Books by "John M. Talbot"
12 books found
A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland
by John Bernard Burke, Sir Bernard Burke
1898
The wisdom of the wise; a comedy in three acts
by Pearl Mary Teresa Richards John Oliver Hobbes Craigie
1901
A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire
by John Burke, Bernard Burke
1872
Theological Encyclopaedia and Methodology
by George Richard Crooks, John Fletcher Hurst, Karl Rudolf Hagenbach
1894
Collections Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford
by John Hobson Matthews
1912
The articles republished in this volume are ground-breaking studies that employ a large body of religious figural imagery of Byzantine lead seals ranging from the 6th to the 15th century. A number of the studies present tables, charts and graphs in their analysis of iconographic trends and changing popularity of saintly figures over time. And since many of the seals bear inscriptions that include the names, titles or offices of their owners, information often not given for the patrons of sacred images in other media, these diminutive objects permit an investigation into the social use of sacred imagery through the various sectors of Byzantine culture: the civil, ecclesiastical and military administrations. The religious figural imagery of the lead seals, accompanied by their owners’ identifying inscriptions, offers a means of investigating both the broader visual piety of the Byzantine world and the intimate realm of their owners’ personal devotions. Other studies in the volume are devoted to rare or previously unknown sacred images that demonstrate the value of the iconography of Byzantine lead seals for Byzantine studies in general. This volume includes various articles focusing on sphragistic images of saints and on the religious imagery of Byzantine seals as a means of investigating the personal piety of seal owners, as well as the wider realm of the visual piety and religious devotions of Byzantine culture at all levels. A companion volume includes studies dedicated to the image of Christ, primarily found on imperial seals, various images of the Virgin, and narrative or Christological scenes. (CS1086).
An accurate and authentic account of the late Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India, relating the incidents and events of her public and private life, together with a summary of the splendid achievements of her reign, sketches of royalty, and of the leading statesmen of her time. Also a concise history of England and her colonies during the Victorian Era.