Items matching crosses

53.21.—Decorative Cross

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

This image is taken from plate 53.

Keywords: crosses, ornaments

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53.11.—Four Quarters Cross

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 [...]

Keywords: symbols, crosses, spirit, religion, arrows, ornaments

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Added: 2006-01-20

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53.5.—Cross With Unkempt Hair

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 [...]

Keywords: crosses, symbols, spirit, religion, crowns

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Added: 2006-01-20

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53.4.—Decorative Cross

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 [...]

Keywords: symbols, crosses, spirit, religion, arrows, fleurs de lys

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Added: 2006-01-20

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53.7.—Clubs On Legs

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

This image is taken from plate 53.

Keywords: symbols, crosses, spirit, religion, fleurs de lys

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Added: 2006-01-20

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53.9.—Gothic Cross

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 [...]

Keywords: symbols, crosses, spirit, religion, arrows

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Added: 2006-01-20

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53.6.—Cross with Circle

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 [...]

Keywords: crosses, symbols, spirit, religion, arrows, fleurs de lys

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53.3.—Clubs

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 [...]

Keywords: symbols, crosses, playing cards, games

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Added: 2006-01-20

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53.1.—Cross of the Holy Name

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 [...]

Keywords: symbols, crosses, spirit, religion

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Added: 2006-01-20

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St. Simon Stylites, Hermit of the Pillar

(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.

Keywords: people, crosses, religion, bare feet, clouds, pillars, beards

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Added: 2006-01-09

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Waltham Cross

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 [...]

Keywords: crosses, statuary, monuments

Places shown: Waltham Cross; Hertfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-30

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826.—Charing Cross.

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.

Keywords: crosses, statuary, monuments

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Added: 2007-11-20

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