Tactile Printing : First Books and Early Presses
Object ID:
2018.28
Title:
Die Briefe St. Johannes, and Die Ebräer, St. Jakobi und St. Jude [line letter]
Subtitle:
Zum Gebrauch Der Blinden
Author:
Various
Language:
German
Summary:
The Letters of John, Hebrews, James, and Jude from the New Testament of the Bible in raised letters; brown marbled paper covers with thin leather on spine; remnant of paper label pasted to top of spine; text block stitched together, no spacers; font is all capital letters, with each character formed from interconnected dots; embossed on one side of page only with positive pages arranged front to front, and negative sides facing each other; top of each page headed with the page number, book name, and the number of the chapter and first verse;
Publication Date:
1873
Publication Place:
Stuttgart, Germany
Publisher:
Privilegirten Bibelanstalt
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