"And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped…
“When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and…
"And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they…
Illustration of the god called Woden in Germanic mythology and Odin in Norse mythology. Much like Zeus…
Illustration of an English king between AD 800 and 1000. The king is very likely King Alfred who reigned…
An illustration of the coat of arms of the Holy See with a crosier, processional cross, and some decorative…
"And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime…
"And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as Jehovah had commanded: and Aaron cast…
"And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.…
"Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner…
"...and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where…
"And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. 11 And Herod with his soldiers…
"And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And they platted a crown of thorns and put it…
"Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto Jesus who is called Christ? They all say, Let him…
"And after these things Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the…
Illustration of Pope Leo, dressed in full papal costume and holding the primatial cross, approaches…
"...an English gold coin of the value of seven shillings, being the third part of the guinea, coined…
Sium sisarum. "A species of water parsnip, generally said to be of Chinese origin, long cultivated in…
"A fetid animal of the American genus Mephitis, M. mephitica... The animal inhabits all of temperate…
"A machine for turning a roasting-spit by means of a fly-wheel or -wheels, set in motion by the current…
Illustration of an angel, surrounded by clouds and rays of light, holds the holy grail, crown of thorns,…
This pictorial banner features two angels standing on either side of Jesus' empty tomb. The lid of the…
"Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and…
"and they cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their garments at the…