"Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, from This World to That Which is to Come, Exhibited in a Metamorphosis...," 1821

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Artifact Overview

John Bunyan, an English writer and Puritan preacher, published The Pilgrim's Progress in 1678. The Christian allegorical story has remained in print ever since. In the early 1800s, John Warner Barber designed and created illustrations for this "metamorphosis" version published by P. B. Goodsell. Images and text change when readers flip panels up or down.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1821

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

88.0.420.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5.375 in
Width: 3.5 in