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Come and See Scotland’s First Printed Books

3rd September 20135th January 2016 Rare Books

Come to NLS on Monday 9 September, 2013, 12-2pm, for a rare opportunity to see Scotland’s first printed books! September 9 is the 500th anniversary of the battle of Flodden, which saw the death of King James IV. We will mark the 500th anniversary of the battle and celebrate the contribution of James IV to […]

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Shakespeare and the King James Bible

4th January 201211th January 2016 Rare Books

  In the famous radio programme Desert Island Discs, castaways are always automatically given the Bible and the complete works of Shakespeare as essentials on their desert island, symbolizing the position the two hold as the twin pillars on which so much of our culture is founded. Until Sunday January 8th, you can see original editions of […]

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History of the Bible in English – Treasures display

7th November 201111th January 2016 Rare Books

2011 is the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible. To mark this achievement, we have put on a Treasures Display which charts the story of the Bible in English. It runs from 4 November 2011 until 8 January 2012. The display starts with two Wycliffite manuscripts dating from the late 14th and […]

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