Chiefly religious admonitions, drawing on John Tillinghast's interpretations of Revelation.A number of broadsides begin: Prophecy fulfilled. Poor Adams paper. The sign.BAC: Only 3 broadsides have a York imprint; the rest give no place of publication.The texts mention Henry Fairfax of Toulston (d. 1759) and George III of England (succeeded to the throne 1760).Printed with metal type, wood blocks, or both.Carey, F. Apocalypse and the shape of things to come, pages 238-239Fairman, Elisabeth R. Pleasures and pastimes, 114, 169BAC: British Art Center has two copies of 1 broadside.
Exhibition History:
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
Subject Terms:
Bible. N.T. Revelations -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Tillinghast, John, 1604–1655. | Toppin, Adam, b. 1701 -- Publisher.