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(Far left) The ascetic Kaladevala and the king pay

Children playing with various toys, in the background are paintings of the Creation and the creation of Adam. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1636.

(Left side) The Bodhisatta goes to the Nanda Park in th

God appears to Noah and his family; three cherubs hold him aloft. Etching after Raphael.

God the Father with the Holy Ghost. Line engraving by G.M. Pitteri after G.B. Piazzetta.

The angel announces to the Virgin that she will give birth to Christ. Watercolour.

Three means to gain God's mercy: fasting, prayer and alms, which cause the heart of man to fly towards God. Engraving attributed to T. Galle, 1601.

God, as a triangle representing the Trinity, pours light upon the Garden of Eden. Engraving.

Bacchus, Roman God of wine, mosaic pavement, Roman

The monk Phra Malai converses with Indra in heaven (right) and a bodhisattva in heaven with his attendants (left)

The procession to the ploughing ceremony

Adam and Eve conceal their nakedness; in the distance they receive clothes from God. Line engraving by J. Haeyler after C. van den Broeck.

MS Thai 3, four leaves

Natural theology / by John Bascom.

God creating Eve from Adam and blessing her. Collotype after W. Blake.

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The procession to the ploughing ceremony

Adam and Eve conceal their nakedness; in the distance they receive clothes from God. Line engraving by J. Haeyler after C. van den Broeck.

MS Thai 3, four leaves

Natural theology / by John Bascom.

God creating Eve from Adam and blessing her. Collotype after W. Blake.