Which Douay-Rheims Bible should I get?

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I need to get another Douay-Rheims for myself and I plan on getting one as a Christmas gift for someone else too. I’ve narrowed it down between the one published by Loreto Publications (www.loretopubs.org) or the one published by Baronius Press (www.baroniuspress.com). I’m looking for comments on either of them. If I go with the one from Baronius, it will be Flexible cover with burgundy leather (Morocco, not bonded). Any comments are appreciated.

I ended up giving away my copy and I’ve been printing off chapters when I have time to read them, and I’m getting pretty sick of that. So if you have either of these Bibles (or both), I’d love to hear your opinions. 😉

Thanks.
 
I love my Baronius…It is beautifully made, for one thing–I can actually sit with it and the cat in my lap, & not worry that it will collapse into pieces.
The print is very clear, making for easy reading, which is enjoyable. The first edition apparently had a number of typos, but they have gone over it, & I have found but one, & that nothing (‘and’ spelled ‘ans’, which happens to me typing!). So they have done a great job in that department…(I never would have known that there had been a problem if I hadn’t read about it here!!)
The fact that is has a genuine Morocco leather binding was a big part of my decision. (I have the hardback, not flexible). I had recently come upon my grandfather’s genuine leather KJV from the 1890’s & it is still perfectly bound after all his usage–plus decades in the :eek: attic!!!
I looked at the Loreto, but the binding decided me.
Hope this helps!!
 
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Zooey:
I love my Baronius…It is beautifully made, for one thing–I can actually sit with it and the cat in my lap, & not worry that it will collapse into pieces.
The print is very clear, making for easy reading, which is enjoyable. The first edition apparently had a number of typos, but they have gone over it, & I have found but one, & that nothing (‘and’ spelled ‘ans’, which happens to me typing!). So they have done a great job in that department…(I never would have known that there had been a problem if I hadn’t read about it here!!)
The fact that is has a genuine Morocco leather binding was a big part of my decision. (I have the hardback, not flexible). I had recently come upon my grandfather’s genuine leather KJV from the 1890’s & it is still perfectly bound after all his usage–plus decades in the :eek: attic!!!
I looked at the Loreto, but the binding decided me.
Hope this helps!!
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Hey Zooey,

It does, and so did your other posts about when you were just getting the Baronius. I wonder why they had so many typos in their first edition since the Douay has already been put online…

P.S. Did you order direct from them in the U.K.? And if so, how long did it take to get? Thanks 🙂

One more thing, did you find more errors in their second edition?
 
I only found that one ‘s’ instead of a ‘d’. If there are any others, I haven’t found them, & I’ve been reading it every day since I got it…

I ordered it from prayrosary.com/

At the time I ordered it, they only had the hard cover, but that was what I wanted.(My Jerusalem Bible that my Mom gave me years ago has the leather over board cover, & it is the best bound Bible I had ever had.)
I don’t know if they have the others in, they were going to get them…(I got free shipping from them).

It is an awesome Bible. I have all ready recommended it to other people.
 
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Zooey:
I only found that one ‘s’ instead of a ‘d’. If there are any others, I haven’t found them, & I’ve been reading it every day since I got it…

I ordered it from prayrosary.com/

At the time I ordered it, they only had the hard cover, but that was what I wanted.(My Jerusalem Bible that my Mom gave me years ago has the leather over board cover, & it is the best bound Bible I had ever had.)
I don’t know if they have the others in, they were going to get them…(I got free shipping from them).

It is an awesome Bible. I have all ready recommended it to other people.
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Cool, thanks… I’ll probably end up ordering it from them. You might want to let 'em know about that typo though if you haven’t already so it can be out of their 3rd edition (if they plan on one).
 
The Douay-Rheims Bible I have is from Tan Books and Publishers, Rockford, Illinois. It has been photographically reproduced from the 1899 edition of the John Murphy Company, Baltimore, Maryland.
 
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Madia:
Have you considered getting the Haydock Douay-Rheims Bible?
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I have this version and the foot notes are excpetional and Catholic and that is what I love about this one.
Jeanne
 
I actually ordered two of the Douay-Rheims Bible’s from Baronius Press earlier today (the flexible burgundy). One is for me and one is for my mom for her birthday coming up. The web site said 6-14 days for delivery, I hope it gets here in time for my mom’s big day. :hmmm:
 
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Madia:
Have you considered getting the Haydock Douay-Rheims Bible?
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Yes I have, but they’re $99 + S&H. Too much money for me right now, and I like the Challoner revision a lot.
 
I’m not sure whether you mean which revision or which publisher’s edition.

The most popular revision is the Challoner revision (although I like the Confraternity revision of the New Testament because it’s closer to the Clementine Vulgate in many areas). The original Douay-Rheims is very hard to find.

I made the mistake of getting the Baronius edition when it first came out, but I quit reading it because it had so many typographical errors in it. Words were omitted or misspelled in several places. The Baronius edition was retype set so it’s a bit easier to read. The TAN edition was a photocopy and didn’t have as many typos in it, but it’s out of print. I’ve seen the Loreto edition, but the binding isn’t so good.

If Baronius corrected all the typos in their edition, that’s probably the one I’d go with.

My absolute favorite edition is one from the 1870s that I found on e-bay. The black and white prints are absolutely beautiful (unlike the prints in the Baronius and Loreto editions, which I find a little too modern in certain respects, e.g., the picture of Christ’s Resurrection). Unfortunately, no one seems eager to reproduce a big family bible with the old prints.
 
Can someone who’s purchased a Baronius edition of the Douay Rheims Bible recently help me out? I bought one of their editions a while back and ended up going back to the TAN edition because it had so many typographical mistakes in it. Is the word “not” still left out of the last verse in the Book of Jonas? There were also a number of typographical mistakes in the Book of Daniel.

Can someone comment on whether these typographical mistakes are still in the Baronius edition?

Thanks.
 
I own the Loreto Pubs edition and I’m quite pleased with it. I must confess, though, that I’ve heard the Baronius Press edition is much nicer, and the cover is flexible whereas the Loreto Pubs edition isn’t. I looked at the sample pages on Baronius’ website and the print looks much clearer than the Loreto, too. Baronius also now publishes pocket size Douay Rheims Bibles as well as a pocket size Psalms & New Testament. This is a very minor detail, but I love how my Loreto Pubs Douay-Rheims has a nice fancy cross on the cover. It looks very Catholic. I got the Loreto because that’s the one my Catholic bookstore carries, but I’d go with the Baronius if I were you.
BTW, the TAN Douay-Rheims is very low quality. However, it appears even TAN does not publish the Douay-Rheims themselves anymore as it is the Loreto that they sell on their website.
 
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SFH:
Can someone who’s purchased a Baronius edition of the Douay Rheims Bible recently help me out? I bought one of their editions a while back and ended up going back to the TAN edition because it had so many typographical mistakes in it. Is the word “not” still left out of the last verse in the Book of Jonas? There were also a number of typographical mistakes in the Book of Daniel.

Can someone comment on whether these typographical mistakes are still in the Baronius edition?

Thanks.
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I looked up all the typos I had heard about in the 1st edition, & they are fixed. I did find in one place–which I can’t even find–that the word “and” was printed “ans”. (I probably can’t find it because I fixed it with a pencil). Other than that, if there are any errors, I can’t find them…Admittedly, I have not had anywhere near enough time to read the whole Bible.

On a slightly different note, I got a Leaflet Missal catalogue in the mail today, & they have what look like both the Loreto & Baronius in there…If anyone were to contact them, they could tell you…This might be an option to sending to England, provided it is the 2nd edition that they have…
I am very happy with my Baronius, as the quality of the paper, binding, etc, is exceptional…I wanted a genuine leather cover, not just bonded or imitation, because I have seen for myself the difference in durability. (The imitation just doesn’t cut it with me, & by the time I buy a Bible cover, I would have been farther ahead getting the best binding in the first place).
 
I’m worried about purchasing the Baronius from a reseller because I do not want to get a copy with all of the typos. Does anyone know of a company that sells the 2nd edition here in the states (for sure the second edition)?

Thanks again,
 
Semper Fi:
I’m worried about purchasing the Baronius from a reseller because I do not want to get a copy with all of the typos. Does anyone know of a company that sells the 2nd edition here in the states (for sure the second edition)?

Thanks again,
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Try allcatholicbooks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ACB&Product_Code=AT20x1k&Category_Code=
I bought the HB edition about a week ago and it got here (FL) in 5 days. They have the 2nd edition your looking for.
 
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