Bishop Collection (page 22)

Treaty of Arras
Guillaume de Champagne, arch- -bishop of Reims, arranges the treaty of Arras between Baudouin V, comte de Hainaut, and Matilda of Portugal, widow of Philip comte de Flandre

Fall of Clovis
The bishop of Albi sees the sword of god suspended over Clovis, king of the Franks, despite his conversion to the Christian faith

Norsemen Besiege Paris
Bishop Joscelin orders a high tower to be constructed, from which the defenders can assail the invaders : the Norsemen destroy it, but the Parisians rebuild it

Clovis and the Vase
Remy, bishop of Reims, begs Clovis to restore the sacred vase pillaged by his troops in the course of fighting

Icelandic Bishop
A bishop is consecrated, medieval Iceland

The Nave of the Church of St. Matthew, Bedford New Town, 185
Engraving showing the nave of the Church of St. Matthew, Bedford New Town, in the parish of St. Pancras, London, 1856. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of London in December of that year

S Wilberforce / Pound Eng
SAMUEL WILBERFORCE Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester, noted opponent of Darwins theory of natural selection

Miles Coverdale / J Brain
MILES COVERDALE Bishop and biblical scholar

Saint Cyril / Thevet 1584
SAINT CYRIL Bishop of Alexandria

Charles Thomas Longley 1
CHARLES THOMAS LONGLEY Churchman, when he was bishop of Ripon, whence he moved upwards to Durham and then Canterbury. with his autograph

Saint Alfonso Liguori
ALFONSO MARIA DE LIGUORI Neapolitan bishop of St Agatha of the Goths, founder of the order of Redemptorists. His many writings included The glories of Mary. Saint

St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, is generally regarded as the mother of Presbyterianism. Officially consecrated by the Bishop of St. Andrews in 1243

John Douglas, Bishop - 2
JOHN DOUGLAS Lord Bishop of Salisbury

R. M. S. Queen Mary, Ocean Dock, Southampton, 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at the Ocean Dock, Southampton, after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year

England / Lincoln 1940S
A fine overview of the city of Lincoln, England, with its majestic cathedral, first founded by the Norman Bishop Remigius in 1086

R. M. S. Queen Mary Arriving at Southampton, 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at Southampton after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year

Lilac Skirt Early 1860S
White bodice or blouse with full bishop sleeves with black cuffs & collar worn with a lilac skirt & a straw hat trimmed with black ribbon & flowers

WOMEN & GIRL 1859-60
Vertical trimming is fashionable. The brown dress has a jacket body with long basques at the back & ornamented with black dots & a gathered trim

Fashions for Feb. 1861
Green: wrap-over dress, Greek key border; grey & purple: d.b bodice, revers, ribbon centre & floating ends; blue plaid dress with braces, Swiss belt, habit-shirt & ankle boots

Striped Dress 1861
Women: short cape & dress in vertical striped fabric & pleated border; high buttoning bodice, pagoda sleeves, purple vandyke & tassel trim. Girl: habit shirt, ankle boots

COSTUME 1860-61 / TOUDOUZE
Girl: mantle with pelerine cape & pleated trim. Women: sortie de bal with black trim; black dress with tablier trim, funnel sleeves & bishop under- sleeves with reversed cuffs

Fashionable Art Admirers
Green dress: waistcoat & open body with fringed basque & attached cape, skirt trimmed with fringing & a paisley shawl. Black mantle, brown fur muff & skirt with tablier trim

John Gauden, Bishop
JOHN GAUDEN, bishop of Worcester : he claimed to be the author of Eikon Basilike which purports to be Charles Is account of his fall, done from his private papers

Paris Fashions ?1840
Yellow dress: bishop sleeves, skirt en tablier showing white underskirt, trimmed with scalloped edged lace. Hair: plaited & coiled at the back with ringlets round the face

Cyril of Jerusalem
Saint Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem

Af Winnington-Ingram
Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram Bishop of London

Bishop Abdicates
Gobel, bishop of Paris, and 13 of his vicars abdicate at the request of the Commune : but this doesn t save him, he will be guillotined in April 1794

William Boyd Carpenter
WILLIAM BOYD William Boyd Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon, royal chaplain and clerk of the closet to Edward VII and George V. Created KCVO in 1912. Great orator

Nicolaus Stensen
(aka Steno) - Danish medical, physiologist, geologist, priest and bishop in Leyden and elsewhere

Floral Evening Gown
Evening gown of gold & silver brocade in a large floral print with full, bishop sleeves & decorative pleated panel which is allowed to flare at the hemline

Exeter Cathedral
The West Front end of Exeter Cathedral. The early 12th century Norman towers were retained by Bishop Bronescombe whose rebuilding began in 1270 and took over a century

Bishop, Moscow
A Muscovite Bishop in his pontifical habit

JOHN MOORE bishop of Ely and antiquary

John Alcock, Bishop
JOHN ALCOCK bishop of Ely

Muscovite Bishop
A Muscovite Bishop in his Ordinary Habit

Costume / Men / Frenchbishop
A French Roman Catholic bishop in full ceremonial dress, giving the sign of peace

Costume / Men / Spanish Bish
A Spanish bishop in ornate gold and white ceremonial vestments

Costume / Men / Capetian Bis
A Capetian bishop (follower of Hugh Capet, King of the Franks) in ceremonial vestments and making the sign of peace

Costume / Women / Paris 1863
A later 19th century depiction of fashions of the 1860s. A young Parisian lady wears a dress with full bishop sleeves & wide skirt supported by a cage crinoline

Daniel Wilson
DANIEL WILSON churchman, bishop of Calcutta with his autograph

Samuel Wilberforce
SAMUEL WILBERFORCE bishop of Oxford, opponent of Darwins natural selection. Sad to say, he was known as Soapy Sam

Orthodox Bishop
A Russian Orthodox bishop in his full ceremonial costume

Strasbourg Dispute
A dispute over who should be prince-bishop of Strasbourg leads to conflict between Catholic Charles de Lorraine and protestant Johann Georg von Brandenburg

START OF 100 YEARS WAR
Edward III sends his challenge to Philip VI de Valois thus starting the 100 Years War; the Bishop of Lincoln & others wear an eyepatch until they have performed a gallant deed

Costume / Children 1859
Boy: tunic, gaiters, sash & knickerbockers. Girls: black pardessus, plaid tunic dress with velvet trim, chemisettes with bishop sleeves, other short dresses with sashes

Medieval Beer Tax / France
The Bishop of Tournai, Belgium, receiving the Tithe of beer granted by King Chilperic

Bishops Palace
The drawbridge of the Bishops Palace, Wells, Somerset. The palace dates from the early 13th century, when Bishop Jocelin Trotman received a crown licence to build it

St Nicolas / Myra / Heures
SAINT NICOLAS, bishop of Myra, depicted restoring to life three boys who had been intended by a butcher for sausage-meat

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