The First Christmas

Masterwork paintings

ISBN 10: 0671793640 / ISBN 13: 9780671793647

Published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1992

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0671793640I4N00

Synopsis:

Passages from the King James Version of Saint Luke's gospel are illustrated by twenty-two full-color reproductions of paintings from London's National Gallery--from Fra Filippo Lippi to Botticelli--especially selected and annotated by the gallery.

Review: This book is a simple idea beautifully achieved. (Times Educational Supplement)

The First Christmas makes a simple and good introduction to the National Gallery using the words of the Bible. (Guardian)

It makes a perfect introduction both to the Nativity and to Renaissance art, with words from the King James Bible and reproductions of paintings belonging to the National Gallery. (Independent)

In books – as in life – the best ideas are often the simplest ones, striking the reader with the force of inevitability. The First Christmas falls into this category, a picture book for the very young which brings together some of the great biblical paintings of the Renaissance from London’s National Gallery and carefully chosen texts from the authorised version of the Old and New Testaments. It is a marvellous way of introducing great art – and the Christmas story – to young children. (Michael Glover Financial Times)

Bibliographic Details

Title: The First Christmas
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket