Question of the Day - Thursday, August 7th, 2025

[BoundlessLove]

Erasmus, Anno MDCXI = 1164 AD. It's written in Latin.

That’s amazing! It is humbling to hold such a part of our history in your hands. Thank you for preserving it.

My dad also has Erasmus and two manuscripts on vellum from the 1100s. He is a Bible restorer/preserver.

 

[Sally PB]

1611, not 1164. I corrected the original post. Not sure what I was thinking.

 

[tripletfeb]

What type of book is it? I just noticed another by my desk. Another Holy Bible, 1878 But it is very small print lol. It is OT & NT and measures 5.25"L x 3.25"W x 1.25" thick, 952 pages. I need a magnifying glass to read it.
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It's a Bible

 

[5Australorpasaures]

A signed copy of "The Commodore's Cup" by Stephen W Meader, 1958, given to me on my 9th birthday from Grandparents. Now in my daughter's possession.

 

[fowltemptress]

1910, though it's possible another of my books is older. I can't find a copyright date in it anywhere, but the publisher operated from the mid 1800s until the 1930s.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I don't have much for this one.
I believe atm I only owe one book. A Bible I've had for about 40 years.