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Religious Cultures

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Detail of a printed book shows title page with manuscript notations at the top of the page.

A summary history of New-England

Hannah Adams

1799

Detail from a manuscript codex shows "America" in focus within a Spanish text.

Redondez de la tierra, y de los Abitadores de ella

María de Jesús de Agreda

1600s

Detail of a printed book shows title page with text in Massachuset and English.

The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

John Eliot

1661

Detail of an embroidered cloth book binding shows letters "JHS" in gold and green beads.

[Abecedario]

1813

A hand-colored woodcut depicts a man with a walking stick. In the background a ship and palm trees are visible. Some text in French is visible.

Le Vrai Portrait du Juif Errant

circa 1820s

Printed title page includes decorative border and text in English reading "The Whole Book of Psalmes Faithfully translated into English metre." Left side of the page shows manuscript notations.

The whole booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre

1640

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18th Century

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