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| Title | The Sunday picture book: scripture history (title page) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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| Publisher Location | England--London |
| Publication Date | 1884 |
| Printer | James Truscott & Son
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| Illustrator | Whymper, Josiah Wood, 1813-1903
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored reliefs.
Printed on the title page: Published under the direction of the committee of general literature and education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Another publisher listed on the title page is Pott, Young & Company (New York).
Contains short Bible stories for children accompanied by illustrations. |
| Contextual Notes | The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge was founded by an Anglican priest, Thomas Bray, in 1698 to encourage the publication and distribution of Christian literature.
Several illustrations are signed Whimper, J.W. Whimper, and J.W. Whymper. After 1840, J.W. Whymper adopted what he considered the original spelling of his name, Whymper; many of his earlier designs are signed Whimper. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Bible. O.T. |
| Category | Bibles and religious works
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL1194 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. 220 Su72 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | 44 p.: illustrated; 21.5 x 26.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 21.4 |
