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Twentieth-Century Bible with Illustrations by Eric Gill

Twentieth-Century Bible with Illustrations by Eric Gill

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One of the most important fine press books produced in the twentieth century, the 1931 Golden Cockerel press edition of the Four Gospels set the text of the King James gospels into a modern book design.

Eric Gill (1882–1940), philosopher, sculptor, and type designer (he developed Perpetua type), designed the text and illustrations to weave and intertwine, producing a modern homage to the tradition of illuminated text.
One of the most important fine press books produced in the twentieth century, the 1931 Golden Cockerel press edition of the Four Gospels set the text of the King James gospels into a modern book design.<br><br>Eric Gill (1882–1940), philosopher, sculptor, and type designer (he developed Perpetua type), designed the text and illustrations to weave and intertwine, producing a modern homage to the tradition of illuminated text.