Robert Barker (printer)

Robert Barker (printer)

Robert Barker (died 1645) was a printer to James I of England and son of Christopher Barker,who had been printer to Queen Elizabeth I. Barker was most notably the printer of the King James Bible, one of the most influential and important books ever printed in the English language. He co-published the infamous "Wicked Bible", which contained a typographical error omitting the word not from the sentence Thou shalt not commit adultery.

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