- Title
- Pickering Diamond Greek Testament, 1828
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- Creator
- Pickering, William, 1796-1854; Ege, Otto F.
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- Date
- 1828
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- Description
- Caption: "Leaf from the Pickering 'Diamond' Greek Testament, 1828 A.D., Londini: Gulielmus Pickering; The smallest Greek Testament ever published. The size of type employed is known as 'diamond,' and there are sixteen lines to an inch. William Pickering was England's most important bookseller and publisher at this time. His series of miniature books, now known as Diamond Classics, were then regarded, and still are, as a great achievement in typesetting and printing (Darlow and Moule 4816)."
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- Format Extent
- 1 paper leaf; 19 x 5 cm
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- Subject
- Bible--History; Printing, Greek; Greek language, Biblical; Miniature bible; Miniature books; Printing--England--History--19th century; Printing--Specimens
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- Collection
- Original leaves from famous Bibles : nine centuries 1121-1935 A.D. : collected and assembled by Otto F. Ege; BS399.L3 E33
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- Type
- ["Manuscripts"]
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- Geographic Location
- London (England)
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- Language
- gre
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