Chinese Bi, Symbol of Heaven - Public domain museum image. A donut wit...
Accession Number: 50.145.141 Zhou dynasty (1046–256 B.C.) Public domain photograph of Zhou dynasty archaeological object, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chinese Disk: Emblem of Heaven - Public domain museum image. A black a...
Accession Number: 11.190.240 Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220) Public domain photograph of Han China archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chinese Disk: Emblem of Heaven - Public domain museum image. Two dough...
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Chinese Disk: Emblem of Heaven - Public domain museum image. A black a...
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Chinese Disk: Emblem of Heaven - Public domain museum image. A couple ...
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Chinese Disk: Emblem of Heaven - Public domain museum image. A black d...
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Accession Number: 16.144.53 Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220) Public domain photograph of Han China archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Chinese Disk: Emblem of Heaven - Public domain museum image. A black a...
Accession Number: 11.190.134 Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220) Public domain photograph of Han China archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chinese Disk: Emblem of Heaven - Public domain museum image. A black a...
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Panel from a Portable Shrine: The Descent of the Buddha from Trayastri...
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Panel from a Portable Shrine: The Descent of the Buddha from Trayastri...
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Cuthbert's vision from BL YT 26, f. 64
Miniature of Cuthbert at a dining table, having a vision of a man whose soul was carried to heaven, from Chapter 34 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert. Image taken from f. 64 of Prose Life of Cuthbert; extract... More
Man falling from a tree from BL YT 26, f. 63v
Miniature of Cuthbert's vision of the soul of a man, who was killed by falling from a tree, being carried to heaven, from Chapter 34 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert. Image taken from f. 63v of Prose Life of... More
Holy Men Travelling to the Buddhist Heaven
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Saint John Summoned to Heaven, from the Apocalypse
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Christ Receiving the Virgin into Heaven
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"Kai Kavus Attempts to Fly to Heaven", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of ...
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The Ascension: Christ ascends into heaven above the apostles
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Dante, Beatrice, four men, and the heaven of Venus from BL Eg 943, f. ...
Framed miniature of Dante, Beatrice, and four men in the heaven of Venus. Image taken from f. 142v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Cap... More
Beatrice speaks of the doctrine of free will from BL Eg 943, f. 135v
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante beneath the heaven of Mercury, with Beatrice discussing free will. Image taken from f. 135v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a... More
Paradise: four resurrected souls from BL Eg 943, f. 152v
Framed miniature of Dante and Beatrice before four souls; the galaxy forming a cross within the heaven of Mars. Image taken from f. 152v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, ... More
The steps in the heaven of Saturn from BL Eg 943, f. 163v
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before the steps in the heaven of Saturn. Image taken from f. 163v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; ... More
Cain and Abel from BL Harley 4381, f. 10
Detail of a miniature of Cain killing Abel; God looks on from the heavens. Image taken from f. 10 of Bible historiale (vol. 1). Written in French, with some Latin for frontispiece. Cain and Abel - the first tw... More
Demons falling from heaven and a Dragon from BL YT 10, f. 20v
Miniature of a dragon and demons being cast out of heaven and falling towards the earth, from Revelation 12:7-9; miniature of a dragon attacking a winged woman, from Revelation 12:13-16. Image taken from f. 20v... More
Paradise: the eagle's head from BL Eg 943, f. 160
Famed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before the eagle formed by twenty-four human heads in the heaven of Jupiter. Image taken from f. 160 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso... More
Paradise: the heaven of the moon from BL Eg 943, f. 131
Framed miniature of Dante, Beatrice, and the heaven of the moon. Image taken from f. 131 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Capitolo (ff... More
Dante speaks with triumphant souls from BL Eg 943, f. 167
Framed miniature of Dante with Beatrice speaking to triumphant souls in heaven. Image taken from f. 167 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; th... More
The Last Judgement: the raising of the dead, the blessed in Abraham's ...
The Last Judgment refers to the final judgment by God of all people, both the living and the dead, at the end of time. The Last Judgment will occur after the second coming of Jesus Christ and the end of the wor... More
Elisha sees Elijah taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire
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Heaven of the Moon from BL YT 36, f. 131
Detail of miniature of Dante and Beatrice visiting the inhabitants of the heaven of the moon. Image taken from f. 131 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-19... More
Detail: ten heads in the heaven of Jupiter from BL Eg 943, f. 159
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before ten heads in the heaven of Jupiter. Image taken from f. 159 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; ... More
The Rose of Heaven from BL Eg 943, f. 181
Framed miniature of Dante and Beatrice contemplating the Rose of Heaven, worshipped by five angels. Image taken from f. 181 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short ... More
Beatrice with saints from BL Eg 943, f. 170v
Framed miniature of Beatrice addressing James and four other saints in heaven, watched by Dante. Image taken from f. 170v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short La... More
The first heaven and the first earth, and the new Jerusalem from BL Ha...
Miniatures of John's vision of the destruction of the first heaven and the first earth, and the creation of the new Jerusalem. Image taken from f. 37v of Apocalypse with prologue of Gilbert de la Porrée (ff. 1-... More
The ladder to the heaven of Saturn from BL Eg 943, f. 166
Framed miniature of Dante on the ladder to Saturn, looking back at Beatrice. Image taken from f. 166 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the C... More
Dante and Beatrice from BL YT 36, f. 143
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice hovering before Charles Martel, who stands within the Heaven of Venus, while below, Aeneas is standing before a Sicilian city, as three warriors approach, in illustra... More
Deeds of devils from BL YT 31, f. 44
Full-page miniatures of the deeds of devils, divided into three tiers. Upper tier: miniature of the fall of the angels from heaven, with God seated on the left and a gaping hell-mouth below. Central tier (fro... More
The Last Judgement: Christ on a rainbow in heaven, with Mary and saint...
The Last Judgment refers to the final judgment by God of all people, both the living and the dead, at the end of time. The Last Judgment will occur after the second coming of Jesus Christ and the end of the wor... More
Dante and Beatrice and the nine heavenly orders from BL Eg 943, f. 176
Framed miniature of Dante and Beatrice looking up at concentric circles representing the nine heavenly orders. Image taken from f. 176 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, wi... More
Dante and Christ from BL Eg 943, f. 186
Dante praying to Christ in heaven. Image taken from f. 186 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Capitolo (ff. 187-187v). Written in Italian... More
Seven hands from heaven from BL Royal 14 E III, f. 76v
Detail of a miniature of seven hands appearing from heaven and casting fire on Moys (Moses) where he sits at the table of the Grail beside Joseph of Arimathea. Image taken from f. 76v of Estoire del Saint Graal... More
The holy city of Jerusalem from BL Harley 4972, f. 39
Miniature of one of the seven angels showing John the holy city of Jerusalem descending from heaven. Image taken from f. 39 of Apocalypse with prologue of Gilbert de la Porrée (ff. 1-43), Prophétie de la sibyll... More
Seven hands from heaven from BL Royal 14 E III, f. 76v
Miniature of seven hands appearing from heaven and casting fire on Moys (Moses) where he sits at the table of the Grail beside Joseph of Arimathea. Image taken from f. 76v of Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste ... More
City from BL Harley 3954, f. 44v
Drawing depicting Cassay, a Christian stronghold known as the "City of Heaven," near Cathay. Image taken from f. 44v of Travels (index Voyage d'Outre Mer, Itinerarium). Written in English. The "BL Harley Manus... More
Dominic, Thomas Aquinas, and Francis in the heaven of the sun from BL...
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before Dominic, Thomas Aquinas, and Francis in the heaven of the sun. Image taken from f. 146 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, wit... More
Ptolemy from BL Harley 334, f. 95v
Detail of a miniature of the astronomer Ptolemy depicted as a king, pointing to the starry heavens. Image taken from f. 95v of Image du Monde (Le livre de clergie en roumans) (index Mappe Monde). Written in Fre... More
Paradise: six souls from BL Eg 943, f. 153
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before six souls and the cross in the heaven of mars. Image taken from f. 153 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin c... More
The Heaven of Mars from BL YT 36, f. 160
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice ascending to the Heaven of Mars. Image taken from f. 160 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector a... More
The Heaven of the sun from BL Eg 943, f. 151v
Framed miniature of Dante and Beatrice beneath the heaven of the sun Image taken from f. 151v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Capitolo... More
Detail: three male busts in the heaven of mars from BL Eg 943, f. 156v
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before three male busts in the heaven of Mars. Image taken from f. 156v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin comment... More
Demons falling from heaven from BL YT 10, f. 20v
Detail of a miniature of a dragon and demons being cast out of heaven and falling towards the earth, from Revelation 12:7-9. Image taken from f. 20v of Apocalypse (Revelation). Written in French. Henry Yates T... More
Three men worship the beast while four lie dead from BL Add 38842, f. ...
Full page with a miniature of three men worshipping the beast out of the earth, with the dragon on a hill (right); fire descends from heaven and four men lie dead (left); Image taken from f. 5v of Apocalypse wi... More
Dante and Beatrice from BL YT 36, f. 143
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice hovering before Charles Martel, who stands within the Heaven of Venus, while below, Aeneas is standing before a Sicilian city, as three warriors approach, in illustration of Para... More
Dante and Beatrice from BL Eg 943, f. 172
Detail of an image of Dante and Beatrice looking up at Heaven. Image taken from f. 172 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Capitolo (ff. 1... More
Aquinas and two other Dominican saints from BL Eg 943, f. 149v
Framed miniature of Beatrice, Dante, Aquinas and two other Dominican saints in the heaven of the sun. Image taken from f. 149v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a sho... More
Purgatory: Matilda and the arc of heaven from BL Eg 943, f. 115
Framed miniature of Statius, Virgil, Dante, and Matilda before the arc of heaven. Image taken from f. 115 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; ... More
The Heaven of Mars from BL YT 36, f. 160
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice ascending to the Heaven of Mars. Image taken from f. 160 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British... More
Heaven of Saturn from BL YT 36, f. 165
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice ascending to the Heaven of Saturn. Image taken from f. 165 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a Briti... More
Beatrice, Dante, and three Dominican saints from BL Eg 943, f. 149v
Framed miniature of Beatrice, Dante, and three Dominican saints in the heaven of the sun. Image taken from f. 149v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin com... More
The Heaven of Jupiter from BL YT 36, f. 161
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice ascending to the Heaven of Jupiter. Image taken from f. 161 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a Brit... More
Deeds of Devils from BL YT 31, f. 43
Full-page miniatures of the deeds of devils, divided into three tiers. Upper tier: miniature of the fall of the angels from heaven, with God seated on the left and a gaping hell-mouth below. Central tier (fro... More
Five Dominicans in the heaven of the sun from BL Eg 943, f. 144v
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before five Dominicans in the heaven of the sun. Image taken from f. 144v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin comme... More
Peter Damian from BL YT 36, f. 167
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice before Peter Damian, who stands within the Heaven of Saturn, with four scenes from the life of Peter Damian below, in illustration of Paradiso XXI. Image taken from f... More
Griffins carrying Alexander from BL Royal 20 A V, f. 70v
Miniature of griffins carrying Alexander into the heavens. Image taken from f. 70v of Roman d'Alexandre en Prose, imperfect at the end (index Le Livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre, Alexander Romanc... More
Heaven of Venus from BL YT 36, f. 142
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice ascending the heaven of Venus. Image taken from f. 142 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British c... More
Heaven and Earth from BL YT 36, f. 130
Miniature of Beatrice explaining to Dante that the universe is a hierarchy of being, with creatures devoid of reason in the early 'sea of being', and heaven as nine spheres rules by the figure of love. Image ta... More
Dante and Virgil meet Statius. from BL Eg 943, f. 100v
Framed miniature of Statius speaking to Dante and Virgil, explaining them the reasons of the Earthquake: this happens every time a penitent soul becomes completely purged and ready to ascend to Heaven, Canto X... More
Offices of angels from BL YT 31, f. 40
Two miniatures of the offices of angels. In the upper miniature, an angel brings food and a jug of wine to a kneeling Ezekiel; in the lower miniature, two angels carry the soul of a dead holy man to heaven as h... More
Dante and Beatrice from BL YT 36, f. 150
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice before Bonaventure, who is standing in the Heaven of the Sun, while on the right, Dominic is preaching to a group of heathens, in illustration of Paradiso, Canto XII. Image taken... More
The Heaven of Jupiter from BL YT 36, f. 161
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice ascending to the Heaven of Jupiter. Image taken from f. 161 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collecto... More
Detail: six souls and the heaven of mercury from BL Eg 943, f. 136v
Framed miniature of Dante, Beatrice, seven souls, and the heaven of Mercury. Image taken from f. 136v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the ... More
Justinian in the heaven of mercury from BL Eg 943, f. 137v
Framed miniature of Justinian and two others in the heaven of Mercury. Image taken from f. 137v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Capito... More
Three male souls in the heaven of Mars from BL Eg 943, f. 154v
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before three male souls in the heaven of Mars. Image taken from f. 154v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin comment... More
The eagle's head in the heaven of Jupiter from BL Eg 943, f. 161v
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before the eagle's head filled with just rulers in the heaven of Jupiter. Image taken from f. 161v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso... More
Heavenly Jerusalem from BL YT 10, f. 36
Miniature of John's vision of Christ and the heavenly Jerusalem, from Revelation 21: 2-8. Image taken from f. 36 of Apocalypse (Revelation). Written in French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British co... More
Paradise: the heaven of Mercury from BL Eg 943, f. 135v
Framed miniature of Dante, Beatrice, and the heaven of Mercury. Image taken from f. 135v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Capitolo (ff.... More
Heaven and Earth from BL YT 36, f. 130
Detail of a miniature of Beatrice explaining to Dante that the universe is a hierarchy of being, with creatures devoid of reason in the early 'sea of being', and heaven as nine spheres rules by the figure of lo... More
Heaven of the Moon from BL YT 36, f. 131
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice visiting the inhabitants of the heaven of the moon. Image taken from f. 131 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a ... More
The Ascension: Christ ascends into heaven above Mary and the apostles
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Heaven of the Sun from BL YT 36, f. 146
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice before ascending to the Heaven of the Sun. Image taken from f. 146 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British c... More
Peter Damian from BL YT 36, f. 167
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice before Peter Damian, who stands within the Heaven of Saturn, with four scenes from the life of Peter Damian below, in illustration of Paradiso XXI. Image taken from f. 167 of Div... More
Five souls and a cross in the heaven of mars from BL Eg 943, f. 158
Beatrice and Dante before five heads and a cross in the heaven of mars. Image taken from f. 158 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; the Capito... More
James and Peter from BL Eg 943, f. 171v
Framed miniature of Dante looking up at St James who is with St Peter in heaven. Image taken from f. 171v of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; ... More
Heaven of Saturn from BL YT 36, f. 165
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice ascending to the Heaven of Saturn. Image taken from f. 165 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector... More
The eighth heaven from BL Eg 943, f. 168
Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice looking at the souls in the eighth heaven. Image taken from f. 168 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin comment... More
Ten souls in the heaven of Jupiter from BL Eg 943, f. 159
Framed miniature of Beatrice and Dante before ten heads in the heaven of Jupiter. Image taken from f. 159 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy): Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, with a short Latin commentary; ... More
Heaven of Venus from BL YT 36, f. 142
Miniature of Dante and Beatrice ascending the heaven of Venus. Image taken from f. 142 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and... More
Bishop receiving a book from BL Royal 10 E IV, f. 243v
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a bishop receiving a book from heaven, with a monk and another man watching. Image taken from f. 243v of Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals... More
The Ascension: Christ ascends into heaven above Mary and the apostles,...
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David in the water praying to God in heaven
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Battle for a soul from BL King's 9, ff. 212v-213
Miniature of a battle for a soul, with God in heaven above, and full scatter border with hearts and flowers. Image taken from ff. 212v-213 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin.
St. Pachomius watches angels carrying the soul of a deceased monk to h...
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The Ascension: Christ ascends into heaven above Mary and the apostles
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Two angels bringing souls to heaven
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Souls ascending to the Trinity in heaven
The concept of the Trinity is a central doctrine of Christianity that refers to the belief in one God who exists as three distinct persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. The three per... More
Detail from BL Lansdowne 1175, f. 53v
Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Moses (with horns), Aaron (a bishop with crozier and mitre), and an attendant, all standing before an altar, to instruct the Children of Israel in proper forms of sacri... More
John from BL Royal 19 B XV, f. 5v
Miniature of John mounting a ladder towards the open doors of heaven, while an angel takes him by the wrist, illustrating Revelation 4: 1. Image taken from f. 5v of Apocalypse, with commentary (The 'Queen Mary ... More
Souls ascending from BL Harley 2985, f. 128v
Detail of miniature of the souls ascending to Heaven. Image taken from f. 128v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i... More
John from BL Royal 19 B XV, f. 5v
Detail of a miniature of John mounting a ladder towards the open doors of heaven, while an angel takes him by the wrist, illustrating Revelation 4: 1. Image taken from f. 5v of Apocalypse, with commentary (The ... More