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Compendium Jesus Christ

COMPENDIUM JESUS CHRIST

Cult Objects and Reliquaries

CULT OBJECTS AND RELIQUARIES

Eucharist

EUCHARIST

Mary Magdalen

MARY MAGDALEN

Mary, Mother of Christ

MARY, MOTHER OF CHRIST

Orthodox

ORTHODOX

Passion of Jesus Christ

PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST

Prayer, Worship and Rituals

PRAYER, WORSHIP AND RITUALS

Saints

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The Gospels, Acts of the Apostles etc. (New Testament)

THE GOSPELS, ACTS OF THE APOSTLES ETC. (NEW TESTAMENT)

Trinity

TRINITY

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Art work for an album: Real leaf with appliqued drawings. Inscription says "Love makes pious". "Die Liebe machet fromm". Around 1820
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Art work for an album: Real leaf with appliqued drawings. Inscription sa...

The chapel of the Order of the Saint Esprit.
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The chapel of the Order of the Saint Esprit.

Tapestry of Saint Anatoile of Salins. 13th piece. French King Louis IX lifts the siege of Dole, 1477. Linen and silk, Atelier of Jean Sauvage, Bruges, 1502-06. Left half of the tapestry: 30-01-03/67 OA 6705 bis
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Tapestry of Saint Anatoile of Salins. 13th piece. French King Louis IX l...

Tapestry de Saint Anatoile de Salins. The miracle of the water.12th piece of a series of tapestries made for the Collegiale Saint Anatoile(Jura) Linen and silk,atelier de Jean Sauvage,Bruges,1501-06. OA 6705
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Tapestry de Saint Anatoile de Salins. The miracle of the water...

Emperor Karl V's war against Chaireddin (also known as Hayreddin Barbarossa, Grand Admiral of the Ottoman Navy), Turkish governor of Tunis. The imperial army leaves Tunis and camps in Rada. Ostriches and goats.Tapestry. In 1535 the Spanish Empire attacked Tunis, then under the control of the Ottoman Empire. Holy Roman Emperor Karl V (Charles V) of the Habsburg dynasty assembled a huge army and war fleet. He defeated Barbarossa's fleet and, after a siege, captured Tunis on June 1 1535.
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Emperor Karl V's war against Chaireddin (also known as Hayreddin Barbarossa, Gra...

Gold medallion with the ascension of Christ,Early Byzantine, around 600. Two gold discs mounted back to back and embossed with scenes from the Life od Christ.Recto: The Ascension. Figures below hold up their hands in adoration. The Greek inscriotion translates "Our peace we leave with you" (John 14:27). M&ME 1983,7-4,1
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Gold medallion with the ascension of Christ,Early Byzantine, around 600. Two go...

Gold medallion with the Adoration of the Magi, obverse side of 30-01-08/6. Early Byzantine,around 600. Two gold discs mounted back to back. The three Magi approach the seated Virgin who holds the Christchild in her lap. The Magis'clothing shows their Persian origin: leggings, tunics and Phrygian caps. M&ME 1983,7-4,1
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Gold medallion with the Adoration of the Magi, obverse side of 30-01-08/6. Early...

Archangel ivory panel, around 525-550 CE. An archangel is poised at the top of a flight of stairs,holding a staff in his left hand and an orb in his right, surmounted by a jewelled cross. His wings and body overlap fluted columns with composite capitals and an arch richly decorated with acanthus leaves. Probably carved in Constantinopel and associated with the accession of Justinian I in 527 CE. M&ME, OA 9999
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Archangel ivory panel, around 525-550 CE. An archangel is poised at the top of a...

Ivory pyxis with Saint Menas, Early Byzantine, 6th. This small pyxis shows two scenes from the life of Saint Menas, a semi-legendary Egyptian soldier martyred in the late 3rd century. He stands as a haloed orant,flanked by two camels associated with the story of his life. The four persons are probably parents and children who had the pyxis carved as a votive offering. M&ME, 1879,12-20,1
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Ivory pyxis with Saint Menas, Early Byzantine, 6th. This small pyxis shows two...

The Magdeburg panel, Ottonian, around 965 CE. Ivory panel with a scene from the gospel of Saint Luke: Christ and a group of disciples meet a bier being carried out of the city gate. The background is pierced with equal-armed crosses. The panel would have been backed with gold or copper and is one of sixteen depicting scenes from the Life of Christ, originally in the cathedral at Magdeburg, Germany. The mounting was destroyed around the middle of the 11th, when plaques from the series were incorporated into the book cover of a codex. The panel was made in Milan. M&ME, 1856,6-23,25
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The Magdeburg panel, Ottonian, around 965 CE. Ivory panel with a scene from the...

The Borradaile Triptych,Byzantine, 10th. Central panel depicts Christ on the cross, flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John Evangelist. Archangels Michael and Gabriel on either side of Christ's head. Inscription says "Behold thy Son; behold thy Mother". Pairs of saints, identified by inscriptions, on the leaves to the sides. The triptych is named after Charles Borradaile who bought it in 1905/6. It is said to have come from a convent in Reims,France. M&ME, 1923,12-5,1
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The Borradaile Triptych,Byzantine, 10th. Central panel depicts Christ on the cro...

Icon of Saint George, Byzantine,from the village of Pskov, Russia. The panel was used as the shutter of a barn window. Overpainted several times, the 14th century icon was finally uncovered by museum custodians. Saint George on a black horse is rare and accounts for the icon's popular name of "Black George". M&ME 1986,6-3,1
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Icon of Saint George, Byzantine,from the village of Pskov, Russia. The panel was...