Souvenir bible

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This New Testament bible dates from the 19th century. It has wooden covers with a view of the Pass of Killiecrankie in Perthshire on the front, and of Scone Palace, also in Perthshire, on the back.

The bible has a leather spine and boards of varnished wood bearing transfer pictures of the Pass of Killiecrankie and Scone Palace.

19th-century wooden souvenirs, which were produced in vast quantities, often featured images of local views. They are a permanent record of the holiday journeys made in Scotland, and of the images which, for the holidaymakers, represented Scotland.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-254-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEW 10
• Date: 19th century
  
• Material: Paper; red leather spine; yellow varnished wooden boards
  Bible, New Testament
  
• Dimensions: 102 mm H x 75 mm W x 20 mm D
  
• What: Bible, New Testament
  
• Subject: Nineteenth-century wooden souvenirs (NMAS Classification)
  
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• Where: Perthshire, Scone Palace
  Scotland, Perthshire, Killiecrankie
  
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• Description: New Testament Bible with a red leather spine and boards of yellow varnished wood bearing transfer pictures of the Pass of Killiecrankie and Scone Palace, 19th century
  
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