The Heart, Its Tendency to Evil, with Hints towards its Purification, 1870The Heart of Man: Either Temple of God or Habitation of Satan is a work calculated to awaken & promote a Christian disposition. It invokes highly figural, emblematic imagery to depict various states of the soul. The original German work by Johannes Gossner was first published in 1812 but the images were based on an earlier Catholic emblem book from the 1500s or 1600s. Gossner had originally been Catholic, but was ousted for his evangelical tendencies

The devil represents hot liquid while the fur clad figure represents cold

A lot of work went into this tiny little fairy

Sometimes the plates and spoon in these kits are silver

The little babe is surrounded by a gorgeous

which was missing

for her promise that after her passing she will send down showers of roses from heaven to affirm she heard one’s prayers

This volume contains numerous sentimental verses on the subject of friendship & family

there are 3 hand colored illustrations

mid-19th century devotional print of the archangel Michael defeating Satan

where his taxidermied remains were on view for a time until they were destroyed in a fire

Refer to photos for size and condition: Small smudge on the mat from someone who was careless

very small holes here and there to the beige silk that are not noticeable beneath the lace