Items matching angels

The Song of Bethlehem

“On wheels of light, on wings of flame, The glorious hosts of Zion came.” “The Song of Bethlehem.” – Campbell. From “Lays of the Holy Land.” By J. R. Clayton. By permission of Messrs. James Nisbet & C [...]

Keywords: christmas, angels, bare feet, wings, religion

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-11-09

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Title Page Detail: Angel With Whip

This vignette, or little scene, is on the title page. A winged angel stands amidst two groups of little children. One group, clad in white, have wreaths of flowers round their heads and are praying. [...]

Keywords: children, boys, angels, people, whips, punishments, bare feet

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-07

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St. Cecilia

A crowned woman with long hair, robes and sandals wears a pendant and sits clutching her chest. A carved music seat in the shape of an eagle holds a score (sheet music). A winged angel plays a portab [...]

Keywords: angels, people, music, wings, bare feet, cherubs, christmas, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-09

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Jacob’s Dream

“A vision of beauty burst upon the soul of Jacob, as he laid his head upon a stone, and dreamed. He was a lone wanderer in the world, flying from a brother whom he had defrauded of his birthright, and [...]

Keywords: angels, cherubs, biblical scenes, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-10

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584.—Bracket, Lincoln.

A bracket, possibly a corbel supporting the end of an arch, in th form of a winged angel holding a shield with a cross on it.

Keywords: angels, statuary, carving, religion, spirit, christmas

Places shown: Lincoln; Lincolnshire; English

Added: 2008-12-09

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Initial Leter Q From Mitelli’s Alphabet

Thiis decorative initial “Q” was used as a drop capital (drop cap); it is marked, “Lettre tirée de l’Alphabet de Mitelli.” The letter Q is formed from two female angels, one topless and one naked, bac [...]

Keywords: letterq, initials, angels, wings, nudity

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-01-23

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Miniature painting of a scribe writing at a desk

A Mediæval (OK, Medieval in America) miniature painting taken from a Latin book of hours. A bearded scribe uses a quill pen to write in a book that rests on a wooden writing desk. He wears a blue gow [...]

Keywords: colour, scholars, people, books, angels, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-03-01

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Painted miniature: a writer, with a castle in the background

I suspect this is a complex emblem painting. A man with long curly hair sits barefoot on the grass, wearing a blue robe and with a red and gold cloak on his lap. He gazes heavenward for inspiration, [...]

Keywords: colour, scholars, angels, castles, bare feet, people, mediaeval, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-03-01

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Bottom border with angel

Bottom deorative element from page 122, an angel playing the violin on the left, with vine leaves on the bottom. The angel is barefoot and winged.

Keywords: angels, borders, ornaments, music, musical instruments, christmas, romance, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-01-31

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115. Love Hath So Long Possessed Me

Full page image showing the sonnet and also the decoration. I have scanned the angel separately, as the next image. Love hath so long possess’d me for his own And made his lordship so familiar That he [...]

Keywords: page images, colour, angels, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-11-14

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Symbol of St. Matthew the Evangelist

Saint Matthew is traditionally depicted (shown) as a human or an angel. He holds a scroll, representing the Gospel he wrote.

This image is a detail from a larger picture.

Keywords: symbols, evangelists, saints, saint matthew, people, angels, religion

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-10-24

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116. Zodiac Wheel

The zodiac wheel together with the four quarters. It is supported by two angels and the text: “Quomodo sedet sola civitas plena populo! Facta est quasi vidua domina gentium!” (p. 116) That is from th [...]

Keywords: colour, christmas, zodiac, astrology, angels

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-11-16

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