Devotional images

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Authoritytgm003051Scope NotePictures intended as aids to prayer or worship. Examples include the small lace paper embossed pictures common in Europe during the 1880s that featured saints or scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. Sometimes issued in sets or used in religious school. May have a brief religious text.

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Broader TermPicturesRelated TermsCollecting cardsDiptychsEphemeraIconsPolyptychsRewards of meritTriptychsNon-preferred TermsHoly cardsReligious picturesSunday school cards

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