Title: Sacred : books of the three faiths : Judaism, Christianity, Islam /
Authors: Reeve, John, 1951-; Armstrong, Karen, 1944-; Fox, Everett; Baker, Colin F.; British Library
Publisher: British Library,
Year: 2007
Subjects: British Library Expositions.; Monotheism Comparative studies.; Judaism Sacred books Exhibitions.; Christianity Sacred books Exhibitions.; Islam Sacred books Exhibitions.; Sacred books History Exhibitions.; Judaism Exhibitions.; Christianity Exhibitions.; Islam Exhibitions.; Books History Exhibitions.
Abstract: Sacred is the lush official catalog of the groundbreaking British Library exhibit bearing the same name, which presents many of the worldʹs most beautiful religious texts for the first time. Illustrations from rare and exquisite examples of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sacred texts from the Libraryʹs collections, along with unique treasures on loan from other institutions, are showcased and accompanied by essays from three of todayʹs leading religious scholars that explore aspects of the three faiths, including their historical development and contemporary meaning. Stunning full-color illustrations of many previously unreproduced manuscripts from the shared history of the three major religions are paired and brought into compellingly modern context by perceptive writers on religion such as Karen Armstrong, Everett Fox, Frank Peters, and Kathleen Doyle. -- Description from http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca (May 10, 2012).
Contents: The idea of a sacred text / Karen Armstrong -- Living with sacred Jewish texts / Everett Fox -- The poet in performance : the composition of the Qur'an / F.E. Peters -- The sacred texts -- Dissemination, division and difference -- Establishing the sacred texts -- Illuminating the word in colours and gold -- Religious life : encountering the sacred -- Judaism glossary -- Christianity glossary -- Islam glossary.