Items matching crosses taken from Hone’s Everyday Book (1826)

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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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Pictures from The Everyday Book and Table Book, by William Hone, 1826, London.

The illustrations are probably by George Cruikshank.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for William Hone and another for George Cruikshank.

The book has been scanned entirely and low-resolution page images of the full book are online hosted by Google.

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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Added: 2006-01-09

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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