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Two Hundred Pictorial Illustrations of the Holy Bible, Consisting of Views in the Holy Land, Together With Many of the Remarkable Objects Mentioned in the Old and New Testament
Author: Sears, Robert
Publication: New York: Robert Sears; J. S. Redfield, 1841
Edition: Sixth Edition, Revised and Corrected
Description: Hardcover. Octavo. 6 [1], 395pp. Original blue-green cloth with gilt lettering and vignette and on covers, gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Covers and spine with decorative, blind-stamped ruling. Yellow endpapers. Engraved first title page depicting the "Entrance to Petra.- Edom." Sacred historical events, copied from celebrated pictures, principally by the old masters: The landscape scenes made from original sketches, taken on the spot, with interesting letter-press descriptions, chiefly explanatory of the engravings, and of numerous passages connected with the history,geography, natural history, and antiquities of the sacred scriptures. Contains list of principal engravings and index at front. Profusely illustrated with full page and in-text engravings throughout. Six pages with "Notes and Recommendation of the Pictorial Illustrations of the Bible. Very light wear along edges of binding. General cover wear as expected for the age. Good binding with no loose or missing pages.
Two Hundred PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE HOLY BIBLE. Consisting Of Views In The Holy Land, Together With Many Of The Remarkable Objects Mentioned In The Old and New Testaments; Representing Sacred Historical Events, Copied From Celebrated Pictures, Principally By The Old Masters, The Landscape Scenes Made From Original Sketches, Taken On The Spot, With Interesting Letter-Press Descriptions, Chiefly Explanatory Of The Engravings, And Of Numerous Passages Connected With The History, Geography, Natural History, And Antiquities Of The Sacred Scriptures. By Robert Sears. FIRST EDITION. Published in 1841 by Robert Sears, New York. 9" x 6" cloth hardcover with gilt decoration. Illustrated with engravings. 204 pages.
175-year-old pictorial chronicle of the area in southwest Asia formerly known in ancient times as the " Levant" -- Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, along with Egypt, portions of Iraq, and the Sinai Peninsula, the whole referred to loosely as "the Holy Land." Ostensibly a pictorial treatment of scenes from the Bible, this rare antique book is so much more. In addition to many rare Biblical scenes (some of which I have never seen depicted elsewhere), contains numerous rare images of ancient and modern life in the Levant ("modern" meaning as of 1841), among peoples of Hebrew and Arabic descent, including modes of dress and personal adornment, examples of art, musical instruments and more. The many engravings, totaling 200 in number, are accompanied by captions and explanatory text detailing the historical, religious and cultural significance behind the pictures. The text also correlates the engravings with their scriptural references in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, by book and chapter.
