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Books with color illustrations were once rare and costly, but during the nineteenth century advances in color printing technology allowed publishers to include color more frequently. At the same time teachers and government officials attempted to employ graphic displays to facilitate understanding of often abstract or invisible concepts or to show data in a form that could more easily be grasped and retained. The use of color enhanced these endeavors. Dating from 1847 to 1876, the four books discussed here were selected because their authors deliberately chose to replace the written word with color graphics to provide instruction in the sciences and social sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on marriages in Aksum, Northern Ethiopia and its documentation in the gama paintings of the region. Topics discussed include the production of paintings associated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOC) in Aksum; the paintings representing religious narratives, including Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary; and the chromolithographs produced in the region depicting European images of Christian figures. Also mentioned are the Tigraian ethnic group, and the depiction of the importance of women's virginity before marriage in art.

The article discusses Christian Chromolithographs, or color prints, in Ethiopia. The prints represent both popular and traditional religious themes of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC). However, they do not always follow strict church guidelines and traditions of EOC sponsored art. The chromolithographs allow Ethiopians a chance to own religious art which had previously been beyond the means of many. Church-trained painters appreciate the religious nature of the prints, but have had to expand the scope of their painting themes to increase the appeal of their original works for foreigner art buyers in order to earn money. The article also explores the use of chromolithographs in Ethiopian home shrines.

Discusses the incorporation of chromolithographic imagery into vodun arts. Information on most vodun art forms; Discussion of chromolithographs in vodunland; Hindu images in Mami Wata vodun.