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- Metamorphosis Turn-Up Book, 1790-1820 - Printed and handmade flap or turn-up books entice readers to interact with their pages. This handmade version from the late-18th to early-19th centuries presented a series of moral tales on movable pages. Unfortunately, the artist is unknown -- perhaps a young child made it as part of their education, or maybe a new parent crafted it for their children.
- 1790-1820
- Collections - Artifact
Metamorphosis Turn-Up Book, 1790-1820
Printed and handmade flap or turn-up books entice readers to interact with their pages. This handmade version from the late-18th to early-19th centuries presented a series of moral tales on movable pages. Unfortunately, the artist is unknown -- perhaps a young child made it as part of their education, or maybe a new parent crafted it for their children.
- "Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, from This World to That Which is to Come, Exhibited in a Metamorphosis...," 1821 - John Bunyan, an English writer and Puritan preacher, published <em>The Pilgrim's Progress</em> 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.
- 1821
- Collections - Artifact
"Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, from This World to That Which is to Come, Exhibited in a Metamorphosis...," 1821
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.