Items taken from Religion in the Home (1913) (results page 1)

Front CoverReligion in the Home (1913)

The reddish fron cover of this 1913 book, with gilt lettering saying:

Keywords: book covers, colour

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Added: 2012-07-18

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Decorative initial letter ‘T”Religion in the Home (1913)

A decorative initial letter T used as a drop cap; this one has a cherub with a Star of David, a wreath and a ribbon; it is used at the start of a chapter on the Book of Deuteronomy, and has Jewish sym [...]

Keywords: lettert, initials, inhabited initials, cherubs, stars, religion, judaism, greyscale

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Added: 2009-12-01

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LeviteReligion in the Home (1913)

Showing the way a Jewish Levite dressed in “Biblical” times (actually a span of over 1,000 years, so fashions might not have been totally constant). He has a beard, a plain turban, a long robe with a [...]

Keywords: costumes, robes, religion, turbans, people, bare feet, judaism, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-12-01

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High-PriestReligion in the Home (1913)

Showing the way a Jewish High Priest dressed in “Biblical” times (actually a span of over 1,000 years, so fashions might not have been totally constant). He has a beard, a feather head-dress, a tunic [...]

Keywords: costumes, religion, people, bare feet, judaism, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-12-01

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PriestReligion in the Home (1913)

Showing the way a Jewish priest dressed in “Biblical” times (actually a span of over 1,000 years, so fashions might not have been totally constant). He has a beard, a turban, a long robe fastened wit [...]

Keywords: costumes, religion, turbans, people, bare feet, robes, judaism, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-12-01

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Decorative initial letter S with ancient Greek columnReligion in the Home (1913)

This decorated capital letter “S” features a broken-off fluted column sprouting ivy. A broken column is sometimes used as a monument for someone who died as a child, symbolising the broken-off life. I [...]

Keywords: letters, initials, floriated initials, greyscale

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Added: 2012-07-18

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Decorative initial letter S with ancient Greek column and green ivyReligion in the Home (1913)

This is a version of the drop cap letter S that I have coloured.

Keywords: letters, initials, ivy, floriated initials, creepers, green, colour, floriated initials, vignetted initials, coloured initials

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Added: 2012-07-18

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Letter D with angelReligion in the Home (1913)

An illuminated letter “D” printed at the start of a chapter for a drop cap (dropped capital). I also made a red and gold angel version of this letter. The angel has wings and a trumpet; he has a wreat [...]

Keywords: initials, letterd, inhabited initials, christmas, romance, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-12-30

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Decorative initial letter D, gold with red angelReligion in the Home (1913)

An illuminated letter “D” printed at the start of a chapter for a drop cap (dropped capital). The original was black and white, and I coloured it red and gold. The angel has wings and a trumpet; he ha [...]

Keywords: letterd, initials, inhabited initials, angels, wings, religion, xmas, christmas, red, gold, colour, romance, musical instruments, trumpets

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Added: 2012-07-19

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The Book of the Law Found.—2 Kings 22 : 10, 11.Religion in the Home (1913)

A priest with a long beard (actually a Scribe by the name of Shaphan) reads to King Josiah from an old book on a stand. The cited scripture (using, as the book does, the King James Bible) is: 10 And [...]

Keywords: religion, royalty, beards, books, old books, pictures of books, people, scholars, judaism, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-10-19

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An Assyrian King.Religion in the Home (1913)

This engraving was used as a filler at the end of a section, and is not mentioned in the text.

Keywords: costumes, royalty, greyscale

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Added: 2007-10-20

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The Star of BethlehemReligion in the Home (1913)

A crowd is marching; but three in particular are shown in this colour picture, moving towards a bright star. One is riding a richly decorated camel. The Gospels do not in fact say there were Three K [...]

Keywords: christmas, religion, people, animals, camels, colour, astrology

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-12-13

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The Angel Appears Unto Zacharias.Religion in the Home (1913)

The Angel Appears Unto Zacharias.—Luke 1 12,13. Zacharias is shown holding a thurible, spreading incense before an altar. A tablet in the background bears the numbers one through ten in Roman numerals [...]

Keywords: christmas, angels, bare feet, interiors, religion, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2007-12-21

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The Angel Appears Unto Mary.Religion in the Home (1913)

The Angel Appears Unto Mary.—Luke 1:35. Here the angel is a barefoot man with wings and a long robe, carrying I think an olive branch, and a dove flies overhead. Mary stands by a reading-stand. The p [...]

Keywords: christmas, religion, angels, people, wings, interiors, greyscale

Places shown: Nazareth; Palestine

Added: 2007-12-13

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Jesus teaching in the TempleReligion in the Home (1913)

“Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”— Luke 2:52. When Herod died, Joseph brought our blessed Lord and His mother back from Egypt, and went to live at Nazareth. We d [...]

Keywords: people, religion, christmas, scholars, beards, bare feet, interiors, temples, greyscale

Places shown: Jerusalem; Palestine

Added: 2010-11-18

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The Virgin MaryReligion in the Home (1913)

When a religious book ends a chapter on the Nativity, or birth of Jesus, with a woodcut of a woman like this, you can be pretty sure it’s intended to represent the Virgin Mary.

Keywords: people, religion, christmas, greyscale

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Added: 2009-12-26

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Jesus in the Garden of GethsemaneReligion in the Home (1913)

Matt. 26; 38,39 “Nor as I will, but as Thou wilt.” Here we see Jesus kneeling barefoot on a hill in the garden, confronting a winged angel who bears a cross. Three of Jesus’s apostles slumber in the [...]

Keywords: religion, jesus, doubt, people, bare feet, easter, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-02-04

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Chapter Tail Ornament: Ancient Musical InstrumentsReligion in the Home (1913)

A barefoot and shirtless man (I think) plays a long trumpet or horn; other instruments, including pan pipes, flute and recorder, twinned pipes, trumpet, curved horn and bagpipes are also shown. A sor [...]

Keywords: musical instruments, ancient music, people, bare feet, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-02-02

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