Birks and published in London by James Sangster 1871-76, having been published in 56 parts.
In 1855-56 W & R Chambers issued a new edition in London, 1855-56. For this edition the text was reset into two columns. Between 18 Knight published in 4 volumes a "new edition" in which "the notes are much augmented, and completely revised." In this edition John Kitto was credited as editor and writer of the notes. The Western Antiquary mentions a 4-volume version published in 1838-1839. To which are added original notes chiefly explanatory of the engravings and of such passages connected with the history geography, natural history, antiquities of the sacred scriptures as require observation.Ĭharles Knight seems to have published several versions and offshoots of this edition. The Pictorial Bible Being the Old and New Testaments according to the Authorised version, illustrated with many hundred woodcuts representing the historical events, after celebrated pictures the landscape scenes from original drawings or from authentic engravings and the subjects of natural history, costume and antiquities from the best sources.
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The full text of the verbose descriptive title page read: In the 16th century Luther's Bible was extensively illustrated with woodcuts, but up to the 1830s no Bible had been as extensively illustrated as the Knight-Kitto edition. As far back as the 15th century illustrated Bibles had been published, including some with many illustrations. Prior to this edition illustrated Bibles typically contained about 30 illustrations. The Knight / Kitto edition was the first very extensively illustrated Bible. The editing and the annotations were published anonymously in the first edition, but the editorial work and writing was done by prolific scholar John Kitto, with some assistance from his wife. It was also very extensively annotated, with the annotations usually set in relatively small type. The work, which consisted of over 2000 pages, was very extensively illustrated with many hundreds of woodcuts, often inspired by famous paintings. It was published in monthly parts and later offered as a complete set in three thick quarto volumes in publisher's cloth with a special blindstamp reading The Pictorial Bible on the upper covers.
Between 18 in London Charles Knight issued the first very extensively illustrated Bible, entitled The Pictorial Bible.
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