Christian Iconography: Or, The History of Christian Art in the Middle Ages, Volume 1 |
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adorned amongst ancient angels Apostles appears archæological artists attributes aureole beard beardless beautiful belonging Bibliothèque Royale bishop Byzantine catacombs Cathedral Cathedral of Chartres cent centre Charlemagne Chartres Christian Christian Archæology circular nimbus colour crown cruciform nimbus crucis Dante Deity descending Divine Persons dove doves Durandus earth ejus encircling engraving entire fact Father feet fifteenth figure of Christ fish fourteenth century frequently fresco given glass glory Gnostics God the Father Greek cross head heaven Holy Ghost Holy Spirit honour Iconography inscribed inscription Isaiah Jehovah Jesus Christ John king lamb Lamb of God Latin light luminous manuscript Mary miniature monuments mosaic Mount Athos nimbi Old Testament painted window period placed Pope porch present prophets quæ rays repre representations represented Rheims right hand saints sarcophagi Saviour sculptured seen seven sixteenth century soul symbol thirteenth century tomb Trinity Vincent de Beauvais Virgin virtue wings words
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Page 420 - Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Page 264 - He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Page 474 - And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: and the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD...
Page 443 - WHEN the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place : and suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them : and they were all filled with the HOLY GHOST ; and began to speak with other tongues, as the SPIRIT gave them utterance.
Page 433 - But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit...
Page 203 - I am the LORD, and there is none else, There is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, And from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
Page 308 - His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Page 144 - Poi come gente stata sotto larve, Che pare altro che prima se si sveste La sembianza non sua in che disparve; Così mi si cambiaro in maggior feste Li fiori e le faville, sì eh' io vidi Ambo le corti del ciel manifeste. O isplendor di Dio per cu' io vidi L' alto trionfo del regno verace, Dammi, virtù a dir com
Page 131 - He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Page 130 - Then the glory of the Lord went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house ; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the Lord's glory.