Item #BOOKS018984I THE PICTURE-BIBLE OF LUDWIG DENIG:; A Pennsylvania German Emblem Book. Translated and edited by Don Yoder. Ludwig Denig.

THE PICTURE-BIBLE OF LUDWIG DENIG:; A Pennsylvania German Emblem Book. Translated and edited by Don Yoder.

NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Books and slipcase in fine condition. 7.75" x 9" two volumes pp:(188)+(276) The two volumes are protected in the publisher's gilt-stamped, pictorial slipcase. Published in association with the Museum of American Folk Art and the Pennsylvania German Society, these handsome volumes trace the history of emblem books and reproduce Ludwig Denig's picture-bible in rich color plates. Denig's work combines the familiar qualities of Pennsylvania German fraktur with characters from the Bible clothed in 18th-century garments. Very attractive. Illustrated by 270pp of color plates. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. Item #BOOKS018984I
ISBN: 1555950345

Price: $15.00

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