Story of the Bible Animals / A Description of the Habits and Uses of every living Creature mentioned in the Scriptures, with Explanation of Passages in the Old and New Testament in which Reference is made to them

by J. G. Wood

BIBLE PICTURES
—AND—
WHAT THEY TEACH US.
Containing 312 Illustrations from the Old and New Testaments,
WITH BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS
By CHARLES FOSTER, Author of the "Story of the Bible."

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Quarto, 232 Pages, 312 Engravings, printed on extra heavy calendered paper, and
bound in English cloth, black side stamp, gilt title on back.

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The Collection of Bible Pictures contained in this book is probably one of the most complete that has ever been brought together in one volume.

In preparing the work, the greatest care has been observed to use only such designs as will adequately illustrate the Bible scenes and fittingly portray the principal events in Bible history.

It has been a matter of great difficulty to obtain so large a number of pictures of the necessary merit, as illustrations of Bible subjects present peculiar difficulties to the artist. While preserving the freedom of style and vigor of treatment necessary to give life to his designs and reality to the varied scenes of the Scripture narrative, he must preserve for them a feeling of reverence and endow them with a dignity worthy of their sacred character.

A large number of the pictures in this book are reproduced from designs by foreign artists who have been celebrated for their skill in this branch of art. Others are by artists in this country. All the pictures have been personally selected by, or else drawn under the direction of, the author, who has spent years of labor and thousands of dollars in forming this collection.

Many of the engravings in "Bible Pictures" were first obtained and used for illustrating the "Story of the Bible" and the "Story of the Gospel," two former books by the same author. Other new engravings have been added, and the whole set, THREE HUNDRED AND TWELVE in number, are now brought together in this one volume, in which the broad pages (8 × 9³⁄₄ inches), fine, heavy paper and careful printing, display their artistic excellence to the best advantage.

The book forms a complete pictorial history of the main portion of the Bible. Many parts are so fully illustrated that the narrative can be followed and understood by merely looking at the series of pictures which illustrate them, so that children unable to read may obtain a fair idea of the nature and sequence of Bible events, by simply turning over the pages. The book, however, is by no means merely a picture book. A lucid and brief explanation, written by the author of the "Story of the Bible," accompanies each picture, on the same page, or on the page immediately facing it, so that the picture and the explanation appear simultaneously to the eye.