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crosses: christian religious symbol of a humiliating death by torture, often found in churches or in public places. A Protestant cross is empty (Christ is no longer suffering) and a Roman Catholic cross has a writhing dying Jesus on it, a supposedly naked man, making it a crucifix.

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St. Simon Stylites, Hermit of the Pillar Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

(page 35)

Saint Simon, partly bald but with a long flowing beard, kneels barefoot on the top of a pillar and holds up a cross. He is wearing sackcloth.

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53.1.—Cross of the Holy Name Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

The closest cross I could find to this one is the symbol used in Cabbalistic mysticism representing a Holy Name. It is also similar to the cross used by the pope and other Papist dignitaries alongsid [...]

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53.3.—Clubs Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This symbol is part-way between a clover-leaf, a Lutheran Cross and they sign for the playing-card suit of clubs, which in turn derives from the alchemical symbol for wood. This image is taken from pl [...]

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53.4.—Decorative Cross Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A decorative cross. The outer part is an anchor cross or a fleur-de-lys cross. I have no further information on this one. There is an index of different crosses at Seiyaku (a site primarily about West [...]

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53.5.—Cross With Unkempt Hair Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This might be a symbol representing a crown, with the crosses implying rule over a spirtual realm but with temporal power, such as an abbot or bishop. I don’t know what the hairstyle is about. Maybe [...]

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53.6.—Cross with Circle Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

Perhaps the circle represents the world, the inner signs the four nails used to crucify the naked Jesus, the outer branches of the cross with the fleurons representing the religion itself. This would [...]

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53.7.—Clubs On Legs Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

Possibly an architectural cross seen at the top of an arch.

This image is taken from plate 53.

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53.9.—Gothic Cross Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A cross between a cross and the ace of clubs, or perhaps clover leaves. This is called a ‘budded cross’, and in heraldry a ‘treflee cross’, ‘trefoil cross’, ‘bontonee cross’ or bottony cross’. Seiyak [...]

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53.11.—Four Quarters Cross Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A cross with a centre divided into four quarters, perhaps representing the four Gospels, the four Evangelists who wrote them, or the four corners of the world. This cross might look well on a map as [...]

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53.21.—Decorative Cross Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A cross, seemingly made of three bells and a rose.

This image is taken from plate 53.

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825.—Waltham Cross Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

On the death of Eleanor, wife of King Edward I: “A long and melancholy journey the mourning king made with [her remains] to the chapel of King Edward the Confessor; and the nation, to whom Eleanor had [...]

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Places shown: Waltham Cross; Hertfordshire; England

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826.—Charing Cross. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This is a picture of an engraving of a reproduction of a cross originally built for King Edward I to commemorate his late wife, Queen Eleanor. For more details see Fig. 825.

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