A Curious Hieroglyphic Bible is an early American children's book. Published in 1788 by Isaiah Thomas in Worcester, Massachusetts,[1][2] it is a Bible partially in rebus form (some words replaced by pictures). It is not to be confused with a similar work of the same name published in 1784 in London by Thomas Hodgson.[3][4]
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| Publisher | Isaiah Thomas |
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Publication date | 1788 |
The book, of which only four remaining copies are known to exist, contains almost 500 woodcuts. This was the first American rebus bible, a popular form in the late 18th century for introducing children to bible reading.[1] The book was one of 88 books included in the Library of Congress's 2012 exhibition "Books That Shaped America".[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible". American Treasures of the Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ a b "Books That Shaped America". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ "Hieroglyphick Bible for children". 18th Century Bibles & Other Literature. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ Norton, David (2000). A History of the English Bible as Literature (Revised ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0521778077. Retrieved January 31, 2015.