Abbot Collection (page 4)

Araneus saevus, great round web spider
An illustration of a great round web female spider from Insects of Georgia by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Trumpet leaf moths
The lower moth pictured is (Tarachidia semiflava) and the lower moth (Noctuae Phytometra ernestiana) with a pitcher plant (Sarracenia sp.) by John Abbot (1751-1840)

Grus americana, whooping crane

Prevost dExiles, Antoine-Francois, Abbe (1697-1763). French writer. Engraving

Vita Mathildis. Ms Lat 4922. 1114. Emperor Henry IV, kneeling before Matilda of Tuscany in the presence of the abbot Hug of Cluny, asking her to intercede for him with the Pope Gregory VII (1077)

Basilica of Saint Denis. FRANCE. Saint-Denis. Basilica of Saint Denis. Ambulatory, built under the guidance of the abbot Suger (1140-1144). Gothic art. Architecture

FRAGONARD, Jean Honor頨1732-1806). Abbot of
" FRAGONARD, Jean Honor頨 1732-1806). Abbot of Saint-Non, dressed " ࠬ espagnole. Camb󠃯 llection. Rococo. Oil. SPAIN. Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia."

LE SUEUR, Eustache (1617-1655). The Mass of St. Officiated by the abbot of Marmoutier, after of Rours. Oil on canvas

Saint Anthony the Abbot and Saint Paul the Hermit. Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velazquez (1599-1660). Oil on canvas, 1634

Wessex / Cerne Abbas 1906
Wessex scenery: Cerne Abbas, the gateway, known as Abbots Cernel in Thomas Hardys novels The Woodlanders and Tess of the d Urbervilles Date: 1906

Eadwig rebuked by Dunstan

Eadwig rebuked by Dunstan and Odo
The new young king of England, Eadwig, is chastised by Dunstan, Abbot of Glastonbury, and Odo, Archbishop of Canterbury, for his liaison with the noblewoman Aethelgifu

Medieval bores and boars: after the feast
Three men at the end of a medieval feast: an abbot bores his neighbour, while his other guest tries not to fall asleep. A monk carries away a boars head on a platter out of the hall. Date: Medieval

St. Albans Abbey Gateway
The great Abbey Gateway of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England. This gatehouse was built in 1363 by Abbot de la Mare as the entrance to St. Albans Abbey Cathedral. Date: 14th century

Abbots Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, England, was founded in 1619, as a home for old people. It was a gift from Archbishop Abbot to his home town. Date: 17th century

LONGLANDS FARMHOUSE
Longlands, an old farmhouse at Hennock, near Newton Abbot, Devon, England. It is probably a medieval hall-house of late 15th century origin, modernised in about 1600. Date: 15th & 16th century

Waltham Abbey Gateway
The Gateway, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, the sole remains of the important main entrance to the Abbey and the Abbots house. Date: 11th century

Queen Elizabeth II and pony
Queen Elizabeth II attending the Royal Agricultural Society show at Newton Abbot in Devon, seen patting one of the winners in the pony class. Date: 1952

Cryptic Postcard - Three Abbots empty their bowels
Musings from the papal throne...! A postcard with a caption calculation (equation) which needs to be read phonetically (in French)

John Crosbie, Prior
JOHN CROSBIE, a mitred abbot, Prior of Coventry. Depicted in his robes, with Coventry cathedral in the background. Date: ? - 1436

Rabanus Maurus / Thevet
RHABANUS MAGNENTIUS Frankish theologian, scholar and teacher, abbot of Fulda, archbishop of Mainz (from 847) Date: ?780 - 856

C8 French Abbot
A French abbot, with his acolyte Date: 8th century

Buddhist Head Monk - Xinjiang
Southern Chinese Buddhist Abbot in Zinjiang Province, China sitting in his Monastic Throne. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Buddhist Monastery Interior
Southern Chinese Buddhist Monks in Zinjiang Province, China sit in lines before the Abbot. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Pope Victor III (Desiderius) Pope from 24 May 1086 to 16 September 1087, although he made a greater mark upon history as the great Abbot of Monte Cassino

St Robert De Molesme
ST ROBERT DE MOLESME French abbot and saint, founder of order of the abbey de Citeaux (Cistercians)

Newton Abbot - 1908
The Gerston Hotel Newton Abbot Devon

Abbe Suger / Richelieu
SUGER, ABBE French abbot, statesman and historian

ABBOT
A BENEDICTINE abbot, master of a French abbey

Knighting the Sirloin
Henry VIII, dining with the Abbot of Reading, is so pleased with the beef that he knights it Sir Loin, a fine example of how royalty can get away with terrible jokes

Abbe Suger / Dupre
SUGER, ABBOT French divine, historian, abbot of Saint-Denis

Heidenberg / Trithemius
JOHANNES HEIDENBERG known as JOHANNES TRITHEIM or TRITHEMIUS German abbot and historian

Beaulieu Abbey / 1908
Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire: the Abbots House Date: 1908

ST ODO OF CLUNY / 879-942
SAINT ODO OF CLUNY Abbot of Cluny, saint and musician

Saint Clodoaldus
SAINT CLODOALDUS (in French : Saint-Cloud) grandson of Clovis and Saint Clotilde, became priest, and abbot at present-day Saint- Cloud, near Versailles

Lord Nelson / Fs Abbot
HORATIO, LORD NELSON British naval officer

Monk Presents Prayer Bk
ELFNOTH Abbot. Presenting a book of prayer to the Monastery of St. Augustin

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