Items matching christmas taken from Astrology (1806)

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christmas: the supposed anniversary of the birth of Jesus, although since there were baby lambs it was more likely at Easter. Many of these christmas pictures would make good xmas clip-art or would be good on the front of a christmas card.

Synonyms: xmas, noel

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A New and Complete Illustration of the Occult Sciences by Ebenezer Sibly [1751-1800], M.D. F.R.H.S., Embellished with Curious Copper-Plates, London, 1806.

Part of this text is online courtesy of Joseph H. Peterson, and a search for Ebenezer Sibly, A New and Complete Illustration of the Occult Sciences, Book 4 should find it; since he doesn’t allow any further reproduction, I have not linked to it directly.

Nativity of Christ [detail: star chart]

Astrology (1806)

“The NATIVITY of our Blessed LORD and SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST. Upon this nativity I shall not venture to give any opinion of my own. It was calculated above a century ago [i.e. before 1706], by that lea [...]

Keywords: astrology, religion, christmas, charts

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-12-13

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Frontispiece, Judges V. 20.

Astrology (1806)

The engraving opposite the title page of this erly 19th century (1806) book on Astrology clearly tries to place a Biblical and Christian veneer over the proceedings. It falls perhaps a little wide of [...]

Keywords: astrology, temples, people, zodiac, spooky, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-12-29

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Nativity of Christ [detail: crib scene]

Astrology (1806)

This engraved drawing of the Nativity, that is, of the birth of Jesus Christ, appears beneath the atrological star chart for Jesus. The nativity scene shows Mary and Joseph, with the new-born baby boy [...]

Keywords: people, buildings, children, astrology, christmas

Places shown: Bethlehem; Palestine

Added: 2006-12-19

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