{"product_id":"la-bibbia-nella-cultura-e-nellarte-utet","title":"The Bible in Culture and Art - Utet ","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"uk-margin element element-textarea\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Precious volume in a limited edition of 1499 copies marked with Arabic numerals from 1\/1499 to 1499\/1499\n 10 copies marked with the letters A to L are intended for representatives of the institutions, authors and creators of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"uk-margin element element-textarea\"\u003e\n\n \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOn the occasion of the \u003cstrong\u003eExtraordinary Jubilee of Mercy\u003c\/strong\u003e , UTET Grandi Opere, in keeping with its vocation as a publisher who speaks for ethical values ​​and its tradition of creating works emblematic of the great events of the contemporary world, is today publishing a work of extraordinary and unique editorial value: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bible in Culture and Art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e , created in collaboration with the \u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Ratzinger - Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e The planning and production of \u003cem\u003eThe Bible in Culture and Art\u003c\/em\u003e , the fruit of special editorial commitment and effort, are the result of \u003cstrong\u003eprofound reflection on the biblical text, its history, and its characteristics.\u003c\/strong\u003e The result is a work characterized by its \u003cstrong\u003enovelty, uniqueness, and harmonious coherence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew\u003c\/strong\u003e because our goal was to create a work that would renew the lofty tradition of past masterpieces in the present, using the photographic techniques currently available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique\u003c\/strong\u003e because we have done what was previously impossible, selecting a \u003cstrong\u003ecorpus of images of the highest expressive quality\u003c\/strong\u003e and accompanying the works of art with the \u003cstrong\u003escripture passages\u003c\/strong\u003e that inspired them, along with \u003cstrong\u003eauthoritative commentary from internationally renowned scholars.\u003c\/strong\u003e What we present today is a \u003cstrong\u003e\"Bible of Images,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e a spectacular, \u003cstrong\u003evaluable volume\u003c\/strong\u003e in which selected Scripture passages, reproduced in the volume, dialogue with the biblical depictions created over the centuries by great artists. In this way, a new ideal \" \u003cstrong\u003eBiblical Codex\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is created, in which the intention of \u003cstrong\u003ebringing text and images together remains unchanged.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe valuable volume\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Bible in Culture and Art\u003c\/em\u003e , in large format, is \u003cstrong\u003eaccompanied by another volume in a\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ehandy format\u003c\/strong\u003e which contains the \u003cstrong\u003ecomplete text of the Holy Scriptures\u003c\/strong\u003e (Old and New Testaments).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e The work \u003cem\u003eThe Bible in Culture and Art\u003c\/em\u003e is also \u003cstrong\u003eharmonious\u003c\/strong\u003e . The two volumes just described are both placed on an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal and elegant plexiglass lectern\u003c\/strong\u003e , offering the possibility of \u003cstrong\u003ealternating between two different and complementary readings\u003c\/strong\u003e : that of the \u003cstrong\u003etext of Sacred Scripture\u003c\/strong\u003e , which, in its most accessible form, can always be with us, while that of the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Codex\" of the precious book\u003c\/strong\u003e invites \u003cstrong\u003econtemplation capable of engaging with the symbolic language of shapes and colors.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIn producing its volumes, UTET Grandi Opere often relies on \u003cstrong\u003epartnerships with some of the most prestigious Italian and international cultural institutions\u003c\/strong\u003e . In particular, the prestigious volume \u003cem\u003eThe Bible in Culture and Art\u003c\/em\u003e was produced in collaboration with \u003cstrong\u003ethe authoritative Joseph Ratzinger - Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation.\u003c\/strong\u003e The volume includes a preface by \u003cstrong\u003eMonsignor Giuseppe Scotti\u003c\/strong\u003e , \u003cstrong\u003ePresident of the Joseph Ratzinger Vatican Foundation.\u003c\/strong\u003e Furthermore, the first copy \u003cstrong\u003eof the work will be placed in the collection established by His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Joseph Ratzinger Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe large-format \u003cstrong\u003e488-\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003epage\u003c\/strong\u003e volume, measuring \u003cstrong\u003e32.5 x 45\u003c\/strong\u003e cm, contains a wealth of \u003cem\u003ebiblical\u003c\/em\u003e artworks \u003cstrong\u003eand three essays\u003c\/strong\u003e by two \u003cstrong\u003einternationally renowned scholars:\u003c\/strong\u003e art historian \u003cstrong\u003eMonsignor Timothy Verdon\u003c\/strong\u003e , professor of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis \u003cstrong\u003eMonsignor Waldemar Chrostowski\u003c\/strong\u003e , and \u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Baruch A. 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