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Aus Prachteinbände
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ten interlocked syllables of power +
posture of relaxation +
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locks +
panels +
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nineteenth century +
2
twentieth century +
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35 Buddhas of Confession +
A
Aaron's rod has sprouted, flowered and produced ripe almonds +
Eight Auspicious Emblems +
Eight great Stupas +
Eight Buddhas of Medicine +
Adam and Eve (not in biblical context) +
(the skull or skeleton of) Adam at the foot of the cross of Christ (iconographic particularity to be used as additional notation only) +
eagle (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. John +
acanthus ~ ornament (+ framing decorations) +
alms-bowl +
alpha and omega, sometimes with wreath, triangle, instruments of the Passion, etc. ~ symbol of Christ +
Altomünster +
Ambrose, bishop of Milan; possible attributes: beehive, cradle with baby, three-knotted scourge +
Amoghasiddhi +
adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) +
the apostle Andrew; possible attributes: book, X-shaped cross, fish, fishing-net, rope, scroll +
other groups of apostles +
architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. +
architectural frames +
earthquake, opened tombs and resurrection of the dead ~ Christ's death +
Augustine, bishop of Hippo; possible attributes: arrows piercing his breast, book, child with spoon, flaming heart, heart (pierced with arrows), pen +
Avalokitesvara +
B
strapwork +
the apostle Bartholomew; possible attributes: book, devil or dragon at feet, knife, scroll, flayed skin, staff +
cotton +
cotton +
bone +
standing with knees bent outward +
story of the conversion of Paul (Acts 9:1-18) +
quartz crystal +
hallmarks +
embossed decoration +
the massacre ot the innocents; sometimes Herod looking on +
girdle books +
library bindings +
Biedermeier +
birch (wood) +
insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier +
blind stamping +
blind embossing +
blind tooling +
flowers (+ bud, budding) +
flowers +
flowers: lotus (+ leaf) +
flowers (+ ornamental variants of plants) +
Bodhisattva +
vernis brun +
bronzes +
book - MM - book open +
book +
bookbinders +
boards (binding components) +
boards (binding components) +
bindings +
beech (wood) +
cumdachs +
Book spines +
Clasps +
Buddhas of the Three Times +
colored paper +
Byzantine Empire +
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11HH(CECILIA) the virgin martyr Cecilia of Rome; possible attributes: falcon, musical instruments, organ, wreath of roses and lilies +
caitya-window +
Candraprabha +
the Ascension (Christ surrounded by radiant light or in a mandorla) +
Christ as (heavenly) judge +
Christ enthroned +
Pharisees bring a woman accused of adultery before Christ (John 8:2-11) +
Christ-child (with attributes) +
Christ-child in the manger +
chrysoprase +
codex - LL - codex open +
cottage style (binding) +
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presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon (and Anna) present (Luke 2:22-39) +
Last Judgement +
Mary and John the Baptist together with (e.g. kneeling before) the judging Christ, 'Deesis' ~ Last Judgement +
dentelle (pattern) +
Germany +
the wheel of dharma gesture +
Dhrtarashtra +
adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present +
the bishop of Paris, Denis (Dionysius); possible attributes: chains, (upper part of) head in hands +
dragon +
dragon (+ animal killed by man) +
Three Jewels +
the three (sometimes four) Maries together; possible attributes: jar of ointment +
the holy women (the three Maries) on their way to or at the tomb, to anoint Christ's body +
dark yellow +
dark green +
E
precious metal +
gemstone +
gemstone +
the brazen serpent (Numbers 21:4-9) (+ Christ) +
oak (wood) +
Empire (style) +
Etruscan Style +
coloring +
wrappers +
ivory bindings +
woodcarvers (woodworkers) +
ivories (sculpture) +
en ronde bosse +
enamel bindings +
enamels +
enamelers +
mystic knot of eternity +
angel (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Matthew +
angel(s) in or at the empty tomb of Christ +
73D6(+31) the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38) (+ angel(s) floating in the air) +
earth-touching gesture +
creation of Eve +
the Archangel Gabriel +
the Archangel Michael +
the evangelists writing +
symbols of the evangelists, 'the apocaliptic beasts' +
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fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) +
fabulous animals ~ predatory birds +
faceting +
scrollwork +
fanfare bindings +
noose +
amalgam gilding +
spruce (wood) +
Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues +
bas-reliefs +
friezes +
fleuron +
flyleaves +
France +
Northern France +
the holy women (the three Maries) on their way to or at the tomb, to anoint Christ's body +
Early Gothic +
Early Medieval +
Five Tathagatas +
G
male saints (GAMELBRECHT) +
gesture of granting the best +
trade bindings +
Mary, Joseph and the new-born Christ (Nativity) +
twice Gideon asks the Lord to show him a sign with a sheep's fleece before his raid against the Midianites +