Religious emblems : 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 ; Religious allegories : 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
American Protestant emblem book by William Holmes and John Warner Barber, published by Barber in New Haven in 1851, pairing engraved allegories with written explanations for lay Christian readers. The small wood engravings show lone figures on cliffs and stormy seas, crowds grasping at labeled bubbles, and rays breaking through dense hatched clouds, giving designers compact allegorical vignettes and lettered symbols.
