PTOLEMAIC UNIVERSE, 1481.
PTOLEMAIC UNIVERSE, 1493.
PTOLEMAIC UNIVERSE, 1534.
PTOLEMAIC UNIVERSE.
THE ZODIAC, 1496.
PTOLEMAIC UNIVERSE, 1660.
HINDU UNIVERSE.
ATLAS.
The Final Judgement. 19th century French allegorical woodcut
The relationship between Man and the Upper Heavens.
WORLD MAP, 1482.
PTOLEMY (2nd CENTURY A.D.).
LIFE AND DAMNATION.
INCAN UNIVERSE.
The Fall of the Antichrist, 1493
ISRAELITES GATHERING MANNA.
Aristotelian cosmology, 17th century
EGYPTIAN CELESTIAL SPHERE.
PLAGUE OF BOILS AND BLAINS.
LAST JUDGEMENT.
CAIN AND ABEL.
CELESTIAL SPHERE, 1723.
ARMILLARY SPHERE, 1509.
Woodcut by Albrecht Durer; Saint John before God and the twenty-four Elders in Heaven.
The three routes to eternity. 19th century French allegorical woodcut
PTOLEMY: ALMAGEST, 1490.
Creation, 16th century illustration
FLUDD: UNIVERSE, 1617.
PTOLEMY THEORY: ARABIC MS.
PTOLEMAIC WORLD MAP, 1493.
EGYPTIAN UNIVERSE.
FOUR HORSEMEN.
ARMILLARY SPHERE.
Anaxagoras, Ancient Greek philosopher
Pyhthagorean world view, 16th century
Geoheliocentric cosmology, 16th century
Geocentric system of Fracastronius
Geocentric solar system of Clavius
HINDU COSMOGRAM
PTOLEMAIC UNIVERSE, 1559.
Illustration from the 'Grand Catechism for Families'. 1907. depicting the holy trinity
Heaven and hell, 15th century
WAR IN HEAVEN, 1480.
DURER: SAINT MICHAEL, 1498.
WILLIAM BLAKE: JOB.
Ptolemaic world system, diagram
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
PLAGUE OF HAIL.
DANTE ALIGHIERI
ILLUMINATION: PETRARCH.
Line drawing based on the idea of the 'Ladder of Salvation'
PTOLEMY: GEOGRAPHY.
ROMAN JULIAN CALENDAR.
Anaxagoras (c500-428 BC)
John Milton (1608-1674)
Astronomy diagrams, 1823
JACOB'S DREAM.
COPERNICAN UNIVERSE, 1660.
THE LAST JUDGMENT.
NAHMANIDES (1194-1270).
Moment of creation, conceptual illustration
RELIGIOUS ARGUMENT, 1477.
COPERNICAN UNIVERSE
MILTON: PARADISE LOST.
Line drawing of the Last Judgement tympanum at Rheims
SAINT JEROME (340-420).
SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
The Last Judgement.
JAPAN: MUSICIANS.
Faith written on a speechbubble
Geocentric model of the universe, illustration
Geocentric and heliocentric models of the universe
ASTRONOMERS, 1533.
ELEMENTS OF THE UNIVERSE.
Frontispiece of Galileo's book on cosmology
LORD SLAYING LEVIATHAN.
GOD RESTING ON 7TH DAY.
SAINT JOHN CLIMACUS
OLD TESTAMENT: GOD.
The Young Virgin
Jacob's ladder, 19th Century illustration
God creating heaven and earth, 15th century
God creating the stars, 15th century
Jacob's ladder, illustration
The daughter of the devil, 19th century illustration
PLANETARY SYSTEMS, 1537.
ARMILLARY SPHERE, 1531.
Ptolemy (c.90-c.168)
The Adoration of the Holy Trinity (The Landauer Altarpiece)
Santa Maria Novella Decoration of the Popes Chapel
APOCALYPSE: FOUR HORSEMEN.
BLAKE: BOOK OF JOB, 1825.
MODERN ZODIAC CHART.
SCRIPTURAE THESAURUS, 1510.
ANGEL.
GLORY OF ST. IGNATIUS, 1694.
Earth with God and the Devil, 19th century
TINTORETTO: PARADISE, 1578.
Democritus, Greek philosopher
James Bradley, British astronomer
ALBERTUS MAGNUS (c1193-1280).
BIBLE: THE CREATION.
FLUDD: UTRIUSQUE COSMI.
NAVAHO COSMOS.
DWELLERS IN THE SKY.
DANTE'S PARADISE: ANGELS.
NEW YEAR, 1853.
Plurality of worlds in Wright's theory of the universe, 1750
Spheres of stars in Wright's theory of the universe, 1750
Smartphone addiction, satirical illustration
GOD CREATING HEAVEN/EARTH.
BIBLE: HISTORY, 1752.
SAINT JOHN CLIMACUS.
MOSES & BURNING BUSH.
MOSES AND BURNING BUSH.
St Bridget (Brigitta, Brigitta, Birgite) 1302-1373.
The Powerful Hand.
Souls released from purgatory welcomed into the presence of the Trinit
Universe
IL BACICCIO: GLORY, 1670.
TOWER OF BABEL.
CREATION OF HEAVEN.
Anaximander (c611-546 BC)
TRINITY.
JAPANESE UNIVERSE.
14th century theological cosmography
Jesus written on a speechbubble
Salvation written on a speechbubble
CHRIST IN MAJESTY.
Le Triomphe de la religion.
Line drawing of a fresco from Torcello
Illustration from the 'Grand Catechism for Families'. 1907. depicting the descent of the holy spirit
Illustration from the 'Grand Catechism for Families'. 1907. depicting the resurrection of Christ
JESUS WITH ADAM AND EVE.
ARMILLARY SPHERE, 1543.
Spherical universe
Open universe
French. 19th century. illustration. showing the crucified Christ with Mary lamenting
LAST JUDGMENT
The Last Judgment (Fragment), Woodcut Engraving from the Original Painting by Jean Cousin, The Masterpieces of French Art by Louis Viardot, Published by Gravure Goupil et Cie, Paris, 1882, Gebbie & Co., Philadelphia, 1883
GALEN (129-c200 A.D.).
PLAGUE OF FLIES.
Celestial planispheres, 1772
Scale of Universe
Universe data from WMAP
Universe's normal matter
Universe's dark matter
Descent of the Buddha from the Trayastrimsha Heaven.
URANIA & ASTRONOMERS, 1660.
FREEMASONS CERTIFICATE.
SAINT MATTHEW.
ANGELS.
The Rich Man being led to Hell.
The Desert of Religion
ANTICHRIST AND MICHAEL.
Universe's dark matter, 3D map
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ohashi Bridge and Atake (Ohashi Atake no yudachi)
1MYTHOLOGY: ATLAS.
快楽の園
Title page of Sacrobosco Sphaera Mundi.
Halley's Comet, 1986
Egyptian solar system model
Early daguerrotype of the Sun by Foucault & Fizeau
Ascent of Christian and Hopeful
Agnus Dei.
ALLEGORY: JESUIT ORDER.
ZURBARAN: ST. ALONSO.
Coronation of the Virgin
Illustration for Paradiso by Dante Alighieri Canto
'Paradise Lost' by Milton, 19th-century illustration