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Danish Bible, Old and New Testament, [Incomplete] Vor Herres og Frelsers Jesu Christi Nye Testamente. Translated: The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

New York

Date: 1848
Place: New York
Publisher: American Bible Society
Language: English
Binding: 8vo.(5" x 7.5") Incomplete copy of an 1848 Danish Bible. Full brown calf. Spine with black leather spine label with very faint title of "Bibelen". Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with loss to upper corners, covers scratched, scuffed and rubbed, with small loss to upper edge of upper board (see pic). Spine with vertical craquelature throughout. Dampstain and foxing to prelims. Text starts at pg.25, in The First Book of Moses (Genesis) and runs through the old testament, its last page being 920 the last page of Malachia. The New Testament title page (pg. 1) is dated 1848, and runs through pg.286, The Revelation of St. John (Book of Revelation) chapters 21/22, no other pages of text extant many pages with small closed tears to fore-edges, many dog-earred pages throughout, a couple of pages may be lacking a corner, affecting only the page number, with pg 551/552 (Book of Job) of old testament torn and lacking top half of page.
Format: The American Bible Society, which published this Bible, aimed to make the Bible accessible to immigrant communities in the United States. Danish immigrants would have been one of the target groups, so Bibles like this one were distributed in the U.S. rather than Denmark itself. This is different from European editions that were primarily printed for a domestic audience. The Society’s mission-focused approach often led to more affordable and simplified editions. This could mean the omission of certain decorative elements, commentary, or additional texts that might appear in European-published Bibles intended for local congregations or private devotional use. The American production style was more utilitarian, contrasting with the finer craftsmanship often found in European Bibles. Many Bibles produced by the American Bible Society were purely scriptural, without additional liturgical or doctrinal notes. 7156The publication of Danish Bibles by the American Bible Society around 1848 was likely influenced by the growing number of Danish immigrants in America, their need to maintain religious and cultural identity, and the American Bible Society's mission to support immigrant communities. This effort provided Danish immigrants with a familiar and comforting religious text, enabling them to sustain their faith and connect with their heritage in a new country.
Category: Fore-Edge Paintings
Record: S.I.7156

Danish Bible, Old and New Testament, [Incomplete] Vor Herres og Frelsers Jesu Christi Nye Testamente. Translated: The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 1848. New York: American Bible Society. 8vo.(5" x 7.5") Incomplete copy of an 1848 Danish Bible. Full brown calf. Spine with black leather spine label with very faint title of "Bibelen". Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with loss to upper corners, covers scratched, scuffed and rubbed, with small loss to upper edge of upper board (see pic). Spine with vertical craquelature throughout. Dampstain and foxing to prelims. Text starts at pg.25, in The First Book of Moses (Genesis) and runs through the old testament, its last page being 920 the last page of Malachia. The New Testament title page (pg. 1) is dated 1848, and runs through pg.286, The Revelation of St. John (Book of Revelation) chapters 21/22, no other pages of text extant many pages with small closed tears to fore-edges, many dog-earred pages throughout, a couple of pages may be lacking a corner, affecting only the page number, with pg 551/552 (Book of Job) of old testament torn and lacking top half of page.

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