Consecration of a Bishop: Gospels upon the Shoulders
A woodcut depicting the consecration of a bishop. The bishop elect kneels before a trio of consecrating bishops who lay their hands upon his head as an assistant places a book of the Gospels upon his shoulders. The scene is flanked by a pair of cherubs holding rings and kneeling atop helmets. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.
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Primary Repository ID
P_300000078339_P067
System of Record ID
300000078339
Title
Consecration of a Bishop: Gospels upon the Shoulders
Date Issued or Published
1582
Description
A woodcut depicting the consecration of a bishop. The bishop elect kneels before a trio of consecrating bishops who lay their hands upon his head as an assistant places a book of the Gospels upon his shoulders. The scene is flanked by a pair of cherubs holding rings and kneeling atop helmets. The woodcut is reused throughout the work.
Publisher
Place of Publication
Venice (Italy)
Contributor
Patrizi Piccolomini, Agostino, approximately 1435-1496
Subject - Topic/Names
Subject - Time Period
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
woodcuts (prints)
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.
Institution
Emory University
Holding Repository
Pitts Theology Library
Sort Date
1582
