Bible Symbols (page 2/5)

Front Cover

The front cover of “Bible Symbols” is black with a vaguely religions decorative pattern embossed up on it, and the title in gold. I have made a separate image featuring just the central title cartouche from the front cover. [more...]

Bible Symbols Cartouche

A detail from the front cover of the “Bible Symbols” book, with the words Bible Symbols in gold. If you want to replace the ettering, first clone out the existing [...]Gimp Free image editor. [more...]

The Good Shepherd

ernhard Plockhorst’s famous painting shows Jesus as a caucasian male (with a long straight nose), surrounded by sheep. He is barefoot, and carries a lamb, holding [...] [more...]

Bible Symbols Title Page

Some people say that a good title page should contain an odd number of clumps of text; here there are five, so this must be good, right? I have also made a separate image out of the purple border around the page. [more...]

Purple Victorian Vine-leaf Border

This vine-leaf border is characteristic of the late Victorian era; although this book was printed in 1908, it was first published in 1904, and is on the cusp between Victorian and Edwardian. It is printed in purple; there is an almost [...] [more...]

54.—But these are they of which ye shall not eat.

The complete quotation, using the King James Bible of 1611, is as follows: [more...]

The Eagle and the Ossifrage

The Eagle and the Ossifrage taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...]

The Ospray and the Glede

The Ospray and the Glede taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...]

The Kite and the Vulture

The Kite and the Vulture taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...]

The Raven

The Raven taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...]

The Owl and the Night Hawk

The Owl and the Night Hawk taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...]