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Navigation
The
homepage offers two sets of links; links for information pages and
contact are at the top, whereas links for the different search options
are on the left. Once entered the site through one of the links on the
homepage, all main navigation links will be at the top of each page in
the system.
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Searching
The goal
is to find links to images of specific biblical artwork. To start an
image search, there are four optional points of departure:
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1. Biblical Subject
When to use this option:
- When you want to find
illustrations for a biblical subject, and you have a rough opinion
as to where in the Bible the subject belongs.
- When you want to get
an overview of the Bible stories covered by the illustrations
registered in this system.
- When you want to make
an illustrated Bible tour.
How to use this option:
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Click
the link "Biblical Subject" on the banner. A new page appears.
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Between the horizontal lines, there are three different headings of
which two appear as links. The one which is plain text, is the current
heading of the page. To choose one of the other two, click it!
(Note: The "Beyond Scripture" heading is
to include subjects which relate to biblical characters, yet not to the
biblical stories.)
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In
the list below, choose the link to which you believe your subject
belongs, and click it! A new page appears.
(Note: Portraits of biblical characters may not be
connected to specific Bible stories, and they are placed at the bottom
of the Old Testament and the New Testament lists. When the subjects
"Samuel, Kings, Chronicles: Genealogies"
and "Song of Songs" (under "The Old Testament") or "Miscellaneous" (under "Beyond
Scripture") is chosen, the next step
(d) should be skipped.)
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Click the link "List of most frequently illustrated subjects"
to see a list of the subjects (under the current heading) which have the
highest number of artworks connected to them in the system. The list
appears according to biblical chronology. Narrowing the search in this
way, reveals the artists' favourites, and, hence, what may be the the most
famous, dramatic, and exciting biblical stories. From the list, continue
as from d.
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A
list of subdivisions is now at hand. Let the mouse cursor hover over a
link to see how many artworks the system connects to the subject, and
the text reference(s) connected to it (if any). To
choose a specific subject, click it! A new page appears.
(Note:
In the portrait lists the phrase "... in
Various Compositions" is used many times. These subjects are for compositions where other elements are more prominent than the character
to which the subject is connected.)
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The page
of the subject always contains a heading, it normally contains one
or several text references (absent at portraits and pictures connected
to the "Beyond Scripture" section), and it sometimes contains additional notes. If
another subject has a content related to the present one, a link to the
corresponding page of that subject will appear. Finally, if a search for
detail images is not chosen (see next paragraph), the
page of the
subject contains thumbnails representing artworks connected to the subject. They are
displayed alphabetically according to the name of the artist. Choose a
thumbnail and click it! A new page appears. (Go to f1).
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images connected to the subject, two horizontal lines will appear
framing the options "Search for complete images" and "Search for
detail images". The one appearing as plain text is the current
choice. If "Search for complete images" is chosen, just click
de thumbnail of the desired artwork, and a new page appears (go to f1).
If "Search for detail images" is chosen, just click the
desired detail description, and a new page appears (go to f2).
- If there are several pages of
thumbnails, a navigation aid will appear. There will also be a link
called "List of artists on this subject". If it is clicked, a
new page appears (go to f3).
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If an artwork has no image links connected to it in the database, the
sign "*" will follow the name of the artwork below the
thumbnail. If a bigger digital image of this artwork is wanted, the
system can not help.
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The page of the artwork
is as far as the system goes; the chosen artwork is presented at the top
of the page, with links to host(s) and image(s) below. When a link is
clicked, the target will appear in a new window.
(Notes:
If there are links to detail images of the artwork, a detail description
will accompany them. If an image-link is "dead" or produces
other content than the desired image, one may click the link to the
host's mainpage to try to find out if it has moved the image to another
address on the site.)
- In the presentation of the
artwork, let the mouse cursor
hover over
the artist's name to see
nationality and years of birth and death. If the name is clicked, a new
page will present all the artwork by this artist in the system (see the page
of the artist (m)).
- In the presentation of the
artwork, the subject(s) it is connected to appear(s) as link(s). If such a
link is clicked, the page of the subject (see e)
appears.
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The page of the artwork
appears, but there is one difference from f1: There will be two
horizontal lines framing the options "Images of the selected
detail" and "All images of the current artwork". The one
appearing as plain text is the current choice. Tho choose the other one,
click it!
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In the list of artists, click
the desired one! If the artist has only one contribution to the subject,
the page of the artwork will appear (as f1). If there are several
contributions, a list of these artworks appears. When the desired work is
clicked, the page of the artwork (as f1) appears below a
horizontal line on the same page as the list.
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2. Biblical Text
When to use this option:
- When you want to find
illustrations for a biblical subject, and you have a specific text
reference at hand (for instance because you have found the text
using an online Bible concordance).
- When you want to make
an illustrated Bible tour.
How to use this option:
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Click
the link "Biblical Text" on the banner. A new page appears.
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Between the horizontal lines, there are two different headings of which
one appears as link. The one which is plain text, is the current heading
of the page. To choose the other one, click it!
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In the list below, find the
book in which the desired text belongs, and click it! A list of text
pericope links appears.
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All the text references in the
list are connected to a specific biblical subject. Let the mouse cursor
hover over
a link to see the name of the subject and the number of
artworks connected to it in the system. Click the pericope corresponding
to your text (if present). The page of the subject appears. Go
back to e, and continue from there!
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3. Artist
When to use this option:
- When you want to see
images of the biblical artwork of a specific artist.
How to use this option:
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Click
the link "Artist" on the banner. A new page appears.
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Between the horizontal lines, there are two different headings of which
one appears as link. The one which is plain text, is the current heading
of the page. To choose the other one, click it! The two headings
represent two ways of finding the name of a specific artist; one may
look in the list of artists (choose "Artist List"), or enter a
search item (choose "Artist Search"). Let the mouse cursor
hover over a name to see the number of artworks by this artist in the
system. Once a desired name is
found, click it! A new page appears.
(Note: Keep in mind that the latter option
("Artist Search") produces matches from the complete names (sometimes
even variations of them, or nicknames) plus nationalities and years of
birth and death. If, for instance, a search is made for "Piero
della Francesca" in the artist list, it may be difficult to know
whether to look up "P" or "F". By entering "Piero"
or "Francesca" at the artist search, the problem is solved.)
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The page
of the artist, now appearing, offers two optional headings between
the horizontal lines at the top. The one which
is plain text, is the current heading of the page. To choose the other
one, click it! If the "Thumbnails" option is chosen,
thumbnails of the selected artist's artwork are displayed (go to n1). If
"Represented in subjects" is chosen, a list of the subjects to
which the artist has contributed, appears (go to n2).
Let the mouse cursor hover over a
link to see the text reference(s) connected to the subject (if any).
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When thumbnails are displayed: If an artwork has no image links
connected to it in the database, the sign "*" will follow the
name of the artwork below the thumbnail. If a bigger digital image of
this artwork is wanted, the system can not help.
(Note:
There may be detail images that connect the artist's artwork to other
subjects than those listed when "Represented in subjects" is
chosen.)
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Between two horizontal
lines, there are two optional ways to sort the thumbnails, either "Thumbnail
order: alphabetical" or "Thumbnail order: chronological".
The one with plain text shows the current sorting. To choose the other
one, click it! "Chronological" means "according to
biblical chronology", and artwork connected to the "Beyond
Scripture" section
will be sorted at the end. Click the desired artwork! The page of the
artwork appears (see f1).
- If there are several pages of
thumbnails on the page of the artist, a navigation aid will appear.
(Note:
When a chronological order is established, it is based on the artworks'
connection to one or several subjects in the system. Hence, if an
artwork is connected to more than one subject, its thumbnail will appear
several times when a chronological order is chosen. Let the mouse cursor
hover over
a thumbnail to see which subject connection the
picture represents.)
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Choose a subject, and click
it! If the artist has only one contribution to the subject, the page
of the artwork will appear (see f1). If there are several
contributions, a list of these artworks appears. When the desired work is
clicked, the page of the artwork (see f1) appears below a
horizontal line on the same page as the list.
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4. Word
When to use this option:
- When you want to see
images of artworks connected to a certain Bible story, but you have
no idea as to where in the Bible the story is.
- When you want to see
images of a certain biblical artwork that you know of, but all you remember
is a couple of words from the title.
How to use this option:
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Click
the link "Word" on the banner. A new page appears.
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Enter the word or phrase
that you want to search for, then choose one of the three options below.
If "subjects having this word/phrase in its title" or "subjects
that have this word/phrase in its title, or having artwork with this
word/phrase in its title connected to them" is chosen, go to q1. If
"artwork having this word/phrase in its title" is chosen, go
to q2.
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When the search button is
clicked, a table of the matching subjects appear. They are displayed
according to biblical chronology (see n1). Their paths are
displayed in plain text to show where in the system the subject belongs.
For instance, the subject "Taking Jericho" represents a subdivision
under "Joshua", which again sort under "The Old
Testament". If a desired subject is displayed, click it! The page
of the subject appears. Continue as from e.
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When the search button is
clicked, thumbnails of matching artworks appear. They are displayed
alphabetically according to the name of the artist. If a desired
artwork's thumbnail is shown, click it! The page of the artwork
now appears (see f1).
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If an artwork has no image links connected to it in the database, the
sign "*" will follow the name of the artwork below the
thumbnail. If a bigger digital image of this artwork is wanted, the
system can not help.
- If there are several pages of thumbnails on the page, a navigation aid
will appear. There will also be a link
called "List of artists with matching artwork". If this list is used, click
the desired artist! If the artist has only one matching artwork,
the page of the artwork will appear (as f1). If there are several
matches, a list of these artworks is shown. When the desired work is
clicked, the page of the artwork (as f1) appears below a
horizontal line on the same page as the list.
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