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| Keywords: Vignette by Loutherbourg for the Macklin Bible 1 of 134. Bowyer Bible Old Testament. Headpiece to Genesis.gif en Head-piece to Genesis Emblems of the Law Loutherbourg ™s own title; no Bible reference is given A still life is depicted with the stone tablets of the Decalogue leaning against an urn and ewer amongst rolled scrolls with an ephod or high priest ™s breast-plate with twelve stones for each of the tribes of Israel a censer a trumpet a staff a sword for the punishment of transgressors and a palm leaf upon a fringed cloth thrown over a lectern These are items of the ritual law associated with Jewish worship and festivals Letterpress in two columns below and on verso c 1790-1800 Inscriptions print lettered below image with production detail P J de Loutherbourg invt Jas Fittler Sculp Print made by James Fittler Dimensions Height 482 mms sheet ; width 388 millimetres sheet Clearly the detailed drawing was meant to serve as a head-piece to the first five books of the Bible “ known to the Jews as the Books of the Law the Torah received directly from God and written down by Moses Photos by Harry Kossuth P J de Loutherbourg 1790-01-01 PD-old-100 Book of Genesis Vignettes by Loutherbourg for the Macklin Bible Vignette Drawings by Loutherbourg in the Bowyer Bible High priests of Israel Ceremonial clothing Pectoral neckwear Art depicting the Old Testament by Philippe De Loutherbourg | ||||
