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Dedication or Consecration of a Church: Blessing with Holy Water

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A woodcut depicting the dedication or consecration of a church. A bishop, aided by assistants, sprinkles holy water across an altar to bless it, using a hyssop branch. The scene is flanked by a pair of cherubs supporting fruit trees. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.

Date Issued or Published
1582
Subject - Topic/Names
Bishops
Blessing and cursing
Holy water
Altars
Church dedication
Cherubs (Art)
Fruit
Trees
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
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The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
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P_300000078339_P143
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Title
Dedication or Consecration of a Church: Blessing with Holy Water
Date Issued or Published
1582
Description
A woodcut depicting the dedication or consecration of a church. A bishop, aided by assistants, sprinkles holy water across an altar to bless it, using a hyssop branch. The scene is flanked by a pair of cherubs supporting fruit trees. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.
Publisher
Giunta, Filippo, 1533-1600
Place of Publication
Venice (Italy)
Contributor
Patrizi Piccolomini, Agostino, approximately 1435-1496
Subject - Topic/Names
Bishops
Blessing and cursing
Holy water
Altars
Church dedication
Cherubs (Art)
Fruit
Trees
Subject - Time Period
Sixteenth century
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
Source
Sacrarvm caeremoniarvm sive Ritvvm ecclesiasticorvm S. Rom. ecclesiae. : libri tres
Local Call Number
1582 PATR
Rights Statement
The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e. not protected by copyright, has been produced by Pitts Theology Library.
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
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1582
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