Images Dated 29th July 2005 (page 44)

Christ enthroned, late 9th century
Christ enthroned, 9th century. On the left, Leo VI, the Philosopher (865-911), Byzantine Emperor from 886, kneels at the Saviours feet

Jesus Christ appearing to his disciples after his resurrection. From the Bible (John 20:19-20)

Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), Zionist leader, 1903. Herzl convened the first Zionist Congress, at Basel in 1897, formally establishing the Zionist movement which campaigned for the creation of a Jewish

Ezekiels vision of a chariot in the sky and a hand in the clouds holding out a book to him, 1804. Ezekiel was one of the four great Hebrew prophets

Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), Zionist leader. Herzl convened the first Zionist Congress, at Basel in 1897, formally establishing the Zionist movement which campaigned for the creation of a Jewish state

Ezekiels vision of chariot in sky, c614 BC
Ezekiels vision of chariot in sky c614 BC. Ezekiel was one of the four great Hebrew prophets. One modern explanation for the vision seen by him, is that he observed parhelia (mock suns)

Resurrection of the dead and weighing of souls at the Last Judgement. Chromolithograph after a 13th century Psalter

George Eliot, pen name of Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880), English novelist, poet and critic, 1877. She chose a male nom de plume in order to improve her chances of publication

Angel of the Lord appearing to Elijah on the mountain, 1804
Angel of the Lord appearing to Elijah on the mountain and telling him not to be afraid and to go down to the king, 1804. Bible II Kings I:15

Daniel interpreting the writing on the wall at the feast of Belshazzar, king of Babylon. The writing read Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin (You are weighed in the scales and found wanting)

Daniels vision of the beasts, 1804. Four great Beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Daniel was one of the four great Hebrew prophets. From the Bible (Daniel 7:3)

Joseph interpreting Pharaohs dream, 1493. One of 12 Hebrew Patriarchs, Joseph interpreted the dream as meaning there would be seven fat years and seven lean years

A visit to a fortune teller, early 19th century. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
A visit to a fortune teller, early 19th century. Kate and Sue having their fortunes read in the cards (Cartomancy) by an old woman

The Magic Mirror revealing its secrets, 18th century. From La Tres Sainte Trinosophie, an 18th century cabalistic/alchemical manuscript

Spartans asking the Oracle at Delphi whether to make war against Athens, c431 BC (1910). The Priestess of the temple of Apollo at Delphi was the most famous Ancient Greek oracle

Consulting the Delphic Oracle, 19th century. Known as Pythia, or Sybil, the Priestess of the temple of Apollo at Delphi was the most famous Ancient Greek oracle

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, 1521
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet. The author of Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), the great Italian epic poem which tells the story of Dantes journey through hell, purgatory and heaven

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet. The author of Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), the great Italian epic poem which tells the story of Dantes journey through hell, purgatory and heaven

Daniel in the Lions Den, 1804. Daniel, one of four great Hebrew prophets, cast into the Lions den by Nebuchadnezzar (Nebuchadrezzar), king of Babylon

Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936), English novelist, poet and critic, 1927. GK Chesterton was the creator of the fictional detective Father Brown (1911)

Lillian Gish (1896-1993), American stage and screen actress, 1912. Lillian Gish was one of the stars of early cinema, forming a partnership with the great director DW Griffith

Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916), Irish-born British soldier and statesman. Kitchener was commander of British forces during the Boer War (1899-1902)

Cassandra, legendary Trojan princess and prophetess, delivering a prophecy. The daughter of Priam and Hecuba, Cassandra was given the gift of seeing into the future by the god Apollo

Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1798), French Enlightenment philosopher and sociologist, 1874
Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794), French Enlightenment philosopher and sociologist

Edward VIII (1894-1972), King of Great Britain and Ireland. Edward, seen here when Prince of Wales, succeeded his father George V to the throne in 1936

William Blake (1757-1827), English mystic, poet, painter and engraver, 1804-1820. Artist: William Blake
William Blake (1757-1827), English mystic, poet, painter and engraver, 1804-1820. Blakes own engraving for a plate to accompany his poem Jerusalem (1804-1820)

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), Swedish philosopher, mystic and cosmologist. Swedenborg wrote on various subjects, including algebra, navigation, astronomy and chemistry

Christ riding into Jerusalem on an ass, c1860. From the Bible

Constancy of the Jews in captivity in Babylon, 6th century BC (c1860). By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. Chromolithograph c1860

Elijah, Old Testament prophet, rebuking Ahab, mid 19th century. Elijah is denouncing King Ahab for having forsaken the Lord for the god Baal. From the Bible (I Kings 18)

Elijah, Old Testament prophet. denouncing Ahab, idolatrous king of Israel, in Naboths vineyard. From the Bible (I Kings)

Annie Besant (nee Wood) (1847-1933), British socialist and theosophist, 1890. An active campaigner for womens and workers rights, Annie Besant was a powerful public speaker and a prolific writer

Legendary island of Atlantis. Atlantis was first described by Plato and was said to lie just beyond the Pillars of Hercules (Gibraltar and Mount Hacho)

Plato (c428-c348 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher. Plato was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. His most famous work is The Republic, in which he outlines his vision of an ideal state

Astrologers preparing a horoscope, 1617-1619. From the title page of section on casting horoscopes in Utriusque cosmi historia, Oppenheim, [1617-19]

Table of Aspects at the nativity of George Witchell, astronomer, born 21 March 1728. From Illustration of the Celestial Art of Astrology by Ebenezer Sibly. (London, 1817)

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, King and Queen of France, 1795. Nativitys of birth charts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, showing a profile portrait of each, the Palace of the Tuileries

King Arthur fighting a giant, 1514. Arthur, under the protection of the Virgin Mary, engages a giant in single combat, watched by the men of two armies. From Chroniques de Bretagne. (Paris, 1514)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1498. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1498. Illustration of the Revelation of St John from the Bible. An Archangel watches as four agents of destruction

Apollo, Ancient Greek god of music, poetry, archery, prophecy and healing, 1798. Apollo depicted as the perfection of youthful manhood. Laurel was his plant

The Reign of Antichrist, 1493. Artist: Michel Volgemuth
The Reign of Antichrist, 1493. From Liber chronicarum mundi (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Nuremberg, 1493)

Fra Girolamo commanding Romola not to leave Florence, 1862-1863. Artist: Frederic Leighton
Fra Girolamo commanding Romola not to leave Florence, 1862-1863. Illustration from George Eliots Romola, published in monthly parts in The Cornhill Magazine, London, 1862-1863

Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), Italian tenor. Caruso in the costume of Canio, the clown, a character in the Leoncavallo opera I Pagliacci

Mary Pickford (nee Gladys Mary Smith) (1893-1979), Canadian-born American actress, c1929
Mary Pickford (nee Gladys Mary Smith) (1893-1979), Canadian-born American actress, known as The Worlds Sweetheart, c1929

Charles Bell (1774-1842), Scottish surgeon and anatomist. Bell made several discoveries in the field of neurology. Bells Palsy (a facial paralysis) is named after him

Patrick Bell (1799-1869), Scottish clergyman and inventor, 1868. In c1827 Bell invented a mechanical reaper which Cyrus McCormick later perfected

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Scottish-born American inventor. Bell, who patented the telephone in 1876, as a young man

Pierre Belon (1517-1564) French naturalist, 1553. Belon aged 36. In 1546-1549 Belon undertook an extensive scientific journey through Greece, the Middle East, Egypt and Arabia

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