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David H. Price is Professor of Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, History, and Art History at Vanderbilt University, where he specializes in early modern European history. He has written extensively on a broad range of topics, including Renaissance visual art, early modern literature, the Bible in the Reformation era, Christian-Jewish relations, and the history of books and printing. He is also the author of Johannes Reuchlin and the Campaign to Destroy Jewish Books.
It is most unusual to find, in one and the same book, sensitive and learned art history, profound knowledge of biblical scholarship, and a nuanced understanding of the Reformation era. Yet that is what David Price presents here. He knows Cranach, Durer, and Holbein like few other scholars: yet his awareness of how these figures interacted with their contexts makes this book a special joy to read. -- Euan K Cameron, Union Theological Seminary David Price's new study is a tremendous achievement, offering new perspectives and radical differentiations that will change our understanding of this complex and much-studied period. Although the Renaissance is associated with the rediscovery of classical (pagan) culture, this groundbreaking new book shows DL through theoretically profound and enlightening analyses of major works of art DL the transformative role played by biblical philology inAthe Renaissance and Reformation. -- Dr. Anne-Marie Bonnet, Institute of Art History, Friedrichs-Wilhelm-Universitat Indeed, this subtle analysis of word and image in Reformation-era German art does truly center on, and thoughtfully elucidates, the major printed biblical art by these principal masters. Price, already the author ofAAlbrecht Durer's Renaissance, has now added Lucas Cranach and Hans Holbein to his repertoire in this book, which will become a touchstone for both scholars and laity alike. -- Larry Silver, Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania
