ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BALDACHIN
Old English baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, literally: stuff from Baghdad, from Baldacco Baghdad, noted for its brocades.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALDACHIN»
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The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
The form, for the most part, is square, and the top covered with cloth with a
hanging fringe : sometimes the fringe is formed of pieces of cloth cut out after the
fashion of a banner. The baldachin has been supposed to have been derived
from the ...
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Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures, ...
But in fact since the dawn of Modernism we have seen, again and again,
attempts to dissolve this oppositon, to create continuity between wall and floor,
wall and soffit, above and below, inside and outside. Baldachins “Baldachin” is
another ...
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Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor
The Brussels-made baldachin and the Helsingor example are the same width.
The older baldachin is the taller of the two, but its canopy is considerably
shallower. Frederick II's canopy, in contrast, stretches out so far that it is actually
longer ...
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Glass Structures: Design and Construction of Self-supporting ...
In actual fact a frame that is covered with a thin silk or brocade, the baldachin was
originally conceived as a ceremonial celestial symbol for earthly rulers. Later on it
was used as a “portable heaven” for Christian processions, before being ...
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Rome. Con Pianta. Ediz. Inglese
The frieze on Bernini's baldachin contains a hidden narrative that begins at the
pillar to the left, if your back is facing the entrance. As you walk clockwise around
the baldachin note the woman's face carved into the frieze of each pillar, at about
...
Duncan Garwood, Abigail Hole, 2008
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A baldachin, or baldaquin, is a canopy of state over an altar or throne.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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Thematic Catalog of a Manuscript Collection of ...
WATERMARKS IN NUMERICAL ORDER WM Description 32 L center 3
halfmoons facing right R center A under baldachin 33 L center GFA under
baldachin R center 3 halfmoons facing left 34 L center 3 small halfmoons facing
left over bow R ...
University of California, Berkeley. Music Library, Vincent Harris Duckles, Minnie Agnes Elmer, 1963
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The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of ...
The form, for the most part, is square, and the top covered with cloth with a
hanging fringe : sometimes the fringe is formed of pieces of cloth cut out after the
fashion of a banner. The baldachin has been supposed to have been derived
from the ...
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Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
The form, for the most part, is square, and the top covered with cloth with a
hanging fringe : sometimes the fringe is formed of pieces of cloth cut out after the
fashion of a banner. The baldachin has been supposed to have been derived
from the ...
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Babylonian Talmud Book 1:
andRabh answered: "Even a baldachin isallowed." "What isthe law regarding a
bed anda baldachin?" "A bed isallowed but a baldachin is not allowed." In spiteof
this, there is no difficulty. In not permitting even a bed, Rabh had reference to a ...
Michael L. Rodkinson, 2014
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALDACHIN»
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baldachin is used in the context of the following news items.
Pope Joan: The Female Pope whose Real Gender was Revealed …
Situated in the basilica of St Peter is the Baldachin, a sculpture in bronze by Bernini, created 1623-34, depicts seven sculptures showing a ... «Ancient Origins, May 15»
Stained glass, crypts and jails: Walking tour looks at hidden …
The baldachin, the gold-colored canopy that covered the altar, is still in place. "But the organ is gone, and we are not quite sure what's going to ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, May 15»
MORRIS ON ROME Cobblestones connect past to present
The wondrous strokes of the paintings that have been above people's heads for years, the domes, St. Peter's Baldachin and Michelangelo's ... «Bismarck Tribune, May 15»
Infiorate Festivals: Flower Power
Bernini is well known for creating St. Peter's Baldachin or Baldacchino, the large bronze canopy atop the high altar of the famous papal enclave ... «L'Italo Americano, May 15»
Blaine company restores marble at Cathedral of St. Paul
Lesnar said one of the most eye-catching features of the main altar is the bronze baldachin designed by Whitney Warren, supported by six ... «ABC Newspapers, May 15»
View: Albany must help East Ramapo
Williams is youth pastor of First Baptist Church Spring Valley; Baldachin is rabbi of Montebello Jewish Center. This view was submitted on on ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, May 15»
Sony Beats Writer's 'Iron Man' IP Suit Over Ghostface Songs
Sony and Razor Sharp are represented by Marc S. Reiner and Sherli Yeroushalmi of Hand Baldachin & Amburgey LLP. The case in Jack ... «Law360, Apr 15»
St. Paul Cathedral Celebrates 100 Years as a 'Monument of …
The congregation at the 1915 dedication Mass saw only the unfinished sanctuary of their new cathedral, not the elaborate brass baldachin ... «National Catholic Register, Apr 15»
Conservative Jews drum up support for prayer with a soundtrack
Rabbi Adam Baldachin, who launched the instrumental service shortly after he was hired in July 2013, wants more instruments on Shabbat, but ... «The Times of Israel, Apr 15»
Conservative shuls turning to musical instruments to boost Shabbat …
Rabbi Adam Baldachin, who launched the instrumental service shortly after he was hired in July 2013, wants more instruments on Shabbat, but ... «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Apr 15»
