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The Bible (Old Testament)

THE BIBLE (OLD TESTAMENT)

The Jewish Museum New York

THE JEWISH MUSEUM NEW YORK

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Craftsmen building the Ark (note medieval tools).      
Detail from the story of Noah and the Flood, in        
the arcades of the atrium.                             
Mosaic
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Craftsmen building the Ark (note medieval tools). Detail from the story of...

The great rain. Detail from the story of Noah          
and the Flood, in the arcades of the atrium.           
Mosaic.
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The great rain. Detail from the story of Noah and the Flood, in the ar...

Mankind drowns in the Flood, while the rain            
keeps pouring down. Mosaics of the story of            
Noah and the Flood in the arcades of the atrium.
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Mankind drowns in the Flood, while the rain keeps pouring down. Mosa...

While his family waits to go onboard, Noah             
helps the animals to enter the Ark. Mosaics            
of the story of Noah and the Flood in the              
arcades of the atrium.
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While his family waits to go onboard, Noah helps the animals to ent...

Noah helps pairs of animals enter the Ark.             
Mosaics of the story of the Flood, in the              
arcades of the atrium of the basilica.
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Noah helps pairs of animals enter the Ark. Mosaics of the story of...

Noah helps pairs of animals to enter the Ark.          
Mosaic of the story of the Flood in the arcades        
of the atrium.
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Noah helps pairs of animals to enter the Ark. Mosaic of the story of t...

The dove returns to the Ark, a green twig              
in her beak. Mosaic of the story of Noah               
and the Flood from the arcades of the atrium.
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The dove returns to the Ark, a green twig in her beak. Mosaic of t...

Noah offers thanks at an altar.                        
Mosaic from the story of the Flood                     
in the arcades of the atrium of S.Marco Basilica, Venice.
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Noah offers thanks at an altar. Mosaic from the story o...

Various birds. Detail from the Story of                
the Flood, in the atrium of the basilica.              
Mosaic (14th)
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Various birds. Detail from the Story of the Flood, in the atrium...

Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept  
on the site of his martyrdom.A Christian officer in    
the Theban legion, he and his men were executed when   
they refused to sacrifice to Roman gods.On the roof:the
angel drives Adam and Eve from paradise,Adam working.
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Shrine of Saint Maurice,a reliquary of the saint kept on the site of his marty...

Reliquary of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund,    
Saints Giskald and Gundebald.The shrine is also    
dedicated to Saint Maurice,martyred on the site of the 
abbey in the third century CE. An angel from the  roof of the shrine. Chased silver,gilt.
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Reliquary of the sons of Burgundian King Sigismund, Saints Giskald and Gund...

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...