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A Material History of Rebuses

A Material History of Rebuses

Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753–84) and “Acrostic Rebuses” of the 1770s

Phillis Wheatley Peters (1753–84) and “Acrostic Rebuses” of the 1770s

Reading Rebus is an online collection of rebus ephemera, research into their history and cultural uses, and an interactive, digital playground for translations.

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