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TextOn the Passion of our L.J.C.; Ephesians 5:2
Archer, James, 1751-1834This sermon celebrates Jesus's love and passion, describing his death, sacrifice, and suffering for humanity despite our sins and cruelty.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESThis sermon celebrates Jesus's love and passion, describing his death, sacrifice, and suffering for humanity despite our sins and cruelty. -
Still imageOrdinations
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733A series of six engravings depicting a Roman Catholic cleric receiving tonsure (top left) and a surplice (top right), and the ordination of a sexton (middle left), a lector (middle right), an exorcist (bottom left), and an acolyte (bottom right).Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA series of six engravings depicting a Roman Catholic cleric receiving tonsure (top left) and a surplice (top right), and the ordination of a sexton (middle left), a lector (middle right), an exorcist (bottom left), and an acolyte (bottom right). -
Still imageOrdinations
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733A series of six engravings depicting the ordination of Roman Catholic subdeacons (top left), deacons (top right), and priests (middle left). The priestly ordination includes the bishop laying hands on the new priest (middle right), the bestowal of the power to consecrate (bottom left), and sharing in Communion (bottom right).Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA series of six engravings depicting the ordination of Roman Catholic subdeacons (top left), deacons (top right), and priests (middle left). The priestly ordination includes the bishop laying hands on the new priest (middle right), the bestowal of the power to consecrate (bottom left), and sharing in Communion (bottom right). -
Still imageOrnamental Tailpiece: Angel
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733An 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 PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESAn 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." -
Still imageOrnamental Tailpiece: Choir
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733An engraved ornamental tailpiece appearing at the end of the fifth part of the section on Catholics. The engraving depicts a choir seated before an altar.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESAn engraved ornamental tailpiece appearing at the end of the fifth part of the section on Catholics. The engraving depicts a choir seated before an altar. -
Still imageOrnamental Tailpiece: Ritual Objects
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733An engraved ornamental tailpiece appearing at the end of the introductory section. The engraving depicts a platform with the inscription "Finis" above which hangs a bell and drapery. Holding the drapery and bell up is a decorative boarder featuring a pair of cherubs, a censer, a stole, an open book (likely a Bible), and other Catholic ritual items.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESAn engraved ornamental tailpiece appearing at the end of the introductory section. The engraving depicts a platform with the inscription "Finis" above which hangs a bell and drapery. Holding the drapery and bell up is a decorative boarder featuring a pair of cherubs, a censer, a stole, an open book (likely a Bible), and other Catholic ritual items. -
Still imageOrnamental Tailpiece: Torture
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733An engraved ornamental tailpiece to the preface of the section on the Inquisition, depicting the torture of heretics.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESAn engraved ornamental tailpiece to the preface of the section on the Inquisition, depicting the torture of heretics. -
Still imageOrnamental Tailpiece: Trial
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733An engraved ornamental tailpiece to the first and second sections on the Inquisition, depicting a pair of Catholic officials trying a man during the Inquisition.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESAn engraved ornamental tailpiece to the first and second sections on the Inquisition, depicting a pair of Catholic officials trying a man during the Inquisition. -
TextPaces Ferry United Methodist Church
A history of the Paces Ferry Church including details of the rise of Methodism in Atlanta, recountings of the church's pastors and their contributions, important events in the church's history, and the construction of church buildings.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionsCopyrightCOPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATEDA history of the Paces Ferry Church including details of the rise of Methodism in Atlanta, recountings of the church's pastors and their contributions, important events in the church's history, and the construction of church buildings. -
Still imagePapal Conclave
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733A series of six engravings depicting a conclave, the process by which Roman Catholic cardinals elect a new pope. The rules of the conclave, in which the cardinals are locked in seclusion, were established to prevent political interference and long delays. Food was delivered through a window; after three days, they only received one meal a day and after five days, only bread and water.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA series of six engravings depicting a conclave, the process by which Roman Catholic cardinals elect a new pope. The rules of the conclave, in which the cardinals are locked in seclusion, were established to prevent political interference and long delays. Food was delivered through a window; after three days, they only received one meal a day and after five days, only bread and water. -
Still imagePapal Funeral
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733A series of six engravings depicting papal funeral rituals including the recognition of the pope’s body (top left), the procession of the body to Saint Peter’s basilica (second row), the body lying in state for three days at Saint Peter’s (third row left), the pope’s catafalque (a raised bier used to support the coffin) (third row right) and the funeral procession (bottom).Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA series of six engravings depicting papal funeral rituals including the recognition of the pope’s body (top left), the procession of the body to Saint Peter’s basilica (second row), the body lying in state for three days at Saint Peter’s (third row left), the pope’s catafalque (a raised bier used to support the coffin) (third row right) and the funeral procession (bottom). -
Still imagePenance
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733A series of six engravings depicting a Roman Catholic bishop leads worshipers through rites of penance, including putting on sackcloth, kneeling outside with extinguished candles, and reciting the litanies.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA series of six engravings depicting a Roman Catholic bishop leads worshipers through rites of penance, including putting on sackcloth, kneeling outside with extinguished candles, and reciting the litanies. -
Still imagePennington Methodist Church: Established 1890 - Built 1903
The carved stone sign of the Pennington Methodist Church, displaying the year of the founding and of the building of the church building.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionsCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTThe carved stone sign of the Pennington Methodist Church, displaying the year of the founding and of the building of the church building. -
TextPennington United Methodist Church And Community: History of the Church and Community
A brief history of Pennington United Methodist Church and the community it serves, including the founding of the town and church, the town school, the predominant trades and work in the town, the town store, extentions to the church building, and notable burials. Photos include: Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration on March 31, 1940; Pennington Store, church and school; and class photos with several noted names.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionsCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA brief history of Pennington United Methodist Church and the community it serves, including the founding of the town and church, the town school, the predominant trades and work in the town, the town store, extentions to the church building, and notable burials. Photos include: Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration on March 31, 1940; Pennington Store, church and school; and class photos with several noted names. -
Still imagePierre D'Ailli, Cardinal de Cambrai
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733An engraving depicting a portrait of Pierre D'Ailly above a hand emerging from a cloud holding a scale, one side with a pair of tablets (possibly the Ten Commandments) and a crosier, miter, and galero on the other.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESAn engraving depicting a portrait of Pierre D'Ailly above a hand emerging from a cloud holding a scale, one side with a pair of tablets (possibly the Ten Commandments) and a crosier, miter, and galero on the other. -
Still imagePlate 22: Differentes sortes de Pêches
Bénard, 1731-1794Plate 22 from Recueil de planches de l'Encyclopédie, par ordre de matières. Pêches displaying implements used in beachcombing and shoreline fishing, including a depiction of the tools in use at the top of the page.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESPlate 22 from Recueil de planches de l'Encyclopédie, par ordre de matières. Pêches displaying implements used in beachcombing and shoreline fishing, including a depiction of the tools in use at the top of the page. -
TextPopery calmly considered
Wesley, John, 1703-1791Summary: A tract in which Wesley reflects on a number of doctrines of the Catholic Church.Summary: A tract in which Wesley reflects on a number of doctrines of the Catholic Church. -
TextPriestcraft defended. : A sermon occasioned by the expulsion of six young gentlemen from the University of Oxford, for praying, reading, and expounding the scriptures. Humbly dedicated to Mr. V--- C---r and the H--ds of H----s
Macgowan, John, 1726-1780Summary:Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESSummary: -
TextPrimative [sic] physic, or, An easy and natural method of curing most diseases
Wesley, John,1703-1791Signatures: A-K⁶ L⁴( -L1)Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESSignatures: A-K⁶ L⁴( -L1) -
Still imagePrisoners taken to Castel Sant'Angelo and the Nightly Patrol
A pair of woodcuts with captions depicting guards taking prisoners to Castel Sant'Angelo (while others are left alone) (top) and a depiction of the nightly patrol that occurs during the Conclave in Rome (bottom).Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA pair of woodcuts with captions depicting guards taking prisoners to Castel Sant'Angelo (while others are left alone) (top) and a depiction of the nightly patrol that occurs during the Conclave in Rome (bottom). -
Still imageProcession des Palmes chez les Juifs Portugais [et] Repas des Juifs pendant la Fête des Tentes
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733A pair of engravings depicting the daily recitation of the Hoshanot during Sukkot (top) and a Jewish family sharing a meal in their sukkah during the Sukkot festival. The top engraving shows worshippers processing around the synagogue carrying the four Holy Species (palm frond, myrtle, willow branch, and citron) as they recite the Hoshanot. The bottom engraving shows a Jewish family sharing a meal in an elaborately decorated sukkah, with the sukkah of another family in the background.Subject - Time PeriodDate Issued or PublishedCopyrightNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATESA pair of engravings depicting the daily recitation of the Hoshanot during Sukkot (top) and a Jewish family sharing a meal in their sukkah during the Sukkot festival. The top engraving shows worshippers processing around the synagogue carrying the four Holy Species (palm frond, myrtle, willow branch, and citron) as they recite the Hoshanot. The bottom engraving shows a Jewish family sharing a meal in an elaborately decorated sukkah, with the sukkah of another family in the background.