The complete 117 images that triggered a religious revolution.
Martin Luther`s Bible, published in 1534, was the first complete German Bible and a pivotal event in the history of Christianity. Luther`s revolutionary translation, modern in vernacular and interpretation, made the Bible accessible to laypeople, fueled anger and revulsion toward Rome and the Papacy, and begat a new religion: Protestantism. The most desirable copies came with shockingly graphic and politically-charged illustrations, such as those depicting the Whore of Babylon riding a seven-headed beast while wearing the Papal crown, or the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse led by a Turkish soldier. Taschen is publishing the 117 hand-colored woodcut illustrations, created in the workshop of Lucas Cranach. Each is meticulously reproduced from a rare and sumptuous original copy, belonging to the Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek in Weimar. Stephan Fussel provides a scholarly overview of Luther`s life, the historic context and cultural significance of his Bible, and detailed descriptions of the illustrations and their iconography.
Формат: 240 мм x 350 мм.