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Earth Could Not Answer

XXXIII Earth could not answer; nor the Seas that mourn In flowing Purple, of their Lord forlorn; Nor rolling Heaven, with all his Signs reveal’d And hidden by the sleeve of Night and Morn. An old man [...]

Keywords: robes, beards, people, colour, candles, pictures of books

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Added: 2006-01-20

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29.—Arch-Druid in his full Judicial Costume.

A fanciful drawing of an Arch-Druid (archdruid) in his full costume, judicial presumably meaning that he is ready to judge over people. An old and stern-looking man with a long flowing beard wears a r [...]

Keywords: people, beards, bare feet, monks, robes, druids, spooky, christmas

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Added: 2005-12-20

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13.—Two Druids. Bas-relief found at Autun.

This carved likeness was found in an earth burial-mound, a barrow. “These remarkable monuments contain not only the bones and the ashes of the dead, but various articles of utility and ornament, domes [...]

Keywords: people, beards, astrology, druids, robes

Places shown: Autun; Burgandy; France

Added: 2005-12-20

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1028.—Franciscan, or Grey Friar

The Franciscan monk or friar shown here wears a robe (a habit) and sandals; he carries a small cross on a chain or rosary. [Saint Francis of Assisi] surrendered all, even to the last article of his cl [...]

Keywords: people, robes, religion, monks, costumes

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-12-20

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15.—Group of Arch-Druid and Druids

A group of bearded older men wearing robes sit in disputation or discussion. They are in a forest.

Keywords: people, beards, monks, robes, druids, trees, astrology

Places shown: none

Added: 2005-12-20

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1029.—Dominican, or Black Friar

The monk shown here is a Black Friar; despite the text he has neither bare feet nor sandals, but wears shoes; he also has more ornate robes than the text would seem to imply. In a great measure, men [...]

Keywords: people, robes, religion, monks, costumes

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-08-21

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Étude a la Plume

pour la Mort de la Vierge, par Albert Durer. (Collection Jvellanos à l’Institute de Gijon (Espagna) Study [using] the pen, for Death of the Virgin by Albrecht Dürer (Duerer). From the Jovellanos coll [...]

Keywords: scholars, people, robes, religion, beards, sorrow

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-01-30

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Sonnet Introduction Border

The border and decoration from page 103. An angel, wearing a toga, but with bare feet and bare-legged, beckons to the writer, depicted as a monk with a robe and medieval pointed shoes. I included fai [...]

Keywords: monks, angels, robes, borders, colour

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Added: 2005-11-14

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