Items matching spirit

62c.—Initial capital letter “C” from Dance of Death Alphabet

This decorative initial letter “C”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. it features an emperor in the clutches of two skeletons, or Deaths, one of whom he r [...]

Keywords: letterc, initials, death, skeletons, spirit

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Added: 2009-03-12

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62f.—Initial capital letter “F” from Dance of Death Alphabet.

This decorative initial letter “F”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. Two grinning skeletons, representing Death, are attacking an empress sitting in her [...]

Keywords: letterf, initials, death, skeletons, royalty, spirit

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Added: 2009-03-28

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62b.—Initial capital letter “B” from Dance of Death Alphabet

This decorative initial letter “B”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It features two skeletons, or death-figures, a dog and a pope. Some commentators say [...]

Keywords: letterb, initials, death, skeletons, religion, spirit

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Added: 2009-03-07

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62e.—Initial capital letter “E” from Dance of Death Alphabet

This decorative initial letter “E”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It features a skeleton, representing Death, with bony hands on the shoulders of a ca [...]

Keywords: lettere, initials, death, skeletons, spirit

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Added: 2009-03-22

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62a.—Initial capital letter “A” from Dance of Death Alphabet

This decorative initial letter “A”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein the Younger and dating from 1523. It features a skeleton banging a drum (or tabor) with a bone, and also p [...]

Keywords: lettera, initials, death, skeletons, music, musical instruments, spirit

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Added: 2009-03-07

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Fairy Dance.

Fairy Dance. By W. E. Frost, R.A. From a book of poems by the Rev. T. J. Judkin. Seven women, all barefoot and several topless, are dancing on a beach, weaving in and around one another by a natural [...]

Keywords: people, dance, spirit, bare feet, beaches, nudity

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Added: 2008-07-26

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53.18.—Fleur-de-Lys

A printer’s ornament, or, more likely, a calligraphic decoration. The name fleur-de-lys, or fleur-de-lis, may derive from the iris flower found on the banks of the River Lys in France, although the fl [...]

Keywords: symbols, ornaments, calligraphy, spirit, religion, heraldry, fleurs de lys

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Added: 2006-12-23

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53.29.—IHS Monogram

A calligraphic “I.H.S.” from plate 53. The monogram IHS comes from the Greek for Jesus, IHESUS, or from the Latin Ihesus Hominum Salvator, which is, Jesus, saviour of Mankind (Jesus was the name of a [...]

Keywords: symbols, spirit, religion, monograms, christmas

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Added: 2007-08-16

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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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53.2.—IHS Monogram

The monogram IHS comes from the Greek for Jesus, IHESUS, or from the Latin Ihesus Hominum Salvator, which is, Jesus, saviour of Mankind (Jesus was the name of a religious person). A modern interpretat [...]

Keywords: symbols, spirit, religion, monograms, christmas

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Added: 2006-01-20

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53.16.—IHS

The monogram IHS comes from the Greek for Jesus, IHESUS, or from the Latin Ihesus Hominum Salvator, which is, Jesus, saviour of Mankind (Jesus was the name of a religious person). A modern interpretat [...]

Keywords: ornaments, monograms, symbols, spirit, religion, typography, lettering, christmas

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Added: 2006-07-02

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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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