German language edition of the Luther Bible ("Die Heilige Schrift") from the late 19th or early 20th century, which was commonly used as a family record book
19th-century German Bible, likely a "Luther Bible" (Die Heilige Schrift), which featured portraits of Martin Luther, often engraved by companies like the Philadelphia-based Illman Brothers
These types of illustrated Bibles were popular in the 19th century for domestic devotional use (häusliche Erbauung) in homes with German-speaking immigrants.
The portrait is typical of antique engravings from the mid-1800s, showing Luther in traditional attire with a fur-collared coat.
