Nativity Gallery

Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1952

Front cover of Britannia and Eve featuring an illustration showing a group of children, from the late 18th or early 19th century, gazing in awe at a festive arrangement of greenery, candles, decorations and toys on a table also holding a nativity set.
1952

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Bethlehem, music drama by Rutland Boughton

Bethlehem, a music drama by Rutland Boughton. First produced at the Regent Theatre, King's Cross, London, December 1923. An adaptation of the Coventry mystery play of the nativity, set to music, and interspersed with Christmas carols. The composer, Rutland Boughton, conducted. Date: 1923

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The Road to Bethlehem - Mary and Joseph

This picture shows Mary and Joseph on the way to Bethlehem for the census and birth of Jesus. Mary is shown with a halo and riding the donkey with Joseph leading them. Above a star is shining upon them, guiding their way to the stable where the baby Jesus was born

© Williams College Oxford Programme / Mary Evans Picture Library

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