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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 +
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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 +
C
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) +
D
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 +
ram-horned lion +
specific types of crucified Christ (in non-narrative context) +
yellow +
geometric patterns +
Justice, 'Justitia'; 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues +
the closed temple-door ('porta clausa') ~ Ezekiel's visions +
gesture of bestowing fearlessness +
Pair of fishes +
goldsmiths +
goldwork +
goldwork +
deities +
granulation +
pope Gregory the Great; possible attributes: dove, emperor Trajan +
Ancient Greek +
Greek style bindings +
Grolieresque bindings +
grotesques +
champlevé +
Green Tara +
H
protuberance +
mezzo rilievo +
half-round moldings +
hand, 'Dextera Dei' ~ symbol of God the Father +
hand binding +
general +
Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames) +
(architectonic) structure representing or symbolizing the Holy Sepulchre +
healing of one leper, who kneels before Christ (Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16) +
healing of a man born blind: Christ touches his eyes with an 'ointment' of dust and spittle (John 9) +
Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56) +
the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone +
the New Jerusalem +
High Gothic +
high relief +
gesture of highest enlightenment +
the marriage-feast at Cana (John 2:1-11) +
Christ in the underworld, harrowing of hell, Christ in Limbo, 'Anastasis' +
woodwork +
woodcarvers (woodworkers) +
male persons from the Old Testament (HOSEA) +
I
Île-de-France +
royal posture of relaxation +
Indian style +
inlays +
J
the apostle James the Less, first bishop of Jerusalem; possible attributes: book, fuller's club, scroll +
Jansenist style bindings +
Japanese sewing +
cities represented allegorically or symbolically (JERUSALEM) - city-crown +
John the Evangelist +
John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff +
the Jewish councillor Joseph of Arimathaea; possible attributes: Holy Grail, instruments of the Passion (e.g. three nails, crown of thorns) +
the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools +
Ancient Jewish +
Art Nouveau +
K
cameo bindings +
Kanakamuni +
the Four Cardinal Virtues +
crimson +
Carolingian +
ornament ~ cartouche +
settings (jewelry) +
11HH(CATHERINE) the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel +
chained bindings +
all along +
pine (wood) +
interior of church +
classicism +
settings (jewelry) +
adhesive bindings +
paste paper +
Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues +
concave +
Constantinople +
convex +
head-gear: cap +
Coptic Bindings +
Krakucchanda +
settings (jewelry) +
cross as symbol of Christ +
descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached) +
crucified Christ with Mary, John, Stephaton and Longinus +
crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood +
crucified Christ with Stephaton and/or Longinus +
cross nimbus +
crown (symbol of sovereignty) +
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lacquerware +
varnishing +
lamb bearing cross or banner, 'Agnus Dei' ~ symbol of Christ +
Lamb of God +
foliage ~ ornament - AA - stylized +
foliage ~ ornament - AA - stylized (+ framing decorations) +
leatherwork +
leather bindings +
leather strip +
cut leather +
cuir-ciselé bindings +
gesture of preaching +
settings (jewelry) +
Lorraine +
lotus-shaped caitya +
friezes (ornamental areas) + lotus (motif) +
lion (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Marcus +
beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion +
Luke the evangelist; possible attributes: book, (winged) ox, portrait of the Virgin, surgical instruments, painter's utensils, scroll +
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Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child +
'Majestas Domini': Christ in mandorla seated on a rainbow or sphere and accompanied by the Tetramorph +
mandorlas +
mandorla +
Meekness; 'Mansuetudine' (Ripa) +
upright figures of Mary without the Christ-child +
Mary (alone) reading, praying etc. ~ Annunciation +
the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge +
Mary Salome, sister of the Virgin and mother of James the Great and John the Evangelist, also one of the midwives; possible attributes: jar of ointment +
coronation of Mary in heaven (usually the Holy Trinity present) +
Christ appears and takes Mary's soul ('assumptio animae') +
Mark (Marcus) the evangelist, and bishop of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, (winged) lion, pen and inkhorn, scroll +
marbled paper +
martyr(s) (often with palm-branches) - QQ - female martyr +
Masonic bindings +
Temperance, 'Temperantia'; 'Temperanza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues +
the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword +
the apostle and martyr Matthias; possible attributes: axe, book, cross, halberd, scroll, sword +
the (negro-)warrior Maurice (Mauritius) of Agaunum, commander of the Theban Legion, and martyr; possible attributes: banner, lance, shield (with trefoil cross) +
ornament ~ medallion +
meditation hat +
Buddhas of Medicine +
Gorgoneion, head of Medusa +
makers' marks +
metalwork +
casting +
standing with feet together +
half cross-legged posture +
insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier +
Medieval +
Middle Byzantine +
Central Europe +
Middle East +
the burning bush ~ calling of Moses +
Mudéjar +
N
Middle East +
Renaissance Revival +
Nepalese style +
Niederalteich +
nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things +