Scripture for the Eyes Bible Illustration in Netherlandish Prints of the Sixteenth Century
Edited by James Clifton and Walter S. Melion; essay by Walter S. Melion and contributions by James Clifton, Walter S. Melion, Merel Groentjes, Todd Martin Richardson, Jamie Smith, and Wendy Thompson; Foreword by Ena G. Heller, Director of MOBIA
Published by GILES in association with the Museum of Biblical Art, New York
Publish Date — September 2009 (UK and USA)
Dimensions — 224 pages, 240 x 280mm (11 x 9 ½ in.), landscape
Illustrations — 66 colour and 70 b & w illustrations
Hardback price — UK£45.00/US$65.00
ISBN — 1-904832-66-0
ISBN — 978-1-904832-66-9
Book Details (pdf) — Scripture-for-the-Eyes-AI-LR.pdf
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Press Release — Scripture for the Eyes
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“Aimed at upper level undergraduates or graduate students, reasonably priced, and expertly produced, this exhbition catalogue makes an excellent addition to the academic research library” Kasia Leousis, Art Libraries Society of North America
“Will make us use our eyes differently and encourage us to see deeper than we did before. It will certainly repay several readings” Jay Turner, Vidimus
About the Book
Scripture for the Eyes: Bible Illustration in the Sixteenth Century Low Countries opens up our understanding of the design, production and market for Biblical prints and illustrated Bible images in 16th century Flanders, and explores the central role they played in one of the most dramatic artistic and religious transformations in European history.
Prints are often seen as merely following artistic developments in the more prestigious medium of painting and, in turn, the visual arts are seen as mirroring changes in society, but this groundbreaking book challenges these views. Featuring approximately 130 engravings, woodcuts, and illustrated Bibles and books by Lucas van Leyden, Maarten van Heemskerck, Philips Galle, Hendrick Goltzius, Hieronymus Wierix and others, it reveals that biblical prints were a dynamic force both in the transformation of Northern European art between Albrecht Durer and Rembrandt van Rijn, and in the intensified attention to Scripture in the religious turmoil of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
