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Nowhere but in the Bible were dramatic textual material and the artistry of Gustave Doré more perfectly matched. The Book of Books seemed to unleash a new power of creation in Doré not apparent in his previous work. In the Creation scenes, the horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their monumental crowds, the plates depicting the life of Jesus — many of which have now become the standard iconography — and finally the vision of the New Jerusalem, Doré reached the fullest expressions of his extraordinary talent.This book collects all 241 plates — long out of print — that Doré executed for the Bible. In these plates, reproduced from outstanding early editions, the artist not only captures the dramatic intensity of the Scriptures, but sustains it longer than any other single artist was able to do. In addition, Doré reimagined all the scenes, so that what he produced was not a mere reworking of what centuries of other artists had already done, but a new and fresh visual interpretation of the Bible.Each plate is accompanied by the verses from the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible that the scene depicts, and an Introduction by Millicent Rose covers Doré's life and art in general. This is a sumptuous book that everyone, from those interested in Scripture to lovers of great art, will be proud to possess.Dover Original. home bible;dante's poetry;dante's commedia;samuel coleridge;volume depicting;white foam;pleasure dome;giving extra;poetical tone;haunting poem;orlando furioso;wedding guest;iron maiden;wood engravings;marginal notes;kubla khan;classic poem;milton's paradise;taylor coleridge;human figures;relevant passage;samuel taylor;ancient mariner;dante's divine;richard burton;dante's inferno;paradise lost;epic poem;divine comedy;school english;king james;english class;loveth;doré;restructures;ciardi;idylls;arachne;engraver;purgatorio;paradiso;rime;albatross;woodcuts;gustav;tennyson;canto;stanza;deductions;dover;commentator;purgatory;illustrators;crusades;slimy;prints;virgil;must-have;milton;dante;plates;england;books on white foams;books on wood engravings;books on dante 's divines;books on epic poems;books on dovers;books on cantos;books on dante 's poetries;books on samuel taylor;books on paradisos;books on samuel coleridge;books on milton 's paradises;books on rimes;books on english classes;books on dorés;books on ciardi;books on home bibles;books on idylls;books on prints;books on purgatorios;books on richard burton;books on ancient mariners;books on kubla khan;books on dante 's infernos;books on orlando furiosos;books on marginal notes;books on dante 's commedias;books on classic poems;books on wedding guests;books on human figures;books on taylor coleridges;books on divine comedies;books on iron maidens;books on king james;books on engravers;books on gustav;books on tennyson
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