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Christopher Barker (c.1529–1599) was the printer to 
The University of Glasgow, from their ''Printing in England from William Caxton to Christopher Barker, An Exhibition: November 1976 – April 1977''University of Glasgow
had this to say about Christopher's life and work:
Initials and ornaments
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Christopher 1529 births 1599 deaths English printers 16th-century English businesspeople 16th-century printers Bible history
Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen".
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. He was also the father of a printing dynasty that included his son Robert Barker Robert Barker may refer to:
Politicians
* Robert Barker (MP for Ipswich) (died 1571), English MP for Ipswich
* Robert Barker (MP for Thetford), English MP for Thetford
* Robert Barker (MP for Colchester) (1563–1618), English MP for Colchester
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, his grandsons Robert Constable and Francis Constable, and Richard Constable who is believed to be his grandson. He is most well-known for printing many editions of English Bibles during the Elizabethan Age, notably the Geneva Bible
The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Version by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th-century English Protestantism and was used by William Shakespea ...
and the so-called Bishops' Bible
The Bishops' Bible is an English translation of the Bible which was produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568. It was substantially revised in 1572, and the 1602 edition was prescribed as the base text for the King ...
. He was the official printer of the court of Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen".
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and held exclusive patents to print Bibles.
The University of Glasgow, from their ''Printing in England from William Caxton to Christopher Barker, An Exhibition: November 1976 – April 1977''had this to say about Christopher's life and work:
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Christopher 1529 births 1599 deaths English printers 16th-century English businesspeople 16th-century printers Bible history