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Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich: the interior of the Chapel. Engraving by Page.

Noah, drunk and naked, being covered in a garment by his sons, Shem and Japheth; with a border of naked men holding medallions. Halftone after Michelangelo.

Christ, enthroned, crowns Mary in heaven. Etching with aquatint by C.M. Metz after Giotto and G. Vasari.

St Bartholomew the Great, London: the western entrance, in a ruined state. Wood engraving by J. Brown.

Wood carvings in English churches.

The obligation of Christians to beautify and adorn their churches; shewn From the Authority of the Holy Scriptures, from the Practice of the Primitive Church, and from the Discipline of the Church of England Established by Law. By Mr. Lewis.

Chiesa di San Sebastiano : arte e devozione / testi di Adriana Augusti Ruggeri, Simona Savini Branca.

Painting of the Dormition of Mary in stone relief. Lithograph.

Chiesa di San Giobbe : arte e devozione / testi di Andrea Gallo, Giovanna Nepi Scirè.

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Wood carvings in English churches.

The obligation of Christians to beautify and adorn their churches; shewn From the Authority of the Holy Scriptures, from the Practice of the Primitive Church, and from the Discipline of the Church of England Established by Law. By Mr. Lewis.

Chiesa di San Sebastiano : arte e devozione / testi di Adriana Augusti Ruggeri, Simona Savini Branca.

Painting of the Dormition of Mary in stone relief. Lithograph.

Chiesa di San Giobbe : arte e devozione / testi di Andrea Gallo, Giovanna Nepi Scirè.