25618

Title

Subject

Description

In this chronological overview of world history the spine crosses the top of the book, so that the pages must be turned from bottom to top as they are read. The text was printed from engraved plates instead of movable types and text was only printed on one side of each leaf.

Creator

Blandy, Adam, b.1685?, Blandy, William, 1687 or 1688–1739, joint author, and Parsons, William.

Source

25618. Adam Blandy. Chronological Tables of the World, Commencing with the Creation and Ending with the Nativity of Jesus Christ. Oxford: For Adam Blandy, [ca. 1727].

Relation

TextShape

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

English

Type

Historical tables

Collection

The Shape of Content in Christian Books, Broadsides, and Prints

Citation

Blandy, Adam, b.1685?, Blandy, William, 1687 or 1688–1739, joint author, and Parsons, William. , “25618,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 16, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1718.