Christian iconography
Subtitle: or, the history of Christian art in the Middle Ages, Volume 1
Publisher: G. Bell
Published: 1896
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Description: Volume 1: The history of the nimbus, the aureole, and the glory. Representations of the persons of the Trinity. With numerous illustrations.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: INTRODUCTION 1; title: PART I.; title: NIMBUS, OR GLORY 22; title: Definition of the Nimbus 25; title: Form of the Nimbus 28; title: On the Application of the Nimbus 37; title: The Nimbus of God 38; title: The Nimbus of Angeib and Saints 66; title: Nimbus of Persons Living 76; title: The Nimbus of Allegorical Beings 83; title: Signification of the Nimbus 89; title: History of the Nimbus 92; title: The Aureole 107; title: The Form of the Aureole 110; title: The Application of the Aureole 121; title: The History of the Aureole 126; title: The Glory 129; title: The Nature of the Glory 131; title: Of the Glory: its Origin and Native Country 146; title: The Character of the Glory 153; title: On the Colour of the Aureole 163; title: PART II.; title: THE HISTORY OF GOD 166; title: God the Father 167; title: Portraits of God the Father 201; title: Characteristic Attributes of God the Father 221; title: God the Son 234; title: History of the Portraits of God the Son 242; title: Archeological Signs, characteristic of our Saviour 278; title: The Triumph of Christ 292; title: Jesus Christ as a Lamb 318; title: Jesus, as the Good Shepherd 337; title: Jesus, figured by the Fish 344; title: The Cross, a Symbol of Christ 367; title: The Varieties of the Cross 374; title: The Sign of the Cross 406; title: The Colour of the Cross 412; title: The Triumph of the Cross 414; title: History of the Holy Ghost 417; title: Definition of the Holy Ghost 418; title: Worship of the Holy Ghost 437; title: Manifestations of the Holy Ghost 440; title: The Holy Spirit as a Dove 451; title: The Colour of the Holy Ghost represented as a Dove 461; title: The Holy Ghost as a Man 467; title: Qualities peculiar to the Holy Ghost 474; title: Chronological Iconography of the Holy Ghost 493; title: The Attributes of the Holy Ghost 496; title: Heresies against the Holy Ghost 499; title: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.; title: Charlemagne crowned, and with the Nimbus 23; title: Christ in an elliptical Aureole 24; title: St. John the Evangelist, with a circular Nimbus surmounted by two sunflowers, emblems of the son 29; title: God the Father, with a triangular Nimbus bearing rays 30; title: St Gregory IV. with a square Nimbus 31; title: The three Divine Persons, adorned with the cruciform Nimbus 32; title: Nimbus with rays of unequal length, without any connecting line Transverse lines, or luminous clusters of rays passing beyond the circumference of the Nimbus 34; title: Apollo as the Sun, adorned with the Nimbus, and crowned with seven rays 35; title: Nimbus bordered with fourteen rays 36; title: The Trinity — each Divine Person wearing the Cruciform Nimbus 39; title: Maya, the Hindoo Goddess, with a cruciform Nimbus 41; title: Divine Lamb, with cruciform Nimbus and three smaller crosses 43; title: Divine Nimbus, with the transverse branches of the cross elevated 44; title: A Greek painting of Christ, with a cruciform Nimbus, the transverse branches inscribed with... "I Am" 46; title: Christ with a plain Nimbus, ascending to Heaven in a circular Aureole 48; title: Christ without a beard wearing a plain Nimbus 51; title: Christ without Nimbus, and beardless 52; title: The three Heavenly Beings who appeared to the Patriarch Abraham, one wearing a cruciform Nimbus, or Nimbus stamped with a cross 54; title: The Divine hand, with a cruciform Nimbus 55; title: God the Father, with a bi-triangular Nimbus; God the Son, with a circular Nimbus ; God the Holy Ghost, without a Nimbus, and within an Aureole 60; title: God the Father wearing a lozenge-shaped Nimbus 64; title: Divine Lamb, with a circular Nimbus, not cnudform, marked with tbs monogram of Christ, and the Alpha and Omega 67; title: St. John the Baptist, with a Nimbus 70; title: The Emperor Henry II., with a circular Nimbus bearing an inscription 75; title: Pope Pascal with a square Nimbus 77; title: A bishop whilst living, having a rectangular Nimbus in the form of a volnmen 8O; title: Square Nimbus worn by Charlemagne and Pope Leo III. St. Peter with the circular Nimbus 82; title: Liberty with a Nimbus 85; title: Diana, the Moon, with a circular Nimbus 86; title: Sun, with rays issuing from the face, and a wheel-like Nimbus on the head 87; title: God the Father, without a Nimbus and beardless, condemning Adam to till the ground and Eve to spin wool 08; title: Christ with a Nimbus resembling a flat cap, or casquette 102; title: Christ with a Nimbus of three clusters of rays 104; title: A Nimbus drawn in perspective, formed by a simple thread of light 106; title: God in an Aureole of quatrefoils 108; title: The Lord in an Aureole of clouds, which take the form of the body 111; title: God, in a circular Aureole, radiating within, and intersected by symbolic squares, with concave sides. God is sitting on a rainbow; his feet resting on another 114; title: The Transfiguration ; Christ in a wheel-shaped Aureole 117; title: Christ in an elliptical Aureole formed of branches 120; title: Mary, in an oval Aureole, intersected by another, also oval, but of smaller size 122; title: Soul of Saint Martin in an elliptical Aureole 124; title: Mary and Jesus in an Aureole of straight and flamboyant rays 128; title: Mercury with a circular Nimbus 132; title: A Persian king, adorned with a pyramidal flamboyant Nimbus 133; title: Satan, with a circular Nimbus, tormenting Job 158; title: The Beast with seven heads ; six have the Nimbus, and the seventh, being wounded to death, is without 162; title: The Creator under the figure of Christ, not of the Father 173; title: Jesus Christ (not the Father), as the Almighty 176; title: Jesus Christ as Saint Sophia 179; title: Jehovah, as the God of Battles 186; title: The Divine hand, emitting rays of light, hut without a Nimbus 202; title: The hand of God the Father, neither emitting rays, nor encircled with the Nimbus, but entirely open 204; title: The Divine hand, resting on a cruciform Nimbus 205; title: The Divine hand, presenting a crown to the Infant Jesus 206; title: The Souls of the Righteous in the Hand of God 210; title: The Face of God the Father, with the features of the Son 211; title: God, beardless : either the Son or the Father 212; title: God the Father, and God the Son, with features exactly identical 214; title: The Father, represented as slightly different to the Son 215; title: God the Father, distinct from the Son and Holy Ghost 217; title: God the Father, the Creator, as an old man and a pope 218; title: God the Father, as pope, with a tiara of five crowns 226; title: The Name of Jehovah, inscribed within a radiating triangle 231; title: The Creator, under the form of Jesus Christ 240; title: Figure of Christ, beardless 250; title: The Supreme Judge 262; title: Christ suffering; bearded, human or ugly 269; title: Christ triumphant; beardless, divine or beautiful 272; title: Christ, bearded, tempted by Satan 277; title: Jesus in a flamboyant Aureole 281; title: Jesus as an angel, in an Aureole composed of triangles 282; title: Jesus in a circular Aureole 284; title: Mary, glorified like Jesus Christ 286; title: The Word of God ; a Child, naked, receiving from his Father the staff and scrip 296; title: Jesus treading under foot the Serpent, the Basilisk, the Lion, and the Dragon 298; title: Jesus Christ chains and overpowers Death 300; title: Christ returning from his pilgrimage 301; title: Jesus showing his bleeding wounds to the Father 304; title: Christ as the Grand Archbishop 306; title: The Triumph of Jesus Christ, on horseback 309; title: The Lamb of God ; symbolic of Jesus crucified 320; title: St John the Baptist carrying the Lamb of God 322; title: A natural lamb, carried by St John 323; title: The Lamb of God, under the form of a ram 326; title: Christ and his Apostles, under the form of lambs or of sheep 327; title: Lambs representing scenes from the old and New Testatament 331; title: The Lamb of God, with seven eyes and seven horns 334; title: Jesus, as the Good Shepherd 339; title: Tomb of a Vendor of Oil 365; title: The Tomb of an Architect 366; title: Sarcophagus of a Mariner, who afterwards became a Shepherd 367; title: Various attributes, represented on the tombs of the primitive Christians 359; title: Grave-stone of a Vine-dresser 366; title: Church in the form of a Greek Cross 378; title: Greek Cross, with Double Branches 383; title: Christ, armed with the Cross of the Resurrection, descending into Limbo 386; title: Greek Cross ; as the Cross of Lorraine 387; title: Greek Cross, with Double Cross Arms 389; title: Cross, quartered with the Four Gospels 391; title: Various Crosses of the Greek form 392; title: A Greek Cross or Star, with six equal branches 393; title: Greek Cross, with six branches of unequal lengths 393; title: Greek and Latin Crosses, of various forms 394; title: Monogram, united with the Cross; 395; title: Mystic Cross 396; title: Starry Cross 397; title: Greek and Latin Crosses, of various forms 399; title: Inhabited Cross 400; title: Spirit of Intelligence, hovering above David 432; title: The Holy Ghost, as the God of Intelligence, carrying a book 436; title: The Holy Spirit as a Dove, "moving upon the face of the waters" 442; title: The Holy Ghost, as man, assisting at the coronation of the Virgin 445; title: Pope Gregory the Great, inspired by the Holy Spirit 448; title: The Holy Ghost, as a Dove upon a standard 460; title: Angel or Celestial Spirit, with six wings 452; title: Winged Tetramorph, borne on winged and fiery wheels 453; title: The Spirit of Youth 454; title: The Church as a Dove with six wings 456; title: An Evil Spirit, Black 465; title: Spirit of Evil, the Soul of an Idol 468; title: The Holy Ghost, as a Child, floating on the waters 470; title: The Holy Ghost, as a Child of eight or ten years old, in the arms of the Father 471; title: Jesus Christ surrounded by the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost 476; title: Six Divine Doves, instead of Seven 486; title: The Holy Ghost as Man, and in the form of a Dove also 494; title: The Divine Dove, with a cruciform Nimbus 497; title: The Divine Dove, in a radiating Aureole 498; title: The Divine Dove, with a cruciform Nimbus, floating between the waters of the Creation 500; title: The Holy Ghost in the upper part of the Cross ; without a Nimbus, without cruciform Rays, without any Aureole or Glory 505