Extraordinary interpretations, carefully reproduced from early standard editions, capture all the dramatic intensity of scenes from the New Testament, among them the Nativity, the flight into Egypt, the Last Supper, and the Crucifixion. Each plate is accompanied by a verse from the King James Version... read more
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Extraordinary interpretations, carefully reproduced from early standard editions, capture all the dramatic intensity of scenes from the New Testament, among them the Nativity, the flight into Egypt, the Last Supper, and the Crucifixion. Each plate is accompanied by a verse from the King James Version of the Bible. 63 black-and-white illustrations.
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