The Life and Work of William Salesbury

A Rare Scholar

• Author(s): James Pierce,
• Publisher: Y Lolfa
• Pages: 396
• ISBN_10: 1784612723
  ISBN_13: 9781784612726
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / General , Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures , Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament ,

Description:... The biography of William Salesbury (c.1520-c.1584), a gifted linguist, scholar and lawyer who dedicated (and risked) his life to bring to his people the learning and benefits of the Humanist revolution. He was the principal translator of the 1567 Welsh New Testament.