- ISSN: 2588-8277
- E-ISSN: 2667-162X
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oa ‘EEN EERBIEDWAARDIG REUZENWERK’
De Geïllustreerde Bijbel (1900)
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: De Moderne Tijd, Volume 1, Issue 2, Jan 2017, p. 160 - 180
Abstract
‘A VENERABLE, GIANT PIECE OF WORK’
The Illustrated Bible (1900)
De Geïllustreerde Bijbel (The Illustrated Bible, 1900) is a Dutch Bible edition, initiated by the Illustrated Bible Society, containing 100 engravings by 27 artists from all over the world and decorated by Arts and Crafts artist Walter Crane. This essay shows the history of this bible project. It discusses the aims of the Illustrated Bible Society, the reception of the edition, its illustrations and decorations, and it shows how difficult it was to make such an expensive, time-consuming project successful.
© Anne van Buul
