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  • An initial letter "P" featuring a trio of angels.
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    Initial Letter P

    An initial letter "P" featuring a trio of angels.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1506-02-03
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An initial letter "P" featuring a trio of angels.
  • An initial letter "R" featuring an angel pulling a soul up out of the fires of Hell.
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    Initial Letter R

    An initial letter "R" featuring an angel pulling a soul up out of the fires of Hell.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1506-02-03
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An initial letter "R" featuring an angel pulling a soul up out of the fires of Hell.
  • An initial letter "T" featuring a pair of angels descending from heaven on a ladder above the kneeling figure of Jacob.
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    Initial Letter T

    An initial letter "T" featuring a pair of angels descending from heaven on a ladder above the kneeling figure of Jacob.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1506-02-03
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An initial letter "T" featuring a pair of angels descending from heaven on a ladder above the kneeling figure of Jacob.
  • An initial letter "T" featuring an angel halting Abraham's blade as he prepares to sacrifice his son, Isaac, upon an altar as a ram watches.
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    Initial Letter T

    An initial letter "T" featuring an angel halting Abraham's blade as he prepares to sacrifice his son, Isaac, upon an altar as a ram watches.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1506-02-03
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An initial letter "T" featuring an angel halting Abraham's blade as he prepares to sacrifice his son, Isaac, upon an altar as a ram watches.
  • A woodcut depicting God blessing Jacob as he dreams, represented by three angels descending/ascending a ladder linking Heaven and Earth. Above the woodcut is a section of handwritten marginalia.
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    Jacob's Dream

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting God blessing Jacob as he dreams, represented by three angels descending/ascending a ladder linking Heaven and Earth. Above the woodcut is a section of handwritten marginalia.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1523
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting God blessing Jacob as he dreams, represented by three angels descending/ascending a ladder linking Heaven and Earth. Above the woodcut is a section of handwritten marginalia.
  • A letter from John Wesley to "Peggy" Margaret (Dale) Avision reminiscing on her youth and expressing his care for her.
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    Letter from John Wesley to "Peggy" Margaret (Dale) Avision, London

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to "Peggy" Margaret (Dale) Avision reminiscing on her youth and expressing his care for her.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1766-11-07
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from John Wesley to "Peggy" Margaret (Dale) Avision reminiscing on her youth and expressing his care for her.
  • A letter from John Wesley to Richard Freeman responding to Freeman's questions on the concept of evil, the nature of the Devil, the creation of the world, the role of angels, and the role of Adam and humanity. This response is to "Letter from Richard Freeman to John Wesley".
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    Letter from John Wesley to Richard Freeman, London

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to Richard Freeman responding to Freeman's questions on the concept of evil, the nature of the Devil, the creation of the world, the role of angels, and the role of Adam and humanity. This response is to "Letter from Richard Freeman to John Wesley".
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1779-08-06
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from John Wesley to Richard Freeman responding to Freeman's questions on the concept of evil, the nature of the Devil, the creation of the world, the role of angels, and the role of Adam and humanity. This response is to "Letter from Richard Freeman to John Wesley".
  • A letter from Richard Freeman to John Wesley posing a series of questions on the concept of evil, the nature of the Devil, the creation of the world, the role of angels, and the role of Adam and humanity. John Wesley responded to this letter in "Letter from John Wesley to Richard Freeman, London".
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    Letter from Richard Freeman to John Wesley

    Freeman, Richard
    A letter from Richard Freeman to John Wesley posing a series of questions on the concept of evil, the nature of the Devil, the creation of the world, the role of angels, and the role of Adam and humanity. John Wesley responded to this letter in "Letter from John Wesley to Richard Freeman, London".
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1779
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A letter from Richard Freeman to John Wesley posing a series of questions on the concept of evil, the nature of the Devil, the creation of the world, the role of angels, and the role of Adam and humanity. John Wesley responded to this letter in "Letter from John Wesley to Richard Freeman, London".
  • A leaf featuring liturgical prayers surrounded by a historiated boarder, including the image of a woman and an angel.
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    Liturgical prayers

    A leaf featuring liturgical prayers surrounded by a historiated boarder, including the image of a woman and an angel.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twelfth century
    Thirteenth century
    Fourteenth century
    Fifteenth century
    Sixteenth century
    Date Created
    1100/1599
    Collection
    Collection of illuminated manuscript leaves
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A leaf featuring liturgical prayers surrounded by a historiated boarder, including the image of a woman and an angel.
  • A woodcut depicting Obadiah receiving his vision from an angel. The text of the first verse of Obadiah is printed above.
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    Obadiah Receives a Vision from an Angel

    A woodcut depicting Obadiah receiving his vision from an angel. The text of the first verse of Obadiah is printed above.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1536
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting Obadiah receiving his vision from an angel. The text of the first verse of Obadiah is printed above.
  • An engraving depicting detailed representations of the four sides of the Obelisk of Domitian, which had been moved by Pope Innocent X from the Via Appia to his family home, the Palazzo Pamphilj. Between the four sides, there is a small representation of the obelisk with a decorative ribbon proclaiming it the "Obelisus Pamphilius" (bottom), a cherub holding a pair of medallions with a portrait of Innocent X (left) and the obelisk (right) (middle), and an angel lying on a cloud supporting Innocent X's coat of arms.
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    Obeliscus Pamphilius

    An engraving depicting detailed representations of the four sides of the Obelisk of Domitian, which had been moved by Pope Innocent X from the Via Appia to his family home, the Palazzo Pamphilj. Between the four sides, there is a small representation of the obelisk with a decorative ribbon proclaiming it the "Obelisus Pamphilius" (bottom), a cherub holding a pair of medallions with a portrait of Innocent X (left) and the obelisk (right) (middle), and an angel lying on a cloud supporting Innocent X's coat of arms.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1650
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting detailed representations of the four sides of the Obelisk of Domitian, which had been moved by Pope Innocent X from the Via Appia to his family home, the Palazzo Pamphilj. Between the four sides, there is a small representation of the obelisk with a decorative ribbon proclaiming it the "Obelisus Pamphilius" (bottom), a cherub holding a pair of medallions with a portrait of Innocent X (left) and the obelisk (right) (middle), and an angel lying on a cloud supporting Innocent X's coat of arms.
  • An engraved ornamental tailpiece appearing at the end of the fourth part of the section on Catholics. The engraving depicts an angel holding two trumpets, both of which have banners hanging from them, and playing one. The banners read "CEREMONIES ET COUTUMES DES RELIGIONS DU MONDE."
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    Ornamental Tailpiece: Angel

    Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
    An engraved ornamental tailpiece appearing at the end of the fourth part of the section on Catholics. The engraving depicts an angel holding two trumpets, both of which have banners hanging from them, and playing one. The banners read "CEREMONIES ET COUTUMES DES RELIGIONS DU MONDE."
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1741
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraved ornamental tailpiece appearing at the end of the fourth part of the section on Catholics. The engraving depicts an angel holding two trumpets, both of which have banners hanging from them, and playing one. The banners read "CEREMONIES ET COUTUMES DES RELIGIONS DU MONDE."
  • A woodcut depicting Abraham preparing to sacrifice his son, Isaac, as a show of faith to God and being stopped by an angel, who provides a ram (center left) for sacrifice in Isaac's place.
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    Sacrifice of Isaac

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting Abraham preparing to sacrifice his son, Isaac, as a show of faith to God and being stopped by an angel, who provides a ram (center left) for sacrifice in Isaac's place.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1523
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting Abraham preparing to sacrifice his son, Isaac, as a show of faith to God and being stopped by an angel, who provides a ram (center left) for sacrifice in Isaac's place.
  • A page from Les Heures de Nostre Dame including a miniature portrait of Saint Genevieve, who is shown holding a book and a candle being lit by an angel and demon, and a decorative border featuring plants, flowers, and berries.
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    Saint Genevieve

    A page from Les Heures de Nostre Dame including a miniature portrait of Saint Genevieve, who is shown holding a book and a candle being lit by an angel and demon, and a decorative border featuring plants, flowers, and berries.
    Subject - Time Period
    Fifteenth century
    Date Created
    1400/1499
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A page from Les Heures de Nostre Dame including a miniature portrait of Saint Genevieve, who is shown holding a book and a candle being lit by an angel and demon, and a decorative border featuring plants, flowers, and berries.
  • An engraving depicting a scene from the ninth book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which the Archangel Michael forces the Nile to recede from where it had flooded, leaving the path clear for the crusaders. In the back ground, a fleet of ships can be seen, referencing a later event in the same book where Archambaut de Bourbon engages in a naval battle with Almasonte.
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    Saint Michael Causes the Nile to Recede

    Chauveau, François, 1613-1676
    An engraving depicting a scene from the ninth book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which the Archangel Michael forces the Nile to recede from where it had flooded, leaving the path clear for the crusaders. In the back ground, a fleet of ships can be seen, referencing a later event in the same book where Archambaut de Bourbon engages in a naval battle with Almasonte.
    Subject - Time Period
    Seventeenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1658
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    An engraving depicting a scene from the ninth book of the epic poem, Saint Louys, in which the Archangel Michael forces the Nile to recede from where it had flooded, leaving the path clear for the crusaders. In the back ground, a fleet of ships can be seen, referencing a later event in the same book where Archambaut de Bourbon engages in a naval battle with Almasonte.
  • A woodcut depicting an angel sealing the 144,000 faithful as a group of angels hold off the Winds from damaging the Earth. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    Sealing of the 144,000 Faithful

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting an angel sealing the 144,000 faithful as a group of angels hold off the Winds from damaging the Earth. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting an angel sealing the 144,000 faithful as a group of angels hold off the Winds from damaging the Earth. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting an angel, robed in clouds with legs of flaming pillars, handing a book to Saint John the Apostle and pointing up at the heavens. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Angel with the Little Book

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting an angel, robed in clouds with legs of flaming pillars, handing a book to Saint John the Apostle and pointing up at the heavens. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting an angel, robed in clouds with legs of flaming pillars, handing a book to Saint John the Apostle and pointing up at the heavens. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting the victorious armies of Heaven (top right) routing the opposing forces as the beast is cast into a lake of fire and brimstone. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Armies of Heaven and Doom for the Beast

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting the victorious armies of Heaven (top right) routing the opposing forces as the beast is cast into a lake of fire and brimstone. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting the victorious armies of Heaven (top right) routing the opposing forces as the beast is cast into a lake of fire and brimstone. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting two angels announcing the destruction of Babylon and dropping a millstone into the sea while the city itself is seen in flames below. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Destruction of Babylon

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting two angels announcing the destruction of Babylon and dropping a millstone into the sea while the city itself is seen in flames below. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting two angels announcing the destruction of Babylon and dropping a millstone into the sea while the city itself is seen in flames below. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depicting an angel locking the dragon, which represents Satan, into a bottomless pit to be bound for a thousand years. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The Dragon Thrown into the Bottomless Pit

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depicting an angel locking the dragon, which represents Satan, into a bottomless pit to be bound for a thousand years. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depicting an angel locking the dragon, which represents Satan, into a bottomless pit to be bound for a thousand years. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
  • A woodcut depictng God and seven angels with trumpets (top), hail and fire falling into the sea (bottom left), and a burning mountain falling into the sea (bottom right). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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    The First Four Trumpets

    Cranach, Lucas, 1472-1553
    A woodcut depictng God and seven angels with trumpets (top), hail and fire falling into the sea (bottom left), and a burning mountain falling into the sea (bottom right). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1522
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
    A woodcut depictng God and seven angels with trumpets (top), hail and fire falling into the sea (bottom left), and a burning mountain falling into the sea (bottom right). The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.
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