This volume of Our Own English Bible was the first of its kind, covering the manuscript period in biblical history. In it, William James Heaton discusses the early dissemination of the Scriptures through John Wycliffe. Among the many topics covered are Augustine and his mission, early translators such as Bede, monastics and missionaries, the Durham book, Anglo-Saxon texts, Ælfric, and the post-Norman era. Also included are 56 photographs and illustrations.