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Henry of Eichenfels, and How He Came to a Knowledge of God

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Object Information
  • Title: Henry of Eichenfels, and How He Came to a Knowledge of God
  • Author: Christophe Schmid (German, 1768–1854)
  • Publisher: General Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, and Church Book Society (New York, NY)
  • Printer: Pudney & Russell (New York, NY)
  • Date: 1859
  • Medium: Illustrations: commercial process
  • Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 4 1/16 x 9/16 in. (15.5 x 10.3 x 1.4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Clara Louise Avery, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.580.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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