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The front cover of “Bible Symbols” is black with a vaguely religions decorative pattern embossed up on it, and the title in gold. I have made a separate image featuring just the central title cartouche from the front cover. [more...] [$]
Some people say that a good title page should contain an odd number of clumps of text; here there are five, so this must be good, right? I have also made a separate image out of the purple border around the page. [more...] [$]
Purple Victorian Vine-leaf Border
This vine-leaf border is characteristic of the late Victorian era; although this book was printed in 1908, it was first published in 1904, and is on the cusp between Victorian and Edwardian. It is printed in purple; there is an almost [...] [more...] [$]
54.—But these are they of which ye shall not eat.
The complete quotation, using the King James Bible of 1611, is as follows: [more...] [$]
The Eagle and the Ossifrage taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...] [$]
The Ospray and the Glede taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...] [$]
The Kite and the Vulture taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...] [$]
The Raven taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...] [$]
The Owl and the Night Hawk taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...] [$]
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