[The New England Primer (Boston, 1779) title page] – Antique Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [The New England Primer (Boston, 1779) title page], a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[The New England Primer (Boston, 1779) title page]
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Printed in Boston in 1779, this title page belongs to *The New England Primer*, one of the most widely used schoolbooks in colonial New England. The Primer taught children to read with the alphabet, rhymed verses, and passages drawn from religious teaching, and it had been reprinted for generations by the time this edition appeared. The date is worth noting: British troops had left Boston in March 1776, so a new printing from the town three years later reflects the local book trade working during the Revolutionary War. The woodcut is a typical example of the block-printed illustration that made such school books recognizable to their young readers.
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1779 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,294 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-125756 |
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