Download or read book The Vulgate Bible written by Swift Edgar and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-22 with total page 1188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vulgate Bible was used from the early Middle Ages through the 12th century in the Western European Christian (and, later, Catholic) tradition. This volume elegantly and affordably presents the text of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible. It is the first volume of the projected six-volume set of the complete Vulgate Bible.