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New hieroglyphic Bible : with 400 cuts (title page and p. 1)
New hieroglyphic Bible : with 400 cuts (title page and p. 1)
TitleNew hieroglyphic Bible : with 400 cuts (title page and p. 1)
PublisherBlakeman & Mason
Publisher LocationUnited States --New York --New York
Publication Date[186--?]
Image Production ProcessRelief prints--woodcuts
NotesUncolored woodcut illustrations.
An example of a picture Bible that were quite popular in this early period. The Bible is written as a rebus with pictures substituting for words throughout. If the puzzle proved too challenging to decipher, the bottom of each page provides a prose version of the pictographic offerings. Each page has ornamental borders. Page 1 shows the text and illustrations for Genesis 1:26.
CategoryBibles and religious works
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL0560
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Object TypeBook
Physical Description[98] unnumbered p.: illustrated ; 15 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008.
Exhibit ChecklistExhibit checklist 21.6
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