Not
exactly what the original poster was looking for, but highly related, last night I discovered a website (
The Real Rheims New Testament where one can purchace a copy of the original Douay-Rheims Bible on 3 CDs, and even a printed version of the New Testament portion of the Bible (as a “printed on demand” book on
lulu.com). The only differences from the original are, as the site explains:
*In an effort spanning over eleven years, and as a corporal and spiritual work of mercy, Dr. William von Peters has prepared the Douay Rheims for modern readers. First hand retyping the REAL Rheims New Testament in its entirety, with all the notes and annotations, into modern English text for easy reading. Then continuing on with the REAL Douay Old Testament, also with notes and annotations.
Code:
It is to be emphasized that nothing in the text has been changed or modified. It has only been transliterated into modern English text, with archaic spellings updated to modern spellings. Where possible the archaic spelling has been left intact to preserve the "flavor" of this historic text*
They give a couple of examples you can look at (Genesis 1 and Matthew 24)
On a note of warning, this site seems to take Douay-Rheims onlyism to a whole new level. Apparantly even the Challoner revision of the Douay-Rheims Bible and the Haydock Bible are “counterfeits”. Needless to say, I don’t agree with
any type of Douay-Rheims onlyism in the first place, much less that type.