The Library of Congress often provides Bibles from its vast collections for the use of Members of Congress
The Lincoln Bible, by the way, will be among the items on display in “With Malice Toward None,” our exhibit opening Feb. 12 that honors the 200th birthday of our 16th president.
The images follow the jump. (Warning: The images that are linked to by the thumbnails are pretty large, each in the 5 to 6MB region.)
(All photos credit “Michaela McNichol”)
![Title page of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130105115340im_/http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2009/01/lincoln_bible__pg1_302-199x300.jpg)
Title page of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible
The balance of the images follow the jump …
![Mark Dimunation, chief of the Library of Congress' Rare Books and Special Collections Division, holds open the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130105115340im_/http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2009/01/lincoln_bible_curator_mrr_5-199x300.jpg)
Mark Dimunation, chief of the Library of Congress' Rare Books and Special Collections Division, holds open the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll
![Mark Dimunation, chief of the Library of Congress' Rare Books and Special Collections Division, in the Library's Main Reading Room, holds open the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130105115340im_/http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2009/01/lincoln_bible_curator_mrr_3-199x300.jpg)
Mark Dimunation, chief of the Library of Congress' Rare Books and Special Collections Division, in the Library's Main Reading Room, holds open the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll
![The front cover of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130105115340im_/http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2009/01/lincoln_bible_lc_frt_side_3-199x300.jpg)
The front cover of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible
![Alternate view of the front cover of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130105115340im_/http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2009/01/lincoln_bible_spine_fnt_mrr-202x300.jpg)
Alternate view of the front cover of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible
![The 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible against the backdrop of the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130105115340im_/http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2009/01/lincoln_bible_lc_mrr_308-300x199.jpg)
The 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible against the backdrop of the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress
![The 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible, opened to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll, attesting that the book was used for Lincoln's oath of office](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130105115340im_/http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2009/01/lincoln_bible_lc_seal_305-300x199.jpg)
The 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible, opened to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll, attesting that the book was used for Lincoln's oath of office
![Alternate view of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible, opened to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll, attesting that the book was used for Lincoln's oath of office](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130105115340im_/http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2009/01/lincoln_bible_open_301-300x199.jpg)
Alternate view of the 1861 Lincoln Inaugural Bible, opened to the page signed by the clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll, attesting that the book was used for Lincoln's oath of office
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