CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- PART ONE INTRODUCTION -- Chapter One Literature as Reflection of Religious Identities -- The Case of Willem Teellinck -- The Nature of Peaceful Coexistence in the Republic -- Scope of Analysis -- The International and Historical Context -- The Research Corpus -- Synopsis of Chapters -- Chapter Two Aspects of Visual Culture: Word, Image and Religion -- The Hierarchy of the Senses -- The Role of Emotions -- Representation of the Invisible -- PART TWO BOUNDARIES -- Chapter Three Restrictions and Sensibilities, 1600-1630 -- Illustrated Bibles and Picture Bibles from Antwerp -- Religious Emblems from Antwerp -- Illustrated Bibles and Picture Bibles in the Republic -- The Religious Emblem in the Republic -- Cats' Alternative -- Heyns' Effort to Subvert -- The Widespread Preference for the Word -- Religious Toleration and Religious Identities -- Chapter Four Diverging Roads, 1630-1653 -- A New Fashion in Picture Bibles -- Aspects of Visual Culture: The Literal Bible Illustration and the Value of Religious Art -- Applications of Emblematic, Allegorical Imagery -- The Dutch Reformed: The Disappearance of the Image -- Religious Emblems: Bartholomeus Hulsius' Emblemata Sacra -- Aspects of Visual Culture: Gisbertus Voetius as Trendsetter -- Emblemata Nuda -- Remonstrants and Anabaptists: The Search for an Alternative -- The Pilgrimage Motif -- The Catholics: The First Products -- Traces of the Pia Desideria -- Aspects of Visual Culture: Cesare Ripa's Iconologia -- Controversies Surrounding the Catholics -- Religious Toleration and Religious Identities -- Chapter Five Windows of Opportunity, 1653-1678 -- New Additions to Picture Bibles -- Appropriation of Emblematic, Allegorical Imagery -- Petrus Serrarius' Goddelycke aandachten -- The Gradual Shift of the Dutch Reformed.

Emblematic Elements on Title Pages and in Printer's Devices -- Simonides' Verhemelde ziele and Het rechte gebruyck van desHeeren H. avondmael -- Polemic Features of the Catholic Identity:Everard Meyster's De kruys-leer ter zaligheydt -- Limits to the Protestants' Appropriation:François van Hoogstraten's Voorhof der zielen -- New Enemies: The Atheists -- Religious Toleration and Religious Identities -- PART THREE TRANSFORMATIONS -- Chapter Six Appropriation, 1678-1725 -- New Plates for Picture Bibles -- New Productions -- Protestant Applications of Allegorical, Emblematic Imagery -- A New Direction for the Protestant Emblem: Jan Luyken -- In the Footsteps of Luyken -- Restrictions: The Mystical Union -- Figurative Tendencies among Protestants -- Aspects of Visual Culture: A Painter's Figurative Reading of the Bible -- Theological Emblems -- Biblical Emblems -- The Catholic Production -- Religious Toleration and Religious Identities -- Chapter Seven Annexation, 1725-1795 -- Picture Bibles and Biblical Illustrations for Protestants -- Picture Bibles for Children -- Idiosyncratic-Protestant Forms of the Religious Emblem -- Theological Emblems and Theological Emblematic Handbooks -- Biblical Emblems -- Realistic Protestant Emblems -- Religious Emblems for Children -- The Catholic Production -- Religious Toleration and Religious Identities -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.