There are many versions of the King James Bible that were printed with errors. One of these is the so-called Vinegar Bible, available at the website listed for $28,500. This particular Bible, printed by John Baskett in 1717, is full of errors, including the title of the parable in Luke 20 “The Parable of the Vinegar”, instead of Vineyard, giving this particular Bible its name.
Other errors in printing include the ‘Wicked Bible’ of 1631. The word ‘not’ is omitted from the seventh commandment in Exodus 20:14, so that it reads: ‘Thou Shalt commit adultery’. It is estimated that 11 copies remain, although most were destroyed and the printers fined £300.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_Bible
Thought it rather amusing that the above paste from the BBC has an error!
ReplyDeleteI have informed them that "bible" is a proper noun, and therefore, as such, should always be capitalized: Bible!
At least they are not fining people for it!