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Show OLD DOER PIOLE. In Typography, Tlifiush aotl Tears OIA, la I irvllftnl. I'erhapa tho only copy ot the lioer bible In tho country Is In tho possession posses-sion ot l'ctcr M Campbell ot Denver. The blblo Is In tho Dutch language, and was published In tho Netherlands, as Is announced In tho preface, In 1619. Mr. Campbell, who Is tho son ot Sir Duncan Campbell ot Scotland, camo Into possession of tho volume some eighteen jears ago, at tho tlmo ot tho first Doer war. Ho was acting ss a newspaper correspondent nt the time and remained In the Transvaal five j ears. During his residence thcro ho bought tho book from n minister ot the gospel, named lloxmeyre, who gavo the following account of Its history: his-tory: "The book was for n long period of years In the Jubert or Joubert family, fam-ily, ot which the noted (ten Joubert was n noted member. It was brought to Cape Town by the first band of Dutch emigrants and was tho second book ccr taken to South. Africa. The book Itself, asldo from Its history, Is interesting as a specimen ot bookmak-Ing. bookmak-Ing. It Is a huge volume. About twelve Inches wide, eighteen Inches long, and seven Inches thick, raid weighs thirty pounds or more. It Is bound in cnlf, and tho backs are boards halt an Inch thick and beveled at tho edges. Tho corners ara bound with heavy brass pieces In front and nt tho back. It Is held closed by two massive brass clasps. In typography tho volume, though nearly 300 years old, Is ox-cclleut. ox-cclleut. Thero are ornamental letters al tho beginning ot each book and ornate tall pieces Ono ot tho queer customs ot former times that of representing rep-resenting biblical characters clad In tho fashion of tho time tbo book was printed Is shown In several striking Instances, in tho Illumined letter at the beginning ot Genesis, Adam and live are represented surrounded by anlmsls lions, elephants, chickens and ducks. Adam is wearing a long mustache and Vandyko beard, such as were In fssbion among courtiers of tho seventeenth century A tree In tho samo plcturo Is represented with a large branch sawed off." Iloaton Globe. |
