Bishops Collection

Notables assembled in the Abbey annexe at 1937 Coronation
Ecclesiastics, distinguished officers of state and regalia bearers awaiting the arrival of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in the tapestried hall of the temporary annexe of Westminster Abbey

The Queen arrives in Westminster Abbey (Coronation 1953)
Accompanied by the Bishops of Bath and Wells and Durham, Queen Elizabeth II moves up Westminster Abbey, passing the throne. Date: 1953

Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Coronati
Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Coronation of the Virgin surrounded by Saints and Bishops. Miniature. Letter U. Spain

England / Farnham
A very quiet day in Farnham, Surrey, showing Farnham Castle, a Norman castle overlooking the town from a hill, the home of the Bishops of Winchester for 700 years

Saint Valentine, Saint Stephen and Saint Maximilie, 16th century (engraving)
7415654 Saint Valentine, Saint Stephen and Saint Maximilie, 16th century (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

King John signing Magna Carta, Runnymede, Surrey, 1215 (chromolitho)
6032036 King John signing Magna Carta, Runnymede, Surrey, 1215 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King John signing Magna Carta, Runnymede, Surrey, 1215)

Illustration for Foxs Book of Martyrs, 1776 edition (engraving)
2795302 Illustration for Foxs Book of Martyrs, 1776 edition (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bethnal Green Union Guardians Offices, London
The offices of the Bethnal Green Union Board of Guardians on Bishops Road (now Bishops Way). The offices were situated adjacent to the Waterloo Road workhouse. Date: Date unknown

Mitre Du XVe Siecle (coloured engraving)
6016120 Mitre Du XVe Siecle (coloured engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mitre Du XVe Siecle)

Consegration of a bishop. Valencian School. 15 century. Gothic art. Painting. FRANCE. AQUITAINE. PYRɎ Ʌ S-ATLANTIQUES. Bayonne. Mus饠 Bonnat (Bonnat Museum)

Church of England arms
The coats of arms of the archbishops and bishops of the Church of England, including those of Winchester, Canterbury, Durham, York, Oxford and Liverpool

Entrance to Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
The wide gothic-style entrance to the medieval Bishops Palace, with a man standing at the open gate, in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Bishop, Landevennec, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature)
AIS5336703 The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The Council of Nicea in 325)

Wild carrot, Daucus carota
5855056 Wild carrot, Daucus carota; (add.info.: Wild carrot, Daucus carota. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by William Clark from John Stephenson)

Statue of Bishop Orso. Detail of the tomb of Antonio Orso, bishop of Florence between 1301 and 1321
BEN5473571 Statue of Bishop Orso. Detail of the tomb of Antonio Orso, bishop of Florence between 1301 and 1321. Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209622 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

Saint Nicholas of Bari, 1472 (oil on wood panel)
XOS5872711 Saint Nicholas of Bari, 1472 (oil on wood panel) by Crivelli, Carlo (c.1430/35-1495); 109x41 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By Carlo Crivelli Saint Nicolas of Bari)

Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 6
7242664 Interior, the southern chapel (chapel of St. James?), murals, 1594 (?), scene 6: 'Archbishop of Reims called as arbitrator by the monks of Arras tries to convince the Count of Flanders;

The chairs set ready for the Governor and the Bishop on the top of the Tynwald Hill, Isle of Man
8621949 The chairs set ready for the Governor and the Bishop on the top of the Tynwald Hill, Isle of Man, in preparation for the ceremony of promulgating the laws in the open air (b/w photo)

Trial of the Bishops (coloured engraving)
8652745 Trial of the Bishops (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trial of the Bishops)

The Procession of the Lords and Commons to St Paul's (litho)
8661388 The Procession of the Lords and Commons to St Paul's (litho) by McCormick, Arthur David (1860-1943) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saint Remy Distributing Food to the Poor (engraving)
8676951 Saint Remy Distributing Food to the Poor (engraving) by Maillot, Theodore Pierre Nicolas (1826-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Remy Distributing Food to the Poor)

The Royal Closet, St. James's Palace. Archbishops and bishops congratulating Queen Victoria on her birthday
FLO4669232 The Royal Closet, St. James's Palace. Archbishops and bishops congratulating Queen Victoria on her birthday

Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473319 Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, 1428 - 1495)

The Coronation of a Monarch from The Liber Regalis. From The Illustrated London News, 1910
2915354 The Coronation of a Monarch from The Liber Regalis. From The Illustrated London News, 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

CONCILIO OF NICEA, 19th century (engraving)
6203194 CONCILIO OF NICEA, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: CONCILIO OF NICEA (Iznik) held in 325 by the will of Emperor Constantine I

History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier
7209623 History of Saint Piat and Saint Eleuthere, also called tapestry of Arras. Ordered from canon Toussaint Prier, chaplain of the duke of Burgundy, late 14th-early 15th century. 22m x 2m

POPE ALEXANDER III, 1903 (postcard)
7272490 POPE ALEXANDER III, 1903 (postcard); (add.info.: POPE ALEXANDER III (circa 1100 - 30 August 1181), aka Rolando Bandinelli was born in Siena, elected in 1159

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury, English Reformer, 1881 (engraving)
UTD4916276 Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury, English Reformer, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury, English Reformer

To the right of the image: Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214)
3499687 To the right of the image: Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214); (add.info.: To the right of the image, Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214)

Statue of a bishops , 19th century (sculpture)
8617788 Statue of a bishops , 19th century (sculpture); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info)

Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford (engraving)
8676351 Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Wilberforce (1805-1873), Bishop of Oxford

Thomas Carr, English clergyman (engraving)
8676920 Thomas Carr, English clergyman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Carr (1788-1859), English clergyman, Bishop of Bombay

Charles Richard Sumner, English clergyman (engraving)
8676737 Charles Richard Sumner, English clergyman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Richard Sumner (1790-1874), English clergyman

A little dictionary of art in 100 pictures (litho)
8673176 A little dictionary of art in 100 pictures (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A little dictionary of art in 100 pictures)

Inside a church (woodcut)
8672858 Inside a church (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inside a church)

Cathedral (Cathedrale Saint-Etienne). Interior. The choir. The fence. Guillaume Dore
6268279 Cathedral (Cathedrale Saint-Etienne). Interior. The choir. The fence. Guillaume Dore. Escutcheon of bishop Pierre-Paul d'Albert de Luynes. Detail. Ironwork partially painted

Cathedral (Cathedrale Saint-Etienne). Interior. The choir. The fence. Guillaume Dore
6268275 Cathedral (Cathedrale Saint-Etienne). Interior. The choir. The fence. Guillaume Dore. Escutcheon of bishop Pierre-Paul d'Albert de Luynes. Ironwork partially painted

Hierarchy of society in the Middle Ages (colour litho)
8672907 Hierarchy of society in the Middle Ages (colour litho) by German School, (13th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hierarchy of society in the Middle Ages)

Coronation Of Charles V, King Of France, Called The Wise, May 1364. From Les Artes Au Moyen Age
UIG5420240 Coronation Of Charles V, King Of France, Called The Wise, May 1364. From Les Artes Au Moyen Age, Published Paris 1873 (engraving).

Saint Ansgar, Germanic Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, 1866 (engraving)
UTD4918888 Saint Ansgar, Germanic Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Anschaire (Oscar) de Breme (801-865) - Saint Ansgar, Germanic Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen

Alonso Tostado known in Latin as Tostatus Abulensis ("Tostado from Avila")
3473238 Alonso Tostado known in Latin as Tostatus Abulensis ("Tostado from Avila"), Dominus Abulensis ("the Master from Avila"), or simply Abulensis

Alfonso de Santa Maria de Cartagena, aka Alfonso de Carthagena or Alonso de Cartagena
3473233 Alfonso de Santa Maria de Cartagena, aka Alfonso de Carthagena or Alonso de Cartagena, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub

Juan Martinez Siliceo, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473298 Juan Martinez Siliceo, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Juan Martinez Siliceo,1486-1557)

Puritan satire on William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury
3330050 Puritan satire on William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury; (add.info.: Puritan satire on William Laud (1573-1645) Archbishop of Canterbury and academic

Robert Bickersteth, British clergyman (engraving)
8676755 Robert Bickersteth, British clergyman (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Bickersteth (1816-1884), British clergyman, Bishop of Ripon

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"Bishops: Guardians of Faith, History, and Tradition" Notables assembled in the Abbey annexe at 1937 Coronation: A gathering of esteemed individuals from across the realm as they witness a momentous occasion, the coronation of a new monarch. Among them, bishops stand tall with their regal vestments and solemn expressions. The Queen arrives in Westminster Abbey (Coronation 1953): A historic day unfolds as Her Majesty enters the grandeur of Westminster Abbey for her coronation. Bishops line the path, offering blessings and prayers for a prosperous reign. England / Farnham: In the picturesque town of Farnham, England, lies an ancient cathedral where they have long presided over matters spiritual. Their presence brings solace to those seeking guidance and strength within these hallowed walls. Mitre Du XVe Siecle (coloured engraving): An exquisite piece of art captures the beauty and intricacy of a bishop's mitre from the fifteenth century. Its vibrant colors symbolize wisdom and authority that these spiritual leaders possess. Consecration of a bishop. Valencian School. 15th century: Delicate brushstrokes depict an important ceremony where a bishop is consecrated to his sacred role. The Valencian School's attention to detail showcases reverence for this significant event. Church of England arms: The emblematic coat-of-arms representing the Church of England proudly displays symbols associated with its episcopal heritage—a testament to centuries-old traditions upheld by dedicated bishops throughout history. Choirbook number Gregorian chant. 15th-century Coronati: Within ancient manuscripts lie melodies that have echoed through time—Gregorian chants meticulously transcribed on choirbooks by skilled hands under watchful eyes who safeguarded musical treasures for future generations. Bethnal Green Union Guardians Offices, London: Amidst bustling city streets stands an unassuming building once housing Bethnal Green Union Guardians Offices.