All Saints Cathedral at Albany.

All Saints Cathedral

All Saints Cathedral at Albany.

This painting, by Titian, perished in a fire in 1867, but there is a copy that hangs in the Church of Santa Maria dei Frari in Venice, Italy.

The Alter-Piece of the Pesaro Family

This painting, by Titian, perished in a fire in 1867, but there is a copy that hangs in the Church of…

This painting, by Titian, perished in a fire. A copy of it is hanging in the Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, Italy.

Death of Saint Peter Martyr

This painting, by Titian, perished in a fire. A copy of it is hanging in the Church of SS. Giovanni…

This sculpture by the great artist, Donatello, is of a woman holding a child. It is a Bas-relief that is hanging over the alter of a church in Florence, Italy.

Virgin and Child

This sculpture by the great artist, Donatello, is of a woman holding a child. It is a Bas-relief that…

Children on a hill, looking down upon a town.

Town

Children on a hill, looking down upon a town.

(1615-1691) An English Puritan church leader, scholar, and known as "the chief of English Protestant Schoolmen."

Richard Baxter

(1615-1691) An English Puritan church leader, scholar, and known as "the chief of English Protestant…

Trinity Church, a Protestant Episcopal church in Boston, Massachusetts.

Trinity

Trinity Church, a Protestant Episcopal church in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Bell receiver reproduces sounds made on the other end of the circuit, from a transmitter of some kind, used in telephone correspondance. -Atkinson 1903

Bell Receiver

The Bell receiver reproduces sounds made on the other end of the circuit, from a transmitter of some…

"...represents a Savart bell and resonator. The length of the resonant air-column is changed by means of the moveable bottom of the resonator, which is to be adjusted by trial for resonant effect." -Avery 1895

Savart Bell and Resonator

"...represents a Savart bell and resonator. The length of the resonant air-column is changed by means…

"An electric bell consists mainly of an electromagnet, E, and a vibrating armature that carries a hammer, H, that strikes a bell. One terminal of the magnet coils is connected to the binding-post, and the other terminal to the flexible support of the armature. The armature carries a spring that rests lightly against the tip of an adjustable screw at C. This screw is connected to the other binding-post. The bell is connected to a battery of 2 or 3 cells in series, a key, a push-button, P, or some other device for closing the circuit being placed in the line." -Avery 1895

Electric Bell

"An electric bell consists mainly of an electromagnet, E, and a vibrating armature that carries a hammer,…

"Electric-bell indicator for fishing [when installing home wiring systems]." —Croft 1915

Electric-bell Indicator

"Electric-bell indicator for fishing [when installing home wiring systems]." —Croft 1915

"The large iron vessel does not allow air to escape once it is lowered into a body of water for underwater work. The hose attached to the top allows for new air to enter the bell." —Quackenbos 1859

Diving Bell

"The large iron vessel does not allow air to escape once it is lowered into a body of water for underwater…

"The push-button...is well known in connection with the electric bell: a brass spring which forms part of the circuit closing the opening when pressed by an insulating button of hard-rubber, porcelain, or fiber,—the whole inclosed in a cap made in a great variety of ornamental designs." -Atkinson 1903

Push Button

"The push-button...is well known in connection with the electric bell: a brass spring which forms part…

Leaves - simple; alternate; edge with remote, very sharp spine-like teeth, with rounded spaces between. Outline - oval. Apex and Base - pointed. Leaf - about two inches long; dark polished green above; below rather yellowish-green; thick and stiff; smooth throughout; ribs very indistinct below. Bark - light gray and smooth. Fruit - a nearly round, bright-red berry, the size of a pea. It ripens in September and continues upon the branches into the winter. Found - from Massachusetts southward near the coast to Florida, and from Southern Indiana southwest, and southward to the Gulf. General Information - The use of holly and other evergreens in religious ceremonies dates from pagan times. "Trummying of the temples with floures, boughes, and garlondes, was taken of the heathen people, whiche decked their idols and houses with suche array.: Early church councils made rules and restrictions concerning the practice - e.g., in France Christians were forbidden "to decke up their houses with lawrell, yvie, and green gouches in the Christmas season," for "Hedera est gratissima Baccho." (The ivy is most acceptable to Bacchus.)

Genus Ilex, L. (Holly)

Leaves - simple; alternate; edge with remote, very sharp spine-like teeth, with rounded spaces between.…

(1838-1918) An early president of The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His father was the Mormon founder. Joseph Fielding died at age 80.

Joseph Fielding Smith

(1838-1918) An early president of The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His father was the…

The transmitter of Bell's telephone.

Telephone Transmitter

The transmitter of Bell's telephone.

The receiver of Bell's telephone.

Telephone Receiver

The receiver of Bell's telephone.

Church of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo at Ravenna by Theodoric.

Church at Ravenna

Church of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo at Ravenna by Theodoric.

The coat of arms of the papacy and Roman Catholic church.

Roman Catholic Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of the papacy and Roman Catholic church.

Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome built shortly after the time of Constantine.

Santa Maria Maggiore

Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome built shortly after the time of Constantine.

St. Martin's church in Canterbury.

St. Martin's

St. Martin's church in Canterbury.

The Church of St. Francis in Assisi.

St. Francis Church

The Church of St. Francis in Assisi.

"Romanesque church of Chatel-Montagne in the department of Allier, France." -Breasted, 1914

Chatel-Montagne

"Romanesque church of Chatel-Montagne in the department of Allier, France." -Breasted, 1914

Gargoyles on Notre Dame in Paris, France.

Gargoyles

Gargoyles on Notre Dame in Paris, France.

Examples of Gothic architecture in Venice, Italy: St. Mark's and the Doge's palace.

Venice Architecture

Examples of Gothic architecture in Venice, Italy: St. Mark's and the Doge's palace.

The cathedral and bell tower in Florence, Italy built by Brunelleschi.

Cathedral and Bell Tower

The cathedral and bell tower in Florence, Italy built by Brunelleschi.

St. Peter's and the Vatican palace in Italy is the largest church in the world.

St. Peter's and the Vatican Palace

St. Peter's and the Vatican palace in Italy is the largest church in the world.

St. Sophia is a Byzantine church in Istanbul, Turkey.

St. Sophia

St. Sophia is a Byzantine church in Istanbul, Turkey.

Roger Williams speaking to a church in New England.

New England Church

Roger Williams speaking to a church in New England.

The Liberty Bell was used to ring in the independence of the United States of America.

Liberty Bell

The Liberty Bell was used to ring in the independence of the United States of America.

A boy sitting next to his mother in church.

Church

A boy sitting next to his mother in church.

Suppose a person was looking at a church with a tree standing at its side, he would have in each eye an actual inverted panorama of the objects, as seen in this image. The mind then reads this image as right-side up.

Formation of an Image on the Eyeball

Suppose a person was looking at a church with a tree standing at its side, he would have in each eye…

A campanulate or bell-shaped flower.

Campanulate Flower

A campanulate or bell-shaped flower.

A girl with her father talks to the bellboy in the elevator.

Girl in Elevator

A girl with her father talks to the bellboy in the elevator.

"Vorticella. A, B, living specimens in different positions; C, optical section; D1, D2, diagrams illustrating coiling of stalk; E1, E2, two stages in binary fission; E3, free zooid; F1, F2, division into mega- and microzooids; G1, G2, conjugation; H1, multiple fission of encysted form; H2, H3, development of spores; ax. f, axial fibre; cort, cortex; cu, cuticle; c. vac, contractile vacuole; d, disc; gull, gullet; m, microzooid; mth, mouth; nu, meganucleus; per, peristome." -Parker, 1900

Vorticella

"Vorticella. A, B, living specimens in different positions; C, optical section; D1, D2, diagrams illustrating…

Of the Bellflower family (Campanulaceae), the bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides).

Bellflower

Of the Bellflower family (Campanulaceae), the bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides).

Of the bellwort family (Uvularia), the perfoliate bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata).

Perfoliate Bellwort

Of the bellwort family (Uvularia), the perfoliate bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata).

Featherbells or Stenanthium gramineum.

Featherbells

Featherbells or Stenanthium gramineum.

"Bell-shaped corolla of bell-flower (Campanula)." -Bergen, 1896

Bellflower

"Bell-shaped corolla of bell-flower (Campanula)." -Bergen, 1896

(1835-1893) American bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

Phillips Brooks

(1835-1893) American bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

" Edward Bouverie, D.D., after whom the Tractarian movement in the Church of England became designated Puseyiam. (1800-1882)" -Marshall

Rev. Dr. Pusey

" Edward Bouverie, D.D., after whom the Tractarian movement in the Church of England became designated…

Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Archbishop, bishop, cardinal, chamberlain of the Sacred College, and Pope.

Leo XIII

Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903). Archbishop, bishop, cardinal, chamberlain of the Sacred College, and Pope.

(1491-1556) Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

(1491-1556) Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus.

(1809-1884) American inventor of the first reaping machine and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company.

Cyrus Hall McCormick

(1809-1884) American inventor of the first reaping machine and founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine…

Tower of Sompting church, Essex. Saxon Architecture is the earliest stage of native English architecture, its period being from the conversion of England to Christianity till the conquest or near it, when Norman architecture began to prevail.

Church Saxon Architecture

Tower of Sompting church, Essex. Saxon Architecture is the earliest stage of native English architecture,…

Tower of Barton-on-Humber church, Lincolnshire. Saxon Architecture is the earliest stage of native English architecture, its period being from the conversion of England to Christianity till the conquest or near it, when Norman architecture began to prevail.

Barton-on-Humber Church

Tower of Barton-on-Humber church, Lincolnshire. Saxon Architecture is the earliest stage of native English…

Long and short work. Saxon Architecture is the earliest stage of native English architecture, its period being from the conversion of England to Christianity till the conquest or near it, when Norman architecture began to prevail.

Long and Short Saxon Architecture

Long and short work. Saxon Architecture is the earliest stage of native English architecture, its period…

Window with a baluster. Saxon Architecture is the earliest stage of native English architecture, its period being from the conversion of England to Christianity till the conquest or near it, when Norman architecture began to prevail.

Saxon Architecture Window

Window with a baluster. Saxon Architecture is the earliest stage of native English architecture, its…

This Modern clock-case was made with metal ornaments. It was Dome-shaped and crowned by a small bell-turret.

Modern Clock-Case

This Modern clock-case was made with metal ornaments. It was Dome-shaped and crowned by a small bell-turret.

This Italian Renaissance Architectural frame was used as the panel of stalls in San Giorgio Maggiore, a church in Venice, Italy. The frame has an oblong shape, surrounded by an ornate design which is symmetrical on all sides, without regard to top and bottom.

Italian Renaissance Architectural Frame

This Italian Renaissance Architectural frame was used as the panel of stalls in San Giorgio Maggiore,…

An illustration of an electric bell. "The magnetizing coils are a a, and they are connected with their terminals at binding posts b1, b2. When these binding posts are connected with the electric current and the circuit is closed, the armature, at d, will be attracted, and will push the hammer e upon the bell. When the armature is attracted, the spring f leaves the screw contact g, against which it rests." -Foster, 1921

Electric Bell

An illustration of an electric bell. "The magnetizing coils are a a, and they are connected with their…

The gothic architecture of Westminster Abbey, the great church in London, England.

Westminster Abbey

The gothic architecture of Westminster Abbey, the great church in London, England.

(1842-1917) American Roman Catholic cardinal born in Italy.

Diomede Falconio

(1842-1917) American Roman Catholic cardinal born in Italy.

(1842-1918) American Roman Catholic cardinal born in Ireland.

John Murphy Farley

(1842-1918) American Roman Catholic cardinal born in Ireland.

Charlemagne (Charles the Great) was king of the Franks during the Middle Ages.

Charlemagne

Charlemagne (Charles the Great) was king of the Franks during the Middle Ages.

"Germany's most beautiful cathedral, Cologne." -Foster, 1921

Cologne Cathedral

"Germany's most beautiful cathedral, Cologne." -Foster, 1921

Friar Roger Bacon and the servant Miles with the brazen head from the play, The Honourable History of Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay by Robert Greene.

Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay

Friar Roger Bacon and the servant Miles with the brazen head from the play, The Honourable History of…

Salisbury Cathedral (From the Meadows), a painting by John Constable exhibited in 1831.

Salisbury Cathedral (From the Meadows)

Salisbury Cathedral (From the Meadows), a painting by John Constable exhibited in 1831.

An engraving, "The Virgin with Four Saints. In the Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique." -Cundall, 1895

The Virgin with Four Saints

An engraving, "The Virgin with Four Saints. In the Bibliotheque Royale de Belgique." -Cundall, 1895

An engraving from the block book, Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis, one of the earliest block books.

Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis

An engraving from the block book, Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis, one of the earliest block books.