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Bible in Czech
Bible in Czech






- Collection ID
- BIB.004980
- Type
- Bible - Printed Book
- Date
- 1910
- Geography
- Prague, (Czech Republic)
- Language
- Czech
- Medium
- Printed on Paper
- Dimensions
- 10.6 × 7.7 × 1.8 in. (27.0 × 19.5 × 4.5 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
The earliest known copies of biblical texts in Czech (historically known as Bohemian) date to the 14th century. The first complete Bible in Czech was printed in Prague in 1488. However, the most notable edition of the Bible in Czech, known as the Bible of Kralice, was printed in six volumes between 1579 and 1593. It was translated from the original languages by the Unity of the Brethren (an early Protestant movement) and printed in Kralice. The third edition of this work, printed in 1613, would become the standard version for Protestants and is considered a remarkable work of classical Czech. This 1910 edition published by the British and Foreign Bible Society is based on the text of the 1613 Kralice Bible.
The earliest known copies of biblical texts in Czech (historically known as Bohemian) date to the 14th century. The first complete Bible in Czech was printed in Prague in 1488. However, the most notable edition of the Bible in Czech, known as the Bible of Kralice, was printed in six volumes between 1579 and 1593. It was translated from the original languages by the Unity of the Brethren (an early Protestant movement) and printed in Kralice. The third edition of this work, printed in 1613, would become the standard version for Protestants and is considered a remarkable work of classical Czech. This 1910 edition published by the British and Foreign Bible Society is based on the text of the 1613 Kralice Bible.
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