Christian similitudes: being a series of emblematic engravings, with written explanations, miscellaneous observations, and religious reflections, designed to illustrate divine truth, in accordance with the cardinal principles of Christianity ..
An emblem book by John Warner Barber, published in Cincinnati in 1866 for lay Protestant readers, pairing engraved allegories with scripture citations and written explanations of doctrine. The wood engravings set winged angels, pilgrims, tombs and rayed light in oval or square frames, with scripture references lettered on small tablets inside the scene, giving designers ready-made emblem vignettes, framed silhouettes, and captions built into the picture.
