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in a tangential vein, what's the first "bible in pictures"? started with stained glass windows of course, but when did it really catch on in print? then there'
by fsckboy 2y ago
in a tangential vein, what's the first "bible in pictures"? started with stained glass windows of course, but when did it really catch on in print?
then there's the Bayeux tapestry, or stuff like the extensive mosaics of Villa Romana del Casale in Sicily https://www.thegeographicalcure.com/post/guide-to-villa-romana-del-casale https://www.thegeographicalcure.com/post/guide-to-villa-roma...
- giraffe_lady 2y agoDoesn't answer the question but pretty sure painted iconography and mosaics predate stained glass by a fair bit.