Caption: "Leaf from an Elzebir States-General Bible, 1663 A.D., Weduwe ende Erffgenamen van Johan Elzevir, Boeckdruckers van de Academie Leyden; The Standard Bible of the Dutch Reformed Church, compiled by Biblical scholars of the various provinces of the Netherlands. These were appointed in 1619. Funds were furnished by the States-General to start work in 1628, and the first edition appeared in 1637. It is one of the greatest books in Dutch, and has helped to mold a national language. It corresponds in importance to Luther's version in Germany, and the King James Bible in England. Printed by J. Elzevir, a distinguished member of the most important family of Dutch publishers, who, however, seldom printed religious works (Darlow and Moule 3321)."
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