Mythology


Mythology



2 subcategories
Monsters

MONSTERS

Mythological Animals

MYTHOLOGICAL ANIMALS

2,473 photos
Eagle. Pendant-reliquary, from Bohemia, 1380           
Gilded silver, pearls and precious stones.
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Eagle. Pendant-reliquary, from Bohemia, 1380 Gilded silver, pearls an...

Two people chased from the castle by magnetic          
power. Illustration from "Bellifortis MS"
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Two people chased from the castle by magnetic power. Illustration from...

Saint Isaac, a monk in the grottos of Kiev, walks      
on fire. He has a dispute with his abbot;              
Saint Isaac attacked by demons. From the Radziwill     
Chronicle, an early history of Russia, page 113 v.     
612 miniatures, late 15th
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Saint Isaac, a monk in the grottos of Kiev, walks on fire. He has a disput...

The demons return to attack Saint Isaac in the guise   
of animals. From the Radziwill Chronicle, an early     
history of Russia from the legendary beginnings to     
the 13th. Page 114, 612 miniatures, late 15th
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The demons return to attack Saint Isaac in the guise of animals. From the Rad...

During the night, the demons roam through the town     
of Polotsk. The inhabitants are afraid to leave their  
houses (1092). In the morning, the demons return       
on horseback. From the Radziwill Chronicle, an early   
history of Russia, page  124, 612 miniatures, late 15th
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During the night, the demons roam through the town of Polotsk. The inhabita...

Christ healing the blind,Christ casting out the devil. 
From the Biblia Latina,Canon of the Evangelists.       
Late 12th, Ms 10 fol.128 verso.
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Christ healing the blind,Christ casting out the devil. From the Biblia Latina,C...

"Scivias"(Know the ways of the Lord) by the German nun 
and mystic Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179).The book,  
Codex Rupertsberg,was lost during WW II.Transparencies 
are from a faksimile.God,the golden circle,creates the 
world in 6 days.Adam receives the flower of obedience.
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"Scivias"(Know the ways of the Lord) by the German nun and mystic Hildegard von...

God Father measuring the universe.                     
Bible Moralisee,perhaps from Reims,France,mid-13th.    
130 pages, parchment, 24,4 x 26 cm                     
Cod.2554 fol.I,verso.
#15020441

God Father measuring the universe. Bible Moralisee,perhaps...

Alexander the Great leaves the earth in an airship.    
From the "Roman d'Alexandre", Ms.651/1486, 15th
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Alexander the Great leaves the earth in an airship. From the "Roman d'Alexan...

Alexander the Great returns to earth in an airship.    
From the "Roman d'Alexandre", Ms.651/1486, 15th
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Alexander the Great returns to earth in an airship. From the "Roman d'Alexan...

Alexander the Great dives into the sea.                
From the "Roman d'Alexandre", Ms.651/1486, 15th
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Alexander the Great dives into the sea. From the "Roman d'Alexan...

How Alexander the Great mounted Bucephalos.            
From Jean Vauquelin,"Histoire du Grand Alexandre,      
1460.                                                  
Fol.17 verso
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How Alexander the Great mounted Bucephalos. From Jean Vauquelin,"His...