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In the Beginning Was the Image: Art and the Reformation Bible

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A visual transformation of the Bible took place in the Renaissance and Reformation. Initially, this occurred as a result of technological advances, for the printing press proliferated biblical texts and images on a previously unimaginable scale. Equally important, Reformation theology, though also a threat to art, served as a catalyst for the creation of innovative biblical iconography. In the Beginning Was the Image demonstrates the pivotal role that the defining artists of the Northern Renaissance--Albrecht D???rer, ...

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In the Beginning Was the Image: Art and the Reformation Bible 2020, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780190074401

Hardcover