Revelation xxi.
Woodcut from Adam Petri’s New Testament, 1523
_From a copy in the British Museum_
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[Sidenote: THE OLD TESTAMENT ALPHABET]
Holbein also went to the Old Testament for the subjects of an Alphabet
of twenty-four letters, engraved on metal, and of considerable
size.[490] They begin with the Creation of Eve, and conclude with
Jacob’s journey into Egypt. The letters N to Y are occupied with the
story of Joseph, which is thus given in considerable detail. In the
letter O, representing Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, the bed on which the
latter sits has curtains ornamented with the French lilies.
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