Subject Index
This index includes Biblical names as well as Thumb Bibles. The latter ones are listed under their title. For the names of the respective authors, the Index on names. Further on, Thumb Bibles and other primary sources are listed in chronological order on pages 408 to 413.
Abraham
144, 154, 228, 329f.
American Tract Society
365
An Agnus Dei (1601)
25–40
Bible / Sripture
hieroglyphick
293
iconic dimension
369
importance
218, 228, 295, 314
picture bibles
100f., 229–237, 375–380, 390
reading
143, 185, 265, 297, 308, 354–358
selection of texts
388f.
Bible History (1811)
264–270, 348
Bible in Miniature
John Harris-Edition (1771)
156–164, 262
William Harris-Edition (1778)
156–164
Elizabeth Newbery (1780)
164–168, 262
Mozley-Edition (1795–1815)
254f.
John Harris-Edition (1806)
168–170, 336
For Children (1835)
26, 263f., 372
Bibles de chignon
48
Biblia
Altdorff (1704)
9, 102–114, 129, 141, 144, 155, 252, 371f.
Ectypa (1695)
82f., 99f.
Ectypa Minora (1696)
83f.
London (1727)
9, 139–156
Zurich (c.1705)
114–125
Biblische Augen- und Seelenlust (1696)
84–92
Bijou Bible
176f.
Brazen serpent
120
Child’s Bible
The Child’s Bible (1834)
298–308
The Child’s Bible (after 1859)
327–334
A Child’s Bible (1970)
372
Children’s Bible
New Testament (2010)
378
Old Testament (2010)
377f.
Child’s Picture Bible
The Child’s Picture Bible (c.1845)
215–229, 262, 346f.
The Child’s Picture Testament (c.1840)
215–229, 262
Children and Youth
and Bible
308, 321, 356–358, 384
direct addressing
188, 197, 228, 299, 321, 330
Children’s Libraries
A Book-Case of Knowledge
177–181
Miniature Historic Library
200
Pocket Library of Lilliputian Books
185–191
Tilt’s Hand-Books for Children
215f.
The Young Christian’s Library
191–200
Commandment
to twofold love
329f.
Covenants
117, 143f.
Conversion
199, 227, 245, 247f., 314, 341
Crown of glory
294f., 358f.
Creation
112, 151, 153, 255f., 302, 335, 338, 347
Crystal Bible
370f.
Daniel in the Lion’s Den
232, 330, 372, 374
David, Royal Psalmist
161, 167, 221f., 275, 288, 290, 330
Dess Alten / Neuen Testaments Mittler (1690)
74–82, 126
Education
character building
333
of all children
258f.
religious
296, 283, 337
Eine kurzgefaßte Geschichte (1811)
60n72, 264
Elija fed by the ravens
78, 291
Elisa and the She-bears
274, 299–301, 324f., 330
Emblems
290f.
Enlightenment
161, 180, 185, 270, 292, 297, 386, 395
Eutychius who fell
305f.
Evangelicalism
225–228, 314
Frontispiece
Analysis
20–23
Adam and Eve
201, 304, 320, 349, 351–354
American
342–363
Bible
310, 354f.
British
251–257
Children and Youth
354–359
Christina Everardina
133, 135
Creation
337, 347f.
German
21–23, 125–135
Good shepherd
328, 332
Jesus Christ
195, 359–363
Martin Luther
134
Moses and Christ
109, 117, 126f., 129–134, 149–151, 160, 195
Summary
392–395
God
attributes
147, 169
images of God
182, 329, 391
trinity
110–112
Guide for the Childe, A (1667)
71
Heilige Schrifft Alt und Neuen Testaments, Die (c.1710)
92–102, 129
History of the Bible / The History of the Holy Bible
Edition (1802)
187–190
Edition (1812, 1825ff.)
270–280, 343, 348
Edition (c.1851)
276f., 362
History of the Holy Jesus (1745)
261, 350
History of Jesus, The (1802)
196–199
History of the New Testament, The (1802)
190f.
Holy Bible
abridged (1757)
171f., 351
in Verse (1698/1717)
63–72, 262
in Miniature, The (c.1815)
209–215
Holy Bible, The
Edition (1858–69)
263
Edition (1896)
366f.
Hosentaschenbibel (2004)
375–377
Huguenots
48
Icones Biblicae
75–78, 81, 138f.
Illustrated Bible
The Illustrated Bible (c.1850)
238–251
The Illustrated Testament (c.1854)
238–251
Illustrations
68, 91, 100f., 156, 161, 170, 208, 224f., 231–233, 249, 265–268, 277, 315, 326, 334, 378, 383, 391f.
Inhalt der ganzen heiligen Schrift (1945)
371f.
Jesus Christ
baptism
122, 204, 224
crucifixion
180, 205, 214, 284, 335, 360
at the temple
121, 266, 279
the good shepherd
331f., 362
and the children
204, 212f.
last supper
92, 123
nativity
151f., 249, 266, 302
sermon on the mount
268, 303
Jonah
98, 232, 274
Joseph story
138, 158, 330
Juvenile Bible
The Juvenile Bible (c.1825)
336
The Sunday School Juvenile Bible (1832)
261, 334–342
Last Judgment
109, 112f., 149, 160f., 161, 171f., 180, 191, 203, 294f.
Literacy
54
Little Bible
The Little Bible (1964)
372–374
The Little Picture Bible (1835–40)
215–229
The Little Picture Testament (1835–40)
215–229
My Little Bible (1994)
375
Little Pretty Pocket Book (1744)
9
Mary
Magdalene
80, 154, 207
mother of Jesus
108, 160, 207, 222f., 278
Memorising
51, 71f.
Micro-Miniature books
364–367, 385
Micro-Miniature Bibles
369f., 385
Midget Bible
369f.
Miniature Book News
10
Miniature Bible
A Miniature of the Holy Bible (1835)
309–318
A Miniature History of the Holy Bible (1821)
287–298
Miniature Bible, or Abstract (1816)
281–287
Miniature Bible, with Engravings (1839)
318–327
Miniature book
history
6–11
size
385
Moses
Moses and the tablets / law
119, 128, 166, 233–235, 273, 338, 342–347
Typology Moses-Jesus Christ
109, 117, 126f., 129–134, 149–151. 252f., 160, 195
Nano Bible
370
New England Primer
68
News-Letter of the LXIVMOS
10
Noah/Noah’s ark
17, 67, 178, 233f., 267
Picture
Bibles
100f., 228–237, 375–389, 390
use of
101f., 218, 308
Piety
247, 289, 293
Photolithography
366
Pocket-Bible for Little Masters (1772)
172, 181–185
Puritanism
children’s literature
64, 258f.
literacy
65, 258f.
religious education
65, 296, 321, 337
theology
8, 38, 72, 163f., 171, 191
Railway imagery
239–243
Railway to Heaven
237–240
Religious Education
early religion
296, 337
use of pictures
101f., 218, 308
Religious Tract Society
365
Revival movement
7, 254, 301
Role model
133, 245, 257, 308, 333
Sacred History (1802)
194f., 199
Salvation History
142–144, 257, 280, 313
Salvator Mundi
40–63, 126f.
Samson
274, 288, 290f., 315, 317, 324
Scripture History (1803)
177–181
Short History, A
A Short History (1807)
200–208, 288–300
A Short History (1817)
357
A Short History (1818)
350
Sin
fall of man
55, 67, 69f., 81, 85–90, 96, 211, 267, 304, 312, 339
forgiveness
207f., 257, 308, 313, 341
Sola scriptura
8, 308, 315, 384, 386
Souldiers Pocket Bible, The
25
Spiritual Railway
240f.
Sunday rest
147f., 245f.
Sunday School Movement
365
Thumb Bibles, general aspects
academic research
10, 14
bibliography
9, 12–14, 262
cataloguing
5
collector’s items
9–12
decline
364–369
definition
1–6, 384
history
6–9, 371–379
present for children
54, 209n35
profile
8, 381
Thumb Bibles, literary aspects
addressees
45f., 53f., 100f., 129–132, 197, 215, 298f., 307f., 321, 350–354, 384
and emergence of children’s literature
386f.
literary genre
40, 48f., 384
literary contexts
384–388
literary scholarship
9–17
meter
32f., 49–51, 67f.
Thumb Bible, aspects of publishing
bindings
165, 168, 238f., 243, 291, 382f.
marketing strategies
174, 216, 272
printing techniques
7f., 171, 173
size
5f., 12, 380, 382f.
printing places
8, 26f., 259–261
Timothy
305–308, 321–323
Verbum Sempiterum
40–63, 262
Woodcut technology
173, 304
Wood’s Pictorial Bible (c.1845)
229–237