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152x200, 498x656, 996x1311 | Front Cover, Northland JourneysNorthland Journeys, Part I (1881) The text on the bright red cover reads as follows, in gold letters (the title filled in with blue): Nordland-Fahrten Malerische Wanderungen / durch / Norwegen, Schweden, Irland und Schottland. That is [...] Keywords: book covers, front covers, red, lettering, gold, waterfalls, log cabins, crosses, colour Places shown: none Added: 2020-03-17 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1077x1169, 184x200, 800x868 | Chi-rho symbol (Px) in red, black ad gold from front cover.Fabiola, or, the Church of the Catacombs (1887) The Chi-Rho, or Chiro, symbol is a PX monogram from te first two letters of the Greek word for Christ. This gold and christian Px symbol is set in a gold circle surrounded with flowers on a black fiel [...] Keywords: symbols, crosses, religion, christianity, colour, floriated borders, easter, geometric borders Places shown: none Added: 2013-12-08 + S K L |
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| St. Simon Stylites, Hermit of the PillarHone’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. Keywords: people, crosses, religion, bare feet, clouds, pillars, beards, easter, colour Places shown: none Added: 2003-03-31 + S K L |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 106x200, 410x758, 819x1515 | 53.5.—Cross With Unkempt HairOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879) 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, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2005-11-02 + S K L |
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1521x1518, 200x200, 761x759 | 53.6.—Cross with CircleOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879) Perhaps the circle represents the world, the inner signs the four nails used to crucify the naked Jesus, the outer branches of the cross with the fleurons representing the religion itself. This would [...] Keywords: crosses, symbols, spirit, religion, arrows, fleurs de lys, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2005-11-02 + S K L |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | 53.9.—Gothic CrossOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879) A cross between a cross and the ace of clubs, or perhaps clover leaves. This is called a ‘budded cross’, and in heraldry a ‘treflee cross’, ‘trefoil cross’, ‘bontonee cross’ or bottony cross’. Seiyak [...] Keywords: symbols, crosses, spirit, religion, arrows, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2005-11-02 + S K L |
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1146x1050, 1528x1400, 218x200, 3056x2800, 645x591, 859x787 | 53.11.—Four Quarters CrossOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879) 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, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2005-11-27 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1185x1306, 1580x1741, 182x200, 2108x2322, 255x281, 2810x3096, 340x375, 666x734, 889x979 | 53.21.—Decorative CrossOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879) A cross, seemingly made of three bells and a rose. This image is taken from plate 53. Keywords: crosses, ornaments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-12-25 + S K L |
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139x200, 1737x2500, 521x750, 869x1250 | Saint Bonaventura as a MonkLa France Illustrée: Journal Literaire, Scientifique & Religieux (1878) 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 supe [...] Keywords: saints, people, monks, robes, tonsures, borders, rustic borders, birds, twigs, christianity, religion, crosses, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2023-01-25 + S K L |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x768, 1600x1200, 267x200, 800x600 | 934.—Gable Crosses.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845) Crosses from the gables at the ends of the roof of Salisbury Cathedral. There are three crosses in the picture, so I have marked it as being for Christmas, or for Epiphany or even Easter perhaps, beca [...] Keywords: crosses, stonework, gothic architecture, carving, christmas, xmas, easter, religion, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale Places shown: Salisbury; Wiltshire; England Added: 2012-12-01 + S K L R N |
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1009x690, 1514x1035, 293x200, 3027x2069, 750x513 | 1048.—Border with EvangelistsNew Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (1840) I think the two bearded men depicted here, each holding a pen and page, are Saint Matthew (with the angel) and Saint John (with the cross). This wood-engraving might be suitable for a place-card or ca [...] Keywords: borders, cartouches, cartici, frames, people, beards, religion, crosses, christianity, evangelists, easter, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2014-07-28 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1024x719, 1600x1124, 285x200, 5811x4082, 800x562 | 1050.—Border with BishopsNew Specimen of Cast-Metal Ornaments and Wood Types (1840) Ths border features a bishop with a crook, another with a TV antenna, a cross, pillars, the letters IHS, and wiggly lines. It’s all a bit crooked, but there are even stained-glass-window motifs near t [...] Keywords: borders, religion, bishops, people, symbols, crosses, beards, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2014-03-22 + S K L |
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