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mondhasenOur library's oldest non-circulating book is a Bible produced in 1674. It has lain in a cupboard, unopened, for years, and was only recently pulled out to make room for some other ephemera. I think I was the last person to have looked through the book, and that was ten or more years ago :o)
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The worked leather cover is indicative of the book's age. The wormholes travel throughout the pages.
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A beautiful, two color title page.
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And for the subject line of my entry, I don't know what all the smiting is about but the Lamb is well pleased!
This was someone's family Bible, and there are notes on the backs of the covers starting around 1680. It's in decent shape for its age, but as it's irreplaceable I wish it were stored more safely.
Click on pics for larger versions.
The worked leather cover is indicative of the book's age. The wormholes travel throughout the pages.
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A beautiful, two color title page.
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And for the subject line of my entry, I don't know what all the smiting is about but the Lamb is well pleased!
This was someone's family Bible, and there are notes on the backs of the covers starting around 1680. It's in decent shape for its age, but as it's irreplaceable I wish it were stored more safely.
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Date: 2015-05-05 12:31 am (UTC)Also, using your clarified text I found that the printer's mark is Endters, and I also discovered some of his work being sold on eBay that included an explanation of the happy Lamb pic:
The dragon and skeleton allegory shows Christ triumphant over both Satan and Death.