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Ramseyer-Northern Bible Society Collection
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Lithography, invented in 1798, provided a new medium for book illustration, and proved very suitable for color work.
With the advent of color printing, Bibles began to be illustrated with famous classical paintings by such luminaries as Rembrandt, El Greco, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Bruegel, and Titian. Thus the public was able to see great art employed for religious purposes, even if many of them were no more historically accurate than the old wood-block prints.
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 Bible, Confraternity/Douai Version New York, Abradale Press, 1965 |
 Bible, Great Masters Edition New York, Greystone Press, 1952 |
 Red Letter Edition Bible Wichita, Heirloom Bible Publishers, 1964 |
