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Councils and synods

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  • The Council of Trent: the Holy Ghost appearing above the councillors. Engraving by P.A. Pazzi after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia.
  • The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in council with kings, dukes, earls and others. Etching by J. Amman, 1579.
  • The council in hell: the fallen angels, persuaded by Satan, decide to pursue the battle against God. Etching by J. Ireland after W. Hogarth.
  • Members of a council, senate or tribunal in session. Etching by J. Amman, 1579.
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    The Diet of Augsburg: Christian Beyer as Chancellor of Saxony reads the text of the Lutheran Augsburg Confession to the Emperor Charles V. Engraving after M. Herr.

    Herr, Michael, 1591-1661. | Date: [between 1600 and 1699?] | Reference: 2970918i
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    The council in hell: the fallen angels, persuaded by Satan, decide to pursue the battle against God. Etching by J. Ireland after W. Hogarth.

    Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 39220i
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    The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in council with kings, dukes, earls and others. Etching by J. Amman, 1579.

    Amman, Jost, 1539-1591. | Date: [1579] | Reference: 31637i
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    Members of a council, senate or tribunal in session. Etching by J. Amman, 1579.

    Amman, Jost, 1539-1591. | Date: [1579] | Reference: 31634i
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    Tadjoura, Djibouti: the sultan, reclining, listens to elders in council. Coloured lithograph by J. Woelffle after J.M. Bernatz.

    Bernatz, Johann Martin, 1802-1878. | Date: [1852-1855] | Reference: 3015898i
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