La France Illustrée: Journal Literaire, Scientifique & Religieux (page 1/2)

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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

St.Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 – 1231) is a patron saint of bakers, beggars, brides, charities and of the death of children. She was a princess and at the age of sixteen was taught by Franciscan friars; she wore simple clothes and distributed bread to the poor. The main scene illustrated in this picture is when her brother-in-law accused her of stealing [...] [more...]

Le Tunnel du Saint-Gotthard.—Machine à perforer, mue par l’air comprimé

A man stands facing left, apparently calm, wearing overcoat and wide-brimmed hat, in an underground tunnel; behind him is a large metal cylindrical tank, horizontal, fitted with railway wheels; to the man’s right are two large wheels, the upper with a handle and the lower toothed; the main is operating the upper wheel. In front of the man is a machine [...] [more...]

Saint Bonaventura as a Monk

An engraving of Saint Bonaventura standing in a Franciscan monk’s robe or cowl, hood back to reveal his tonsured head, staring up at birds, children singing, and rays of light suggesting a higher supernatural presence. He is enclosed in a wooden/twig border with six [...] [more...]

Rustic full-page border of twigs with roses, divided into several areas

This full-page border or frame of wooden branches or twigs is divided into six main areas of varying shapes. Although the border is roughly symmetrical there are two roses at the top. [more...]

Monseigneur Dabart, bishop of Périgueux and of Sarlat.

A portrait of Nicolas-Joseph Dabert, who was bishop of Périgueux in Dordogne in France from 1863 to 1901. He wrote a number of books, of which a history of Saint [...] [more...]