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A view from Al-Salt (Salṭ) across the Jordan River Valley with Mount Carmel barely visible in the background.

A view from Al-Salt (Salṭ) across the Jordan River Valley with Mount Carmel barely visible in the background.

A catalog designed to accompany the "From Wittenberg to Atlanta" exhibition.

A catalog designed to accompany the "From Wittenberg to Atlanta" exhibition.

A view of the Dead Sea from the hilltop ruins of Machaerus, the biblical prison fortress where John the Baptist was sent by the younger Herod.

A view of the Dead Sea from the hilltop ruins of Machaerus, the biblical prison fortress where John the Baptist was sent by the younger Herod.

A view of the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem as seen through the archways on the temple grounds.

A view of the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem as seen through the archways on the temple grounds.

An engraved frontispiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique. The engraving depicts King Louis IX, dressed in the garb of a Roman soldier, kneeling before Christ and holding out a crown of thorns as Christ holds out a crown of stars. Above them, an angel carries a banner reading "Iam stella est, quae spina fuit" (Now [there] are stars, where [there] were thorns).

An engraved frontispiece of Saint Louys, ou, La sainte couronne reconquise : poeme heroique. The engraving depicts King Louis IX, dressed in the garb of a Roman soldier, kneeling before Christ and holding out a crown of thorns as Christ holds out a crown of stars. Above them, an angel carries a banner reading "Iam stella est, quae spina fuit" (Now [there] are stars, where [there] were thorns).

A depiction of the Americas, personified as an indigenous woman wearing a feathered headdress and holding a rolled up Constitution, being offered a Holy Bible by a kneeling woman (potentially a personification of Europe?) while Liberty looks on, depicted as a woman in a Greek-style himation and carrying a Liberty pole topped with a cap of liberty. On the right, behind America is a plinth with a list of names: Washington, Montgomery, Greene, Franklin, Warren, Adams, Mercer, Putnam, Jay, Clinton, Gates, Morris, and Fayette.

A depiction of the Americas, personified as an indigenous woman wearing a feathered headdress and holding a rolled up Constitution, being offered a Holy Bible by a kneeling woman (potentially a personification of Europe?) while Liberty looks on, depicted as a woman in a Greek-style himation and carrying a Liberty pole topped with a cap of liberty. On the right, behind America is a plinth with a list of names: Washington, Montgomery, Greene, Franklin, Warren, Adams, Mercer, Putnam, Jay, Clinton, Gates, Morris, and Fayette.

The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill, the upper portion of which features a large figure representing sovreign authority. The figure's body is composed of individual citizens, is crowned, and holds a sword and crosier. The figure looms over a set of rolling hills in the background and a city in the foreground.

The frontispiece of Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill, the upper portion of which features a large figure representing sovreign authority. The figure's body is composed of individual citizens, is crowned, and holds a sword and crosier. The figure looms over a set of rolling hills in the background and a city in the foreground.

A postcard showing a thatch-roofed buiilding, outside of which sit group of children. In the shade of the roof's overhang, a man is sitting in a white suit.

A postcard showing a thatch-roofed buiilding, outside of which sit group of children. In the shade of the roof's overhang, a man is sitting in a white suit.

An engraving depicting the angel, Gabriel, appearing to Mary and informing her that she is carrying the child of God.

An engraving depicting the angel, Gabriel, appearing to Mary and informing her that she is carrying the child of God.

A photograph of the Gaines Chapel Church building.

A photograph of the Gaines Chapel Church building.

A view looking down at the Garden of Gethsemane below the Mount of Olives.

A view looking down at the Garden of Gethsemane below the Mount of Olives.

Workers make their way through the wheat fields and removing vetch (tare) plants.

Workers make their way through the wheat fields and removing vetch (tare) plants.

A view of the lowlands with the city of Gaza visible in the distance.

A view of the lowlands with the city of Gaza visible in the distance.

An engraving depicting the torture of Geleyn Corneliusz. The image depicts Corneliusz hanging from a crossbeam by one wrist, a weight tied around his opposite ankle, while his torturers play cards on the other side of the room.

An engraving depicting the torture of Geleyn Corneliusz. The image depicts Corneliusz hanging from a crossbeam by one wrist, a weight tied around his opposite ankle, while his torturers play cards on the other side of the room.

A portrait of George Frideric Handel, framed above a scene of ancient Greco-Roman musicians playing pipe, lyres, and harps for a crowd of politicians and soldiers. A number of instruments and sheets of music are included into the framing of the scene, including horns, woodwinds, and a violin.

A portrait of George Frideric Handel, framed above a scene of ancient Greco-Roman musicians playing pipe, lyres, and harps for a crowd of politicians and soldiers. A number of instruments and sheets of music are included into the framing of the scene, including horns, woodwinds, and a violin.

An engraving depicting the imprisonment of George Wanger. The image shows Wanger chained to a wall in a prison, lying on a bed of straw.

An engraving depicting the imprisonment of George Wanger. The image shows Wanger chained to a wall in a prison, lying on a bed of straw.

An engraving depicting Gerard Hasepoot speaking with his wife a final time before his execution. The image shows Hasepoot (center) denying the offered wine as he speaks to his crying wife who holds their child as the judges who sentenced him to death watch.

An engraving depicting Gerard Hasepoot speaking with his wife a final time before his execution. The image shows Hasepoot (center) denying the offered wine as he speaks to his crying wife who holds their child as the judges who sentenced him to death watch.

Mount Gerizim as seen from the side of Mount Ebal in the Samaria region.

Mount Gerizim as seen from the side of Mount Ebal in the Samaria region.

A woodcut depicting a hairy, bipedal beast, labeled as the "spook of the evil ghost," which is found in a vast desert beyond India in the land of Cathay. This type of ghost is said to lead travellers astray by mimicking the voices of their travelling companions.

A woodcut depicting a hairy, bipedal beast, labeled as the "spook of the evil ghost," which is found in a vast desert beyond India in the land of Cathay. This type of ghost is said to lead travellers astray by mimicking the voices of their travelling companions.

Crowds of pilgrims making their way up the road from Gethsemane towards the Lion's Gate (St. Stephen's Gate) and into Jerusalem.

Crowds of pilgrims making their way up the road from Gethsemane towards the Lion's Gate (St. Stephen's Gate) and into Jerusalem.

View from the Northwest of the archaeological site at Gezer with the remnants of the Canaanite and later Maccabean fortress.

View from the Northwest of the archaeological site at Gezer with the remnants of the Canaanite and later Maccabean fortress.