Object Record
Metadata
Accession number |
P25 |
Title |
THE ILLUMINATED BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES, AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. WITH MARGINAL READING, REFERENCES, AND CHRONOLOGICAL DATES. |
Date |
1846 |
Notes |
Although completed in 1846, the date recorded on the title page, publication was begun in 1843 when the first of fifty-four fascicles was issued. The price for each number was twenty-five cents. The expense for manufacture and for artists engaged on this ambitious project over a period of six years came to $20,000.00, making this one of the most costly Bibles produced in the nineteenth century. J.A. Adams, the engraver, introduced electrotyping from woodcut in 1841, and this process was used to make durable printing plates for The Illuminated Bible. The fine line drawings of J .G. Chapman are reproduced with utmost fidelity. The references are in a central column. The double columns of text are interspersed with small vignettes and initial letter. The typography and arrangement of the pages owe much to French styles. This was a remarkable production for its time, executed with great care throughout, and holds an important place in American printing history. |
Collection |
Framed Bible Leaves |
Subjects |
Bible Leaves Bible History |