On the cover this month
Pages
reproduced from The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ According to
the Authorized Version of King James I with Decorations by Eric Gill
(Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press, 1931)
The
National Library of Australia has many Bibles in its Collection,
including fragments from the first editions printed in English in the
sixteenth century. The King James Authorised Version, commissioned
by James I of England during 1604-1611, became the most popular Bible
amongst English-speaking people. It soon became part of everyday life
and was taken across the globe in the wake of British Imperial
expansion. This 1931 edition is illustrated by Eric Gill (1882-1940),
the English sculptor, engraver and rypographer (he created Gill Sans
and Perpetua rypefaces). He is best known for his vivid and inventive
wood engravings of religious subjects.
March 2002 Volume XII Number 6
THE SOUL OF AUSTRALIA: USING CHURCH NEWSPAPERS TO OPEN UP AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
Jennifer Clark shows the many ways in which information in church newspapers can help historians
THE BOOK: THE HISTORY OF THE BIBLE IN PRINTED FORM
Ann Nugent looks at Bibles in the Library’s Collection to trace the history of the printed English Bible
LIFEBLOOD: DON ASKER AND THE HUMAN VEINS DANCE THEATRE
Michelle Potter tells the history of Canberra’s first professional dance company
EAVESDROPPING ON THE PAST
Edward Duyker explores letters in the National Library in both manuscript and printed form-and tells of his own experiences in tracking down and handling original correspondence
OPENING UP THE COLLECTIONS: THE DIGITISATION PROJECT
Diana Giese outlines how digitisation can lead to better access and preservation of the Library’s collections
FRIENDS
A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia
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