The Gutenberg Bible (Original)
Artist: John Keay
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 11" x 9" (280mm x 225mm)
Date: 1981
Code: KeayGutenbergTop
This is the unique original Watercolour painting by John Keay.
Two watercolour paintings on one board by John Keay illustrating how during the Middle Ages monks copied the Bible by hand and how Johann Gutenberg revolutionized printing by developing metal type which made copying the Bible cheaper and faster making it available to more people.
From Look and Learn issue 1012, 1st August 1981.
- Artist Biography
John R Keay (flourished late 1970s; UK)
John R. Keay was a British illustrator known for his distinctive, smooth style, contributing to the Look and Learn series and illustrating books. He contributed to the This Made Headlines and Dateline series which appeared on the inside front cover of Look and Learn in the late 1970s.
John Keay had a highly distinctive style, achieving an unusual smoothness of texture in his illustrations, both in colour and black and white. He usually signed his pictures “Keay”. Keay was represented by John Martin & Artists and also illustrated books, including Kings of Israel by David Kent (1981). He usually signed his artwork "Keay".
John Keay is not to be mistaken for Jack Keay (qv) who also contributed to Look and Learn.
Source: Look and Learn

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