A Curious Hieroglyphic Bible

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]

A Curious Hieroglyphic Bible
PublisherIsaiah Thomas
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
  1. "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.
  2. "Books That Shaped America". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. "Hieroglyphick Bible for children". 18th Century Bibles & Other Literature. Archived from the original on 2015-01-31. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  4. 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.

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