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Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fifth of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. The king kneels before the presiding bishop. One of the priest-assistants brings the king’s sword from the altar and gives it to the bishop, who then presents it to the king -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the sixth of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. After offering the sword to the king, the presiding bishop places the sword in the scabbard worn by the king -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the last of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. The newly crowned king genuflects before the presiding bishop and offers him gold coins. This is witnessed by the surrounding auxiliary bishops, priests and noblemen -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the ninth of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. The presiding bishop rises from his throne and, with an auxiliary bishop, leads the king to a special throne set before the altar -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the eighth of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. The crowned king, kneeling before the presiding bishop, accepts his scepter from the bishop’s hands -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fourth of six illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen-consort. The bishop places the crown on the queen’s head as she kneels before him -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of six illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen-consort. The queen-elect kneels before the presiding bishop as he reads a prayer from a book, perhaps the pontificale -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the third of six illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen-consort. The queen-elect kneels before the presiding bishop while he anoints her hands with the oil of catechumens -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the third of five illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen. The queen kneels before the presiding bishop while he anoints her hands and arms with the oil of catechumens -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of five illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen. The queen prostrates herself on a pillow before the altar as a litany is sung. The presiding bishop, auxiliary bishops and priests kneel -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first of five illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen. The queen-elect sits between two auxiliary bishops in front of the presiding bishop. A group of noblemen and priests looks on -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the last of five illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen. The presiding bishop offers the scepter to the crowned queen as she kneels before him -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first of two illustrating the proceedings at a diocesan synod. The bishop sits among the priests of the diocese, as the archdeacon stands in a pulpit and reads the decrees of the Council of Trent and the profession of faith. All who are present also make the profession of ... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of two illustrating the proceedings at a diocesan synod. The bishop preaches to all those present at the synod, admonishing and exhorting them -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This is the second of four engravings illustrating the blessing of several holy oils on Holy Thursday. The archdeacon presents a vessel containing oil to the bishop for his blessing -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This is the first of four engravings illustrating the blessing of several holy oils on Holy Thursday. The bishop sits in the midst of many clerical dignitaries, priests, deacons and subdeacons and prepares to begin the sacrifice of the Mass -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first of four illustrating the consecration of a portable altar (or possibly a side altar). The bishop first blesses some of the ingredients that will be used during the ceremony of consecration: vessels containing water with salt, ashes and wine -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of four illustrating the consecration of a portable altar (or possibly a side altar). Taking some of the blessed water in his hand, the bishop makes the sign of the cross in the middle of the altar -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the seventh of nine illustrating the consecration of an altar, when this is not part of the ceremony for the dedication of a church. Five special candles made in the form of a cross are placed on the altar, in the middle and in the four corners. The bishop lights the four tips... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the eighth of nine illustrating the consecration of an altar, when this is not part of the ceremony for the dedication of a church. With his right hand, the bishop makes the sign of the cross with chrism on the front of the altar -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. The king kneels before the presiding bishop and places his hands on the book of the Gospels that is offered to him by the bishop. All the auxiliary bishops and priests look on -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. The king-elect is led by auxiliary bishops before the presiding bishop seated on a throne. The crown and scepter of the new king are resting on the altar -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fifth of nine illustrating the consecration of an altar, when this is not part of the ceremony for the dedication of a church. With his right hand, the bishop makes five crosses on the surface of the altar using holy oil, first in the middle and then in the four corners -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fourth of nine illustrating the consecration of an altar, when this is not part of the ceremony for the dedication of a church. The bishop circles the altar, consecrating it with incense both above and below -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first of nine illustrating the consecration of an altar, when this is not part of the ceremony for the dedication of a church. The bishop stands at a table and blesses the water, salt, ashes and wine that will be used in the ritual of consecration -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of nine illustrating the consecration of an altar, when this is not part of the ceremony for the dedication of a church. The bishop stands before the altar and, with his right hand, takes some of the blessed water and makes a sign of the cross with it in the middle o... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first in a series illustrating the various stages in the sacrament of ordination to the priesthood. The bishop is seated on his throne in front of the altar with attendant priests at his side. Four candidates for ordination kneel before him -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the sixth in a series of twelve illustrating the consecration of a new bishop. The bishop-elect with the strip of linen (mappula) tied around his head, kneels before the presiding bishop who anoints both his hands with holy oil. Another priest continues to hold the book of the... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fourth in a series of twelve illustrating the consecration of a new bishop. The bishop-elect kneels before the chief consecrating bishop, as he and his assistant bishops place the book of the Gospels on his neck and shoulders -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second in a series of twelve illustrating the consecration of a new bishop. The bishop-elect kneels before the presiding bishop and says aloud the oath of his office -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fifth in a series of twelve illustrating the consecration of a new bishop. The bishop-elect kneels before the seated presiding bishop. A priest continues to hold the book of the Gospels open behind his head while the presiding bishop makes a sign of the cross with holy oil... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first in a series of twelve illustrating the consecration of a new bishop. The bishop-elect, wearing a biretta or pointed cap and a cope, sits in the midst of several other bishops who will consecrate him. The presiding bishop wears a chasuble and mitre, the other bishops ... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving illustrates one aspect of ordination to the priesthood: the blessing of the priests’ hands. The bishop anoints both hands of the new priests with oil and their hands are then wrapped in a linen cloth and blessed. Then the bishop, seated on his throne, offers the chalice, filled wit... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Shown are the laver, bowls, altar, and other utensils used in the sacrificial cult. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Abraham is shown with knife in hand about to sacrifice Isaac, who is bound and resting atop a pile of wood on a stone altar. A ram and a pot with fire are nearby, and an angel flies overhead. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: As God appears behind an altar with an angel on either side (one with a trumpet), there appears below four horsemen and several angels slaying humans. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Surrounded by seven angels blowing on trumpets, God stands behind the altar and with him is another angel with a golden censor in hand. The sun and moon and clouds are shown, a figure on a boat in a rough sea, and another angel below the altar calling out "Woe." -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: An altar is shown surrounded by angels, and beneath it are the (souls of the) martyrs. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the third in a series of twelve illustrating the consecration of a new bishop: the prostration before the altar. The bishop-elect lies fully prostrate on the floor before the altar, while the chief consecrating bishop and his assistant bishops kneel and recite a litany. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving illustrates one aspect of ordination to the priesthood: the laying on of hands. The bishop stands and lays his hands in turn on the head of each man being ordained. The ordainees all kneel wearing the priestly vestments of alb and stole and carry the chasuble over one arm. In th... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the third of nine illustrating the consecration of an altar, when this is not part of the ceremony for the dedication of a church. The bishop circles the altar, sprinkling it with water, the ashes and the blessed wine. For this purpose, he uses sprigs of the herb hyssop that h... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the third of four illustrating the consecration of a portable altar (or possibly a side altar). Using the blessed water, the bishop makes the sign of the cross in the four corners of the new altar -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The new tabernacle sits on the altar as the bishop blesses it -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This is the last of four engravings illustrating the blessing of several holy oils on Holy Thursday. With two vessels of blessed oil resting on the altar, the bishop begins to sing the preface of the Mass -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fourth of five illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen. The presiding bishop places the crown on the queen’s head as she kneels before him -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fifth of six illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen-consort. As she kneels before him, the presiding bishop offers the scepter to the newly crowned queen -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first of six illustrating the blessing and coronation of a queen-consort. The queen kneels and the king stands before the presiding bishop. Auxiliary bishops, priests, deacons and noblemen stand as witnesses -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the seventh of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. The presiding bishop and several of the auxiliary bishops place the crown on the king’s head as he kneels before them -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the last of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. As the Offertory of the Mass begins, the new abbess comes before the bishop once again with her women companions and kneels before him in order to kiss his hand. When she returns to her place, the Mass proceeds -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fourth of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. After blessing a veil with holy water, the bishop places it on the head of the new abbess so that it falls across her shoulders and back and down to her eyes -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the third of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. Seated on his throne and with attendant priests at his side, the bishop offers the book of the Rule of her order to the abbess-elect -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. The abbess-elect kneels before the standing bishop while he lays his hands on her head, blessing her -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the first of five illustrating the blessing of an abbess. The abbess-elect, her face unveiled, leaves the enclosure of the monastery for the ceremony accompanied by two older matrons. She kneels before the presiding bishop and makes her oath of office. Then she places her hand... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the eleventh in a series of twelve illustrating the consecration of a bishop. The new bishop, wearing a mitre and carrying a crozier, kneels before the three bishops who have consecrated him. He is blessed again by the presiding bishop -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the fourth of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. Wearing a royal cloak, the king kneels before the presiding bishop, who anoints his hands with the oil of catechumens as the auxiliary bishops look on -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The sixth angel blows a trumpet, and a third of humankind is slaughtered. There is a golden altar before God, and below it are breastplated riders on horses with lions' heads. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The seventh seal. Angels with trumpets are at the altar before God. Thunder, lightning, earthquakes, hail, and fire afflict the earth, and ships are destroyed. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The fifth seal (Rev. 6:9-11). Men and women are the martyrs below the altar, over which an angel stands. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: As Abraham is about to sacrifice Isaac with his sword on the flaming altar nearby, an angel restrains him. A ram appears caught in a thicket nearby Akedah -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: With a city in the background, there is shown the tabernacle with the menora and other furnishings inside it, the laver and altar before it on the stone pavement, and a curtain/wall circumscribing it. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The Ark of the Covenant and the incense altar. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The outer components of the altar set around the inner grate -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The grate that fits inside the altar. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This is the third of four engravings illustrating the blessing of several holy oils on Holy Thursday. A procession of priests, deacons and subdeacons approaches the bishop with vessels containing the Chrism and oil of Catechumens -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The bishop blesses a military banner with water and then hands it to a soldier -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the last of four illustrating the consecration of a portable altar (or possibly a side altar). The bishop makes the sign of the cross in the middle and the four corners of the new altar with his right hand using holy oil -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the last of nine illustrating the consecration of an altar, when this is not part of the ceremony for the dedication of a church. The bishop blesses the ornaments and accoutrements of the altar, including altar cloths, candle holders and other vessels -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the third of ten illustrating the blessing and coronation of a king. The king prostrates himself before the altar on which rests his crown and scepter. The bishops, priests and deacons all kneel, while the choir sings a litany -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the second of two illustrating the sacrament of confirmation. Seated on his throne and with attendant priests at his side, the bishop confirms a child whose sponsor kneels behind him. Another child and sponsor stand before a scribe who is writing the child’s name (?) in a ledger -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: This engraving is the sixth of nine illustrating the consecration of an altar, when this is not part of the ceremony for the dedication of a church. The bishop takes two vessels, one containing holy oil and one the chrism blessed each year during Holy Week, and pours them onto the altar -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A rendering of the tabernacle. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A rendering of the ark of the covenant and the altar for the burnt offerings -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: As King Ahab, the prophets of Baal, and others on Mt. Carmel look on, Elijah kneels before the altar being consumed with fire. Smoke. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: King Ahaz measures the altar in Damascus, as a priest sets fire to the wood and the lamb on the altar. In the background captives are led out of Damascus by the Assyrian soldiers of Tiglath-Pileser. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: As a fire blazes on an altar outside with slaughtered lambs/sheep at its base, and priestly figures place loaves of bread on the altar, inside a group of men stand about a table and eat the Passover with their staffs in hand. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Ezekiel's vision of the altar in the Temple. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: With the fire on the altar and a sheep on the ground before it, King Solomon with crown and scepter teaches the assembled people, who assume the posture of prayer with clasped hands. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: At the age of sixteen, St. Catherine of Siena renews her vow of the life of the anchorites in a small room in her father's house -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Upon the openning of the fifth seal, the saints under the altar are given white robes by the angels -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Fire from heaven consumes Elijah's sacrifice on Mt. Carmel, defeating the prophets of Baal -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A rendering of the altar for the burnt offering -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Nadab and Abihu are consumed by fire for offering an improper sacrifice to God -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The Israelites defeat the Philistines in battle at Mizpah as Samuel offers a sacrifice to God -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A rendering of the temple, showing outer court -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The Pharisee and the Publican pray in the temple -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: St. Catherine of Siena partakes in the Eucharist -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The twelve tribes of Israel camped in proper locations around the tabernacle with view of interior court -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A rendering of the altar for the burnt offering -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A rendering of the temple displaying the outer courtyard -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A rendering of the altar for the burnt offering (right) and the altar of incense (left) with ritual vessels in the foreground -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The events of the first six seals: the four horseriders of the apocalypse (center), the martyrs under the altar are given whhite robes (right), and the destruction of the moon, sun, and stars (left) -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: An angel sounds the sixth trumpet causing the attack of an army of angels and lion-like horses -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Upon the opening of the fifth seal, the saints under the altar are given white robes by angels -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A rendering of the grating to the altar for the burnt offering -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: A rendering of the altar for the burnt offering -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: View of the ruins of an EB sacrificial altar at Megiddo (3rd millennium B.C.E.). -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Altar from Megiddo. -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: View of an early bronze age sacrificial altar at Megiddo.