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Trees


Cedars, pines, fruit trees etc.



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The Tree of Jesse,surrounded by biblical personages. From Rabanus Maurus,De Laudibus Sancte Crucis. French,1250-1300. Ms 240 fol.11
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The Tree of Jesse,surrounded by biblical personages. From Rabanus Maurus,De L...

Temptation and Death,from Saint Augustine's City of God;initial A. French,15th; Ms 246,fol.241 verso.
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Temptation and Death,from Saint Augustine's City of God;initial A. French...

Sheep tied to a tree - probably a reference to the sheep waiting to be sacrificed instead of Isaac. From the mosaic floor of Madaba Cathedral. 130 x 100 cm
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Sheep tied to a tree - probably a reference to the sheep waiting to be sacrifice...

Fish and fruit trees, detail from the mosaic floor of Madaba Cathedral. 75 x 90 cm
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Fish and fruit trees, detail from the mosaic floor of Mada...

Two elephants at the roots of the Tree of Life from the center nave of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built by Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of early medieval knowledge. See 40-11-24/36-46
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Two elephants at the roots of the Tree of Life from the center nave of the...

The dove, an olive twig in its beak, returns to Noah's Ark. From the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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The dove, an olive twig in its beak, returns to Noah's Ark. From the mosaic fl...

After the Fall: Adam and Eve discovering their nakedness. From the mosaic floor of the Cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of was completed in 1166. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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After the Fall: Adam and Eve discovering their nakedness. From the mos...

The angel drives Adam and Eve from Paradise. From the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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The angel drives Adam and Eve from Paradise. From the mosaic floor of the cat...

Adam, Eve, and the snake. From the presbytery. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval knowledge and mythological lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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Adam, Eve, and the snake. From the presbytery. Mosaic floor of the cathedral...

Adam, Eve, and the snake; the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and the young Giotto.
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Adam, Eve, and the snake; the Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire...

The Fall. God surprises Adam and Eve in the Garden. The Baptistery, Florence. Mosaics cover the entire cupola. They were begun in 1220 and completed a century later. The designs are by Florentine painters, among them Cimabue and the young Giotto.
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The Fall. God surprises Adam and Eve in the Garden. The Baptistery, Florence. Mo...

The dove returns with an olive twig in its beak to announce the end of the Flood. Detail from the Noah-Window, close-up of 15-04-01/56. Stained glass
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The dove returns with an olive twig in its beak to announce the...