The Mercy Seat

Description of the illustration: illustration of Jesus enthroned, crown, cross, cherubim, heaven's throne room, Alpha and Omega, I am the beginning and the end, Second Person of The Holy Trinity, liturgical colors: blue, green, red and gold, halo

 

 

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Musical Instruments from The Middle East

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of instruments

 

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Musical Instruments in Color

Description of the illustration: two restored color prints of both percussion and stringed instruments, vintage prints

 

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The Christmas Prayer

Description of the illustration: child praying, Christmas tree, icicles, candles, Christmas party dress, little girl, antique photograph restored

 

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Eastern Orthodox Children Carry Icons

Description of the illustration:  celebrating Christmas Day, candles, Russian Orthodox Church, icon of the Last Supper

 

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The Original St. Vladimir's Cathedral

Description of the illustration: greyscale illustration of the original St. Vladimir's church at the site of Chersonesos Taurica

• The new St. Vladimir's Cathedral

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Begging at the rich man's front gate...

Description of the illustration: greyscale illustration of Lazarus begging for food. "

• Luke 16:19-31 from Bible Gateway
• Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
• Abraham's Bosom

 Parable

 ¹⁹“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. ²⁰At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores ²¹and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ²²“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. ²³In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. ²⁴So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’
²⁵“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. ²⁶And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
²⁷“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, ²⁸for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
²⁹“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’
³⁰“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
³¹“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

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Little block prints about the life of Samsom

"Delilah lulled Samson to sleep with his head in her lap, and then she called in a man to shave off the seven locks of his hair. In this way she began to bring him down, and his strength left him." Judges 16:19

Illustration Described: black and white illustrations, Samson, Old Testament stories, Jewish priest, Levite, Biblical characters dressed in Renaissance costume, which was the custom of artists at that time. These block prints are from a 16th century German Bible I believe. I have redrawn and restored them. Scriptures are from the New Living Translation, Book of Judges

"As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah." Judges 14:5

"he prayed, "Let me die with the Philistines." And the temple crashed down on the Philistine rulers and all the people. So he killed more people when he died than he had during his entire lifetime." Judges 16:30

"But Samson stayed in bed only until midnight. Then he got up, took hold of the doors of the town gate, including the two posts, and lifted them up, bar and all. He put them on his shoulders and carried them all the way to the top of the hill across from Hebron." Judges 16:3

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A little spray of holly for your holiday projects...

Description of the illustration: holly and berries, white background

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The Four Gospels Frame

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of the symbols of Jesus Four Gospels: Lion, Angel, Ox and Eagle, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, transparent backgrounds

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Music Near The Lake

Description of the illustration: black and white illustration of ladies playing string instruments in a pasture or field, Renaissance gowns, long hair

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Clip Art of Percussion Instruments

Description of Clip Art: A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater (including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles); struck, scraped or rubbed by hand; or struck against another similar instrument. The percussion family is believed to include the oldest musical instruments, following the human voice.

      The percussion section of an orchestra most commonly contains instruments such as timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle and tambourine. However, the section can also contain non-percussive instruments, such as whistles and sirens, or a blown conch shell. On the other hand, keyboard instruments, such as the celesta, are not normally part of the percussion section, but keyboard percussion instruments such as the glockenspiel and xylophone (which do not have piano keyboards) are included.

      Percussion instruments are most commonly divided into two classes: Pitched percussion instruments, which produce notes with an identifiable pitch, and unpitched percussion instruments, which produce notes or sounds without an identifiable pitch.

greyscale of a Kettle-Drum

greyscale of a Machine Kettle-Drum

greyscale of a side-drum

greyscale of a triangle

greyscale of cymbals

Clip Art of Brass Instruments

greyscale of a trombone

Description of Clip Art: A brass instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments".

There are several factors involved in producing different pitches on a brass instrument. Slides, valves, crooks (though they are rarely used today), or keys are used to change vibratory length of tubing, thus changing the available harmonic series, while the player's embouchure, lip tension and air flow serve to select the specific harmonic produced from the available series.

       The view of most scholars (see organology) is that the term "brass instrument" should be defined by the way the sound is made, as above, and not by whether the instrument is actually made of brass. Thus one finds brass instruments made of wood, like the alphorn, the cornett, the serpent and the didgeridoo, while some woodwind instruments are made of brass, like the saxophone.

greyscale of a Bass Tuba

gold Bass Tuba

greyscale of a Monster Helicon BB Bass

gold Monster Helicon BB Bass

Vase of Blue Flowers

Description of the illustration: color illustration, pitcher containing blue flowers and leaves, transparent background

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The Holy Seasons: Advent

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of two Christmas angels framing a winter scene, text "the Holy Seasons, Advent", halos, birds, death is dead dragon, wings mountains, cross

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Hiding Baby Jesus

Description of Illustration: black and white illustration of Mary, Joseph, donkey and baby Jesus hiding in the woodland or forest

"When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." Matthew 2:13 (NIV) An angel is telling Joseph how to avoid Herod.

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Portrait of Katharina Von Bora

Description of Illustration: wife of Martin Luther, nun, escaped in a barrel of fish, dedication, mother and wife, three versions: sepia, grey and blue

Katharina von Bora (January 29, 1499 – December 20, 1552), also referred to as "die Lutherin" was the wife of Martin Luther, German leader of the Protestant Reformation. Beyond what is found in the writings of Luther and some of his contemporaries, little is known about her. Despite this, Katharina is often considered one of the most important participants of the Reformation because of her role in helping to define Protestant family life and setting the tone for clergy marriages. Read more...

• In Katharina's Footsteps...
• Love and Marriage: Luther Style

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An Old Portrait of Martin Luther

Description of Illustration: Martin Luther as a monk, habit, hair cut, bible, study, academic, hood, seminary, institution, comes in three colors: tan, grey or blue

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A band of angels banner

A choir of angels sings and worships the LORD.

Description of Illustration: three versions of the same image, angels, music, stringed instruments, singing performing, worshiping, heavenly beings, in both white and golden colors

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Clip Art of Roman Soldiers

Roman chariot

Description of Illustration: Roman soldiers are often spoken of in the New Testament, therefore illustrations of them come in handy when referring to a story or idea., armor, chariot, weapons, black and white illustrations of Roman military

Roman soldiers (from column of Trajan)

Roman soldier with pilum.

Roman standard bearer.

Roman soldier asks Jesus for help.

Everyday Life in Egypt

Treasury official, weighing rings of gold.

Description of Illustration: little black and white drawings of everyday events in ancient Egypt, useful illustrations for teachers, clergy and authors discussing the Egyptian culture

Heard of oxen taken through the water.

The mayor of the village brought to render account.

Peasant women bringing tribute from the villages of "lake, cakes, wine, mountains, funeral sacrifices, etc...

Scribes of the old empire.

Shepherds cooking, of the time of the old empire.

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Water Carriers

Description of Illustration: goat skin bottles, ways to carry water in the Bible, living in the desert, old black and white photographs

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