The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ According to the Authorized Version of King James I. Decorations by Eric Gill. Waltham Saint Lawrence, England: Golden Cockerel Press, 1931. Press Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division Library of Congress
Call number: BS 2553 .G5
Twentieth-Century Bible with Illustrations by Eric Gill
One of the most important fine press books produced in the twentieth century, the 1931 Golden Cockerel press edition of the Four Gospels set the text of the King James gospels into a modern book design.
Eric Gill (1882–1940), philosopher, sculptor, and type designer (he developed Perpetua type), designed the text and illustrations to weave and intertwine, producing a modern homage to the tradition of illuminated text.