Fore-edge paintings are a subtly beautiful aspect of many bibles and other rare books. The Biblia Sacra, published in 1669 in Amsterdam, and the Die Bibel, published in Leipzig, Germany, are two such bibles that display fore-edge paintings. Many books with fore-edge paintings appear gold on the edges …
For my two Bibles, I chose a pair of books the Loyola Notre Dame Library has acquired. One is a King James Bible, while the other is a personal prayer book. They are essentially identical – both are about 6” by 4”, with a deep brown leather cover, covered in a gilded scroll pattern. There …
At Loyola Notre Dame Library, in the collection of rare books, there are many bibles that have long histories. One of those bibles is the Plaskitt Bible. Before I go into the history of the family that owned the book, I want to talk about its physical attributes. This bible has a dark brown leather …
The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New was published in London in 1660 by Henry Hills and John Field. The date of publication for this Bible is not only an indication that it was printed, but it also means that this Bible is an example of a King James Bible, also known …
In order to properly discuss the bibles that I have chosen, I must inform you of the basis of this class. Over the course of the semester we are learning about bibles, not necessarily learning about the content of the book, but instead its role as a physical object. Keeping this in mind, this blog …
“Now think of these Bibles as books, as objects…” The professor for my special topics art history class has already said this phrase many times this semester, yet I don’t think I grasped the full implications of his statement until recently. When studying Bibles, it is easy to understand the religious significance that Bibles inherently …