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| Title | Pictorial alphabet (G) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Sabbath School Society
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| Publisher Location | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston |
| Publication Date | 1845 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints--wood engravings
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| Notes | Illustrated with uncolored wood engravings.
An alphabet book with short verses that contain biblical messages and moral lessons.
"G" stands for girls. The illustration depicts a young girl holding a doll. The verse exhorts girls to be gentle, soft, and mild, never rough and rude, and reminds them to love Jesus, follow his laws, and pray. |
| Contextual Notes | The Massachusetts Sabbath School Society was formed on May 31, 1832 by the Orthodox Congregational Life Members of the Massachusetts Sabbath School Union following the Union's dissolution the previous day. The purpose of the Society was to promote the opening of new Sabbath schools and to encourage the growth of existing schools ("A Brief History of the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, and of the Rise and Progress of Sabbath Schools in the Orthodox Congregational Denomination in Massachusetts" 1850). |
| Subjects (LCSH) | English language -- Alphabet -- Juvenile literature |
| Category | Alphabet books
Bibles and religious works
Moral instruction
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL1294 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection PE1155.M395 1845 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | 36 p.: illustrated; 15 x 9.5 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 L.14 |
