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Bible Words for Birthdays DUNIH 454.7

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Bible Words for Birthdays

Book, entitled 'Bible Words for Birthdays'. Bound in leather and brass with tooled decoration on front and clasp. Inscribed 'Charles Phillips JP'. This intricately decorated book contains bible quotations appropriate for birthdays on each day of the year. As well as his own (marked as 23rd October); Phillips has also noted the birthdays of many of his family and friends, such as his mother Margaret’s birthday which fell on 9th September. Part of a collection of paintings, etchings and personal effects relating to Charles Gustav Phillips, a prolific Dundee artist and for many years the treasurer of Ward Road Baptist Church, Dundee. Phillips worked in a variety of media: oils, watercolour and etchings and was particularly known for his landscapes and townscapes of Dundee and the surrounding areas. His work was regularly exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. He died in 1944 at the age of 80 and his work was bequeathed to Dundee Heritage Trust in 2002 by his son William S Phillips.

Number: DUNIH 454.7
Name: Bible Words for Birthdays
Date: Not Specified
Location: In Store