The Bible KNOWLES, Horace J Following the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, Knowles was com- missioned by the British And Foreign Bible Society to produce an illuminat- ed address for the occasion. Meanwhile he was engaged to commemorate the third jubilee of the society by producing some five hundred illustrations and maps for a new edition of the Bible, published in 1954. When the Queen Mother visited Bible House in May 1954 to receive copies of the Knowles Bible for Prince Charles and Princess Anne, Horace was presented to her. Accompanying the collection is a copy of The Bible, published by the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1954. 90. Design For An Illuminated Address For Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation 1953. Original design in pen, pencil, ink, watercolour and gilt, for an illumi- nated address given to Queen Elizabeth II on her coronation by the British And Foreign Bible Society. Bifolium. 28 x 18cm on two leaves. In very good condition, unfinished. [40590] 91. The Bible: Sketch Books, Preliminary Drawings, Printed Proofs And Cor- respondence 1949-54. An extensive archive of preparatory work for Knowles’s final ma- jor commission. Comprising: Four sketchbooks filled with 153pp. of preparatory sketches and notes on the project; Four separate sheets of large preliminary drawings in pencil; 31pp. of manuscript notes and correspondence, including letters from the editor John Stirling revealing their collaborative process; 116 printed proof sheets, with proofs of 628 illustrations. [33016] 22. 189.
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