A book about pictures : intended for the young

A book about pictures : intended for the young

Author: Templeton, Thomas

Year: 1842

CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. Pages 7—14. CHAPTER I. The picture show. Pages 15 — 23 CHAPTER II. PICTU RE-WRIT1NG. Mr. Fairbank's parlour — A picture-book for the young wanted — Definition of a picture — Picture-writing of the Mexicans and North Americans — Curious picture letter — Blunder of an illiterate man — Egyptian hieroglyphics — Specimen of hieroglyphics — Chinese picture characters — The alphabet 24—43 CHAPTER III. PICTURES ON SEALS AND COINS. Seal rings — Form of ancient seals — Amulets and talismans — idolatrous figures on seals — Babylonian signets — Medals and coins — Money — Earliest coins — Persian darics — Earliest Jewish coins — Roman coins — Phenician coins — Popish medals — Scripture illustrated by ancient coins — The fall of man and the first promise of the Saviour — Serpent worship — Medals, coins, and traditions referring to the flood — Historic value of ancient seals and coins — Mr. Jenkins' three proposals 44 — 64 CHAPTER IV. PICTURES ON ANCIENT MONUMENTS. Early use of monuments — Obelisks of Egypt — Egyptian pictures — Perspective — Pictures in Egyptian tombs — Brick-making in Egypt — Canaanitish pictures — Chambers of imagery — Explanation of Scripture texts ref