{"product_id":"holy-bible-with-fore-edge-painting-1861","title":"Holy Bible with Fore Edge Painting 1861","description":"\u003cp\u003e6B Containing Old and New Testaments. \u003cem\u003eEmbellished with ten maps and forty landscape illustrations. \u003c\/em\u003eLondon: John Field, 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Holy Bible is one of the most influential texts in human history, shaping religious belief, moral philosophy, law, art, and literature for over two millennia. Comprising the Old Testament (shared with Judaism) and the New Testament(centered on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ), the Bible has been central to the development of Christianity, the world’s largest religion. Its translation into numerous languages—most notably the Latin Vulgate, the Gutenberg Bible, and the King James Version—made it increasingly accessible and helped fuel movements like the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the spread of literacy. Beyond its religious significance, the Bible has played a key role in historical debates on human rights, law, governance, and social justice, deeply embedding itself in the cultural and ethical foundations of many societies around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFore-edge paintings are a unique form of book art in which a scene, image, or decorative writing is painted on the edges of a book’s pages. This decorative technique became popular in Europe from the 17th century onward, particularly in England, and was often used to personalize or embellish prized books. Bibles sometimes featured landscape scenes, biblical narratives, or symbolic imagery on their fore-edges, allowing readers to see a visual representation of sacred stories or places while keeping the text itself intact. Subjects were chosen to evoke the worship of studying the Bible and biblical events enhancing devotional engagement and turning the Bible into not only a spiritual guide but also an object of aesthetic beauty and craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTan calf decorated in blind. Spine with raised five bands and lettered in gilt. Slight scuffing to upper board and light shelf wear. Housed in blue morocco case with a cross in the center with bottom of the case missing and general wear. Lavish gilt dentelles and silk markers. Front free endpaper in vellum. Bordered in silk with inscription Sibyl Marcia Milner about whom a note is loosely inserted. Gauffered edges in exceptionally bright gilt with paintings of scrolls on the edges. Scroll on the fore edge reads “Blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it.” Ten maps and forty landscapes throughout. An exceptional object. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moons Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57825552236710,"sku":null,"price":3950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/moons-rare-books.myshopify.com\/products\/holy-bible-with-fore-edge-painting-1861","provider":"Moons Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}