From: “La Sainte Bible : Ancien Testament . . . / Compositions par J.-James Tissot”; with preface by Antonin Gilbert Sertillanges (1863-1948), introduction by Maurice de Brunoff (1861-1937) and the translation into French of Isaac-Louis Lemaistre de Saci (1613-1684). 2 volumes. Paris: M. de Brunoff & Cie, 1904. The illustrations were originated by James Tissot […]
https://archive.org/details/bowyer_bible_anthology_images_202607 https://archive.org/details/bowyer_bible_anthology_images_202607 BOWYER BIBLE ANTHOLOGY On October 14, 1840 The Times of London carried the following notice: “There is at present, in the possession of Mrs. Parker of Golden Square, a copy of Macklin’s Bible in forty-five large volumes, illustrated with nearly 7000 engravings from the age of Michael Angelo to that of Reynolds and […]
Robert Bowyer (d.1834) expanded his copy of the Macklin Bible by inserting over 6200 different prints. The Bowyer Bible is now housed in Bolton Museum. For these prints see https://archive.org/details/bowyer-biblewhere Philip De Vere has created flip-books from Phillip Medhurst’s photo-collection.
Phillip Medhurst 