The star-independent. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, October 26, 1914, Page 9, Image 9

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    A $5.00 ILLUSTRATED BIBLE
PAD FVFRYRftIYV OmpH'Mntary
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A great statesman said: "No library is com- "P VERY home needs a Bible and one of convenient form, Everybody in Harrisburg will be benefited by ]
plete without two certain books-the Bible "To appreciate the great book it does not necessarily * h e exceptional educational presentation under
.l° i_i_ u I-.• taken by the Harrisburg Star-independent,
and Shakespeare. Hardly a quotation in liter- mean that One milSt be a CilUrCn member Or a religious Here is an opportunity for every reader of the
ature that is not taken from one of these man or woman, but it should be available for every one - £?« 1 I i LU ? 1 ;
/ j , jr. ji_ j j. TRATED BIBLE (Protestant or Catholic) with
books." and otten referred to, and oiten read here and there as practically no effort.
the most interesting of all books; as the books under the
teachings of which the wonderful development of civilization has been accomplished. It matters not how many Bibles you
may have, you will also need this Illustrated Bible which illuminates —i. e. —"throws light upon"—the particular text selected for
illustration, and is beyond doubt the most beautiful edition of the Bible that has ever been published.
FOR EVERY READER A I
Mm PRESENT ONE
STAR-INDEPENDENT CERTIFICATE
taken from any source, and conveniently placed in any part of EXPENSE items of this wonderful distribution,
the b<)ok. embellishment but not directly along- l )iU checking,
accompany, and placed directly next to the verse of Take Your Choice 1
11 ' ' ' l ''' M! r!,is of These Bibles in I
I VJeF distinct, purpose. They enrich the text, I
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WIHI|#VVI IvvK! I*9 "*'& JJj ' <■ jmj plain it SO that many a hitherto obscure
Impossible
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is no other of its kind. Therefore, \ VMAGNIFICENT uii»<* illustration in nnnouneomontH trom .i»\- to day) ill
praise of this superb new book means ILLUSTRATED mlo^n^a"^^!"wnb^m^ I '?^
no dispargement of the many excellent , JP? $5
editions published heretofore. |
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The Illustrations Alone Cost Over $50,000 ||j
600 TEXT PICTURES—TISSOT FULL PAGE PLATES IN COLOR
No Book Like This In the World at Any Pries uiji One Hundred of the World's Greatest Artists I
This Bible is not a mere picture book. It is a genuine high art pro- 111 fill* vIIIJLIIv
duction, worthy of the Twentieth Century. In addition to the world- Working under the advice of archaeologists and historians of wide
famed Tissot pictures in color are 600 illustrations, all exact copies of _ Any book by parcel post include EXTRA ren own, have contributed the choicest products of their skill and ge
onginal paintings and drawings, which constitute the most wonderful ' ( ; ollts Wlthm lo ° mlles » 10 cents lo ° t0 :S(M) x
gallery of Escriptural art in existence to-day-to this branch of the "St "T- ° 'T **""* " "** per,eCttoß
work, and at enormous cost, were called the Greatest living artists, dress . m tllstoncal detail. These pictures are not mere reproductions of me- II
and it is to their intelligent conception of the work and to their mas- 1 diaeval frescoes and more or less familiar modern photographs, in- If
terly skill in portrayal of Bible scenes that the superiority of this Star-Independent. serted at random; they have been especially made, in the light of! |
Bible over any yet produced is mainly due. Every picture is a elo- # * 9 twentieth century knowledge, to illustrate selected texts in accord
quent sermon on these everlasting truths. I Harrisburg, Pa. I ance with the matured beliefs of the greatest living theologians
HA RRTSRU HO STAR-TN T DEPEN HE N'T, MONDAY EVEXIXn OrTniwi? :>r>, lf)U.
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