EditorialFour miniatures: 1. the Baptism of Christ; 2. the Temptation of Christ; 3. Christ predicting the fate of the Temple; 4. the Sermon on the Mount. Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). England, S. E. (London); c. 1360-c. 1375. Source: Royal 6 E. VI, f.9v. ...
EditorialThe two chariots with their accompanying armies again advance to meet one another, with arrows flying between them. Rāma and Rāva?a launch their most fearsome weapons against each other. One of Rāma’s arrows severs the pole of Rāva?a’s stan...
EditorialNahum and destruction of Nineveh. Great Bible (St. Jerome version). England (London?), 1405-1415. (Detail) Opening of the Book of Nahum: initial 'O' shows the prophet Nahum predicting the destruction of Nineveh, the mountains rent by lightning, and God...
EditorialNahum and destruction of Nineveh. Great Bible (St. Jerome version). England (London?), 1405-1415. (Detail) Opening of the Book of Nahum: initial 'O' shows the prophet Nahum predicting the destruction of Nineveh, the mountains rent by lightning, and God...
EditorialJohshee. Album of 82 drawings depicting the costume of vari. 1800 - 1801. Johshee or Kalender-Bramin or Astrologer predicting Fortune by Inspection of the Hand at Cancoupa. November 17 1800'. Also verse quotation. Pencil and water-colour. Image taken ...
EditorialFour miniatures: 1. the Baptism of Christ; 2. the Temptation of Christ; 3. Christ predicting the fate of the Temple; 4. the Sermon on the Mount. Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). England, S. E. (London); c. 1360-c. 1375. Source: Royal 6 E. VI, f.9v. ...
EditorialThe two chariots with their accompanying armies again advance to meet one another, with arrows flying between them. Rāma and Rāva?a launch their most fearsome weapons against each other. One of Rāma’s arrows severs the pole of Rāva?a’s stan...
EditorialChrist Predicting the Sufferings of the Apostles. Date/Period: 1262 (Medieval). Illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves). Ink, paint and gold on parchment ink, paint and gold on parchment. Height: 30 mm (1.18 in); Width: 21.50 mm (0.84 in).
EditorialStrips of the Isaia-scroll, found in the caves of Qumran The text seems to interpret Isaiah's apocalyptic visions as predicting events at the time of the Essene community at Qumran (130 BCE-68 CE) .
EditorialLe prophete Agabus predit a Saint Paul ce qu'il doit souffrir a Jerusalem-The prophet Agabus predicting Saint Paul's suffering in Jerusalem. Canvas.
EditorialStrips of the Isaia-scroll, found in the caves of Qumran The text seems to interpret Isaiah's apocalyptic visions as predicting events at the time of the Essene community at Qumran (130 BCE-68 CE) .
EditorialClay mask of the demon Humbaba, 1800-1600 BCE. One method for predicting the future in ancient Mesopotamia was the study of the shape and colour of the internal organs of a sacrificed animal. A cuneiform inscription on the back of this mask suggests th...