The Imitation Tyndale: William Tyndale’s 1526 translation of the New Testament reproduced as accurately as possible, but made larger and easier to read

This book is not identical to the original Tyndale New Testament of 1526, but attempts to recreate it as closely as possible using a larger, streamlined font that is very similar to the original, with line and page breaks in the same places, with the original spellings and their variations, and with the original printer's variations and errors. It is our hope that this makes the book easier to read, while providing an experience that is comparable to reading the original book. To avoid any potential copyright violations, the artwork is not original to the manuscript, but is open access public domain artwork from the same time period. The drop caps, which, in the original, largely resembled the letters on building blocks, have been redrawn to approximate them and retain their wonkyness. The pilcrows have been similarly redrawn and vary among themselves, as do the originals. The font, while not identical, is very similar, and we modified many letters to bring them closer to the original, as well as creating many other special characters and letter variations to match the original. We typed the manuscript from a facsimile, and each page had to be treated individually. For example, today we are accustomed to consistent headers and footers in our documents, but here, each is individual. Is it Paul or Pual on this page? Is it Hebrews, ebrews, or Ebrews? Which of the three different capital E's is used? Is there a period after the folio number on this page? Two periods? How many r's is in Corinthians on this page, and which of the two different r's is used? Variations of this type can be found throughout the text. Tyndale notes 70 printer errors in the text, and there are others beside those. Likewise, despite our meticulous proofreading, it is possible that we left errors behind, as well. If you want to compare any portion to the facsimile we used to confirm accuracy, it can be found here: https://archive.org/details/0410Tyndale1526NT. We would be grateful if you uncover any errors on our part, that you would bring them to our attention via email to the.sola.scriptura.prayer.book@gmail.com. Again, this is not a replica, but rather a simulacrum - a representation that desires to imitate, yet falls short of the original, of that tiny, colorful printing of the very first English translation from the original Greek. Nonetheless, we hope you enjoy it and that reading it brings you closer to Our Lord.