Hans Holbein the younger . THE OLD TESTAMENT ALPHABET 231 Holbein also went to the Old Testament for the subjects of anAlphabet of twenty-four letters, engraved on metal, and of consider-able They begin with the Creation of Eve, and conclude withJacobs journey into Egypt. The letters N to Y are occupied withthe story of Joseph, which is thus given in considerable detail. Inthe letter O, representing Joseph and Potiphars wife, the bed onwhich the latter sits has curtains ornamented with the French lilies. 1 Woltmann, 251.

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