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EZEKIEL 35:6-37:2. “Valley of Dry Bones”. Printed in Lyon, by Guilemus Rouillius, 1588. Woodcuts by Pierre Eskrich. 1 COLORED PICTURE WOODCUT of a valley of dry bones coming to life. FINE condition; light stains to outer margin; penstroke in margin perhaps to note the unusual colored woodcut; woodcut clear and sharp (see pics). Written by the prophet at the end of their Babylonian Exile c.740, comparing the People of Israel to dry bones. Text has been interpreted to prefigure what later on came to be known as “resurrection from the dead.” COA on premium “gold leaf” paper. Leaf and COA set in a museum-quality Tri-fold Portfolio.
