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The Four Gospels (page 1/2)

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Engravings by Eric Gill from The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ
According to the authorized version of king james i with decorations by eric gill Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press MCMXXXI
. The engravings and the typeface were commissioned especially for the book.

This is one of the most beautiful books I own; it has been described as one of the most beautiful books ever produced. I have a fac simile, not the orignal, sadly (or I could sell it and make a mortgage payment!) although the fac simile is also very beautiful, and is one of 600 copies made.

Commissioned works got a copyright of 50 years after publication; in addition, engravings had copyright of 50 years after publication or after the death of the creator (it seems to depend on whether the UK copyright office considers the particular engravings to have been artistic or not) but in either case they’re now out of copyright.

Title: The Four Gospels

Author: God

Date: 1931

Total items: 9

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: Swash letter N with Three Kings and Mary and Jesus]

Swash letter N with Three Kings and Mary and Jesus

A decorative initial for the Adoration of the Magi. [more...] [$]

[picture: Engraving: And Now When The Even Was Come]

Engraving: And Now When The Even Was Come

The text, “And now when the even was come” is a quote from the Gospel of Mark, 15:42. The word Even here is short for Evening.

In the wood engraving, a barefoot man climbs a ladder and another man (standing on the letter “N”) and a [more...] [$]

[picture: Gospel of Luke]

Gospel of Luke

This full-page engraving appears at the start of the Gospel of Luke (as you might have guessed). It shows the symbol of Saint Luke, a winged bull (or ox), obviously male and erect. [more...] [$]

[picture: Now When Jesus Was Born in Bethlehem]

Now When Jesus Was Born in Bethlehem

Here we see a stylized “stable” with a star shining on Mary and the baby Jesus in her arms; Mary is presenting the baby boy to three men, each of whom raises one arm in salutation. One man holds a Rubik’s Cube, the second a bowl of incense, and the third a golden crown (or possibly a frightened porcupine). All the adults wear long robes; Mary is kneeling [...] [more...] [$]

[picture: Behold: Jesus taken down from the cross]

Behold: Jesus taken down from the cross

A Biblical scene enclosed in a circular vine. [more...] [$]


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