 1935

Date

1935-07-09

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

English
No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of the title page of the Baskerville Bible. In English, it reads, “The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New: Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revifed, By His Majesty’s Special Command, Appointed to be Read in Churches. Cambridge, Printed by John Baskerville, Printer to the University, M DCC LXIII. Cum Privilegio.”
This photograph is associated with the article, “RARE BOOKS TO BE SHOWN,” Los Angeles Times, 7 Jul. 1935: 24.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1193—F. Ronald Mansbridge with Rare Book Exhibition at the Los Angeles Central Library also pix of title page of the famous Baskerville Bible 7/9/35, [Stamped:] JUL 18 1935
Handwritten on negative: Title Page of the Baskerville Bible 7/9/35

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Cambridge University Press
Baskerville, John, 1706-1775
Los Angeles Public Library

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.047653

Latitude

-118.256171

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Bibles--California--Los Angeles
Libraries--California--Los Angeles