Illustrations

The Bowyer Bible contains over 6000 engravings based on art works by artists such as Raphael or Rubens and illustrating the epic stories. It also incorporates naturalistic depictions of animals and plants that are referred to in the texts.

Image detail by John Opie - link to Old Testament images

The Old Testament images can be browsed from here.

Image detail by A Bloemarl - link to New Testament images

The New Testament images can be browsed from here.

Image detail by P J de Loutherbourg - link to Vignettes pages

The head and tail pieces were commissioned to illustrate each book of the bible. A selection of P J de Loutherbourg's vignettes can be viewed from here.