A collection of thirty-eight old wood cuts, (collected in Germany) illustrative of the New Testament
Subtitle: with a concise explanation of each subject : printed from the original blocks in the possession of the publishers
Contributors: Unwin Brothers (Firm). Biblia pauperum
Publisher: Printed by J. Johnson ... for Boosey and Sons ...
Published: 1818
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Wood-engraving; Illustrations; Pictorial works; Wood-engraving, German; Prints; Frauds; Bible
Notes: The blocks from which these plates were struck have been the subject of much debate; some scholars identify the blocks as authentic early 16th century blocks, some suggest they were late 18th or early 19th c. forgeries. See John Buchanan-Brown, "A forged series of woodcuts," The Library, 5th ser., v. 29 (June 1974), 165-196. Houghton owns one of the blocks, cataloged under "Wood block depicting a biblical scene" (TypR-89; HOLLIS 11812586). Houghton also owns another printing thought to have been printed in the Netherlands at approximately the same time (because of its Dutch paper).

The "Biblia pauperum" of Unwin Brothers, ltd., London, published in New York, by A.C. Armstrong & Son, 1885, contains the same plates printed from reduced reproductions of the wood blocks.