Vinegar Bible

The Vinegar Bible was published by John Baskett in Oxford, England in 1717. It is called the Vinegar Bible because one of the bible stories contained a misprint, reading "Parable of the vinegar" instead of "vineyard". Only 12 were published like this and St. John's has one of the few remaining today. Standing behind the protective glass case housing the bible is Dorothy Polando, one of the St. John's women who generously share their time and knowledge as tour guides.

(Posted February 28, 2005 by bmenk)