The Gallery of Scripture Engravings, Historical and Landscape, with Descriptions, Historical, Geographical and Pictorial

The Gallery of Scripture Engravings is a comprehensive book that features a collection of historical and landscape engravings from the Bible, accompanied by detailed descriptions that provide historical, geographical, and pictorial context. Written by John Kitto, a renowned biblical scholar, this book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Bible. The engravings are beautifully rendered and offer a glimpse into the world of ancient Israel, from the bustling cities to the serene countryside. The descriptions provide a wealth of information, including historical background, geographical context, and explanations of the symbolism and significance of the scenes depicted in the engravings. This book is an excellent reference for scholars, students, and anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the Bible and its cultural context.1867. This book contains all three volumes of this scarce work! In a desire to make this work interesting, not only as a pictorial publication but a reading book, the text connected with the copious engravings found throughout each volume aims at describing the subject or relating the circumstances in popular language. It is not intended that criticisms on the pictures themselves, or historical notices concerning them, should form a prominent feature of this undertaking: but this has not been altogether neglected, whenever the celebrity of the picture as a work of art, or other circumstances of interest, have seemed to require such attention.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.