Decorative ornament - Large lot of Dutch magic lantern slides (glass slides) for Catholic Bible education – Old - Netherlands

Large lot of Dutch magic lantern slides (glass dia’s) for Catholic Bible teaching – Old Testament & Gospel – about 77 hand-colored pictures in 6 boxes + handwritten lesson booklets – in original storage box “Oud Testament VII”

Netherlands, circa 1900-1930

Extensive, coherent collection of glass lantern slides (diapositives) used for religious instruction, with Dutch handwritten inscriptions. Everything is in the original, diamond-patterned storage box labeled “Oud Testament VII.” On the sides the series are listed: De Vrome Tobias (2nd part), Athalia – Joas, De Heldhaftige Judith, De ondergang van ’t Rijk Juda in 3 bedrijven, Ballingschap, Daniël en zijn drie vrienden, De terugkeer uit de gevangenschap en De laatste profeet.

The contents:

6 cardboard picture boxes with marbled or plain paper and handwritten labels, in blue and red borders (blue seems to indicate Old Testament, red New Testament):

De Heldhaftige Judith (2 boxes, one with the addition “Voorafbeelding der Allerheiligste Maagd Maria”)
| - 13, 14, 15, 18a, 19, 20, 24 and 25
|| - 22, 23, 26, 27a, 27b, 28 and 29
De ondergang van het rijk Juda in drie bedrijven - 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 7b, 7c, 8a, 8b, 11, 11b, 12 and 13
Athalia – Joas / Het Rijk van Juda / Koning Ezechias - 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 11
Leven van de H. Familie te Nazareth (eerste deel) - 1, 2, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Jezus’ lijdensweg naar Calvarie (I) - 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 en 12
Jezus op den dag van zijn Groot Offer – Goede Vrijdag’s morgen (de grootste reeks, ca. 25 plaatjes)
1, 1b, 2, 3, 4b, 5, 7, 8, 9, 9b, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 21b, 23, 25, 27, 28a en 28b

Approximately 75 glass slides in black-edged frames. They are consecutively numbered and mostly have handwritten captions, sometimes with the indication of class and lesson (e.g. “Kl. 7, les 31”, “Kl. 18, les 89”).

Approximately 9 small lesson booklets in red and black artificial leather with labels per series (e.g. Daniel and his three friends, The downfall of the Kingdom of Judah, The return from captivity, Babylonian exile, Athalia and Joas).