This illustration shows the Sacred Altar of Heaven. This altar is located in the city of Peking, China.
"Altars were either square or round. Specimens of both kinds are here given from ancient sculptures."…
"An alter. Ara was a general term denoting any structure elevated aove the ground, and used to receive…
"An alter. Ara was a general term denoting any structure elevated aove the ground, and used to receive…
"An alter. Ara was a general term denoting any structure elevated aove the ground, and used to receive…
The Metz Cathedral is also known as the St. Etienne de Metz in French. It is a Roman Catholic church…
Illustration of King Clovis kneeling before Saint Remigius. Clovis' wife, Clotilde, kneels next to him.…
"Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the…
The engraving, "Elizabetha Regina (From 'A Booke of Christian Prayers.' Printed by John Daye, London,…
"A small desk in cathedrals, churches, etc., at which the litany is enjoined to be sung or said. It…
The chancel screen finial is found in the space around the altar. It is a 16th century design found…
The stairway of the great altar at Pergamon in Ancient Greece shows a frieze. A frieze is a sculpture…
"Lady Chapel of Gloucester Cathedral, England, looking toward the nave." -Whitney, 1911
"Gothic Altar. An Altar is an erection made for the offering of sacrifices for memorial purposes, or…
An illustration of a gravestone with a man and woman carved on it. They are both facing each other and…
This Chimaera Head is shown from its front and side view. Found in the corner of an antique three-sided…
Illustration of the High Priest, most likely Aaron, in the Holy of Holies, holding the Ten Commandments.…
"When she was about to be slain at the altar, Artemis intervened and carried her off in a cloud to be…
"And they arose before the morning on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month (which is the month…
"And Noah builded an altar unto Jehovah, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and…
"And they came to the place which God had told him of. And Abraham built the altar there, and laid the…
"Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican." Luke 18:10…
This gold pattern is a 15th century design found on the floor of the altar shrine in the monastery of…
This gold pattern is a design found on the floor of the altar shrine in the church of St. Egidius, Barthfeld,…
"And the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here…
The Half-figure Socle of Altar is the base platform design of the altar. It is a design of two half-figure…
"And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and…
"Plan of Wells Cathedral. A, Apse or apsis. B, Altar, altar-platform, and altar-steps. D E, Eastern…
"And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense. And…