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Angel showing John the heavenly Jerusalem, manuscript illumination from the Revelation to John, c. 1020; in the Staatsbibliothek in Bamberg, Germany. Egyptian Book of the Dead: Anubis Ba Xian (The Eight Immortals), Chinese painting of the 18th century; in the Guimet Museum, Paris. “The Angel Shows John the Heavenly Jerusalem,” from the Apocalypse of St. John, c. 1020; in the Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Germany (MS. 140).
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“The Angel Shows John the Heavenly Jerusalem,” from the Apocalypse of St. John, c. 1020; in the Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Germany (MS. 140).
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Angel showing John the heavenly Jerusalem, manuscript illumination from the Revelation to John, c. 1020; in the Staatsbibliothek in Bamberg, Germany.
Egyptian Book of the Dead: Anubis
Ba Xian (The Eight Immortals), Chinese painting of the 18th century; in the Guimet Museum, Paris.
“The Angel Shows John the Heavenly Jerusalem,” from the Apocalypse of St. John, c. 1020; in the Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Germany (MS. 140).
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