Narrative in which a great flood destroys a civilization, commonly as divine retribution

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Arca Noë, in tres libros digesta, quorum I. De rebus quæ ante diluvium, II. De iis, quæ ipso diluvio ejusque duratione, III. De iis, quæ post diluvium a Noëmo gesta sunt, quæ omnia novâ methodo, nec non summa argumentorum varietate, explicantur, et demonstrantur / [Athanasius Kircher].

Works of mercy: just as water extinguishes fire, so works of mercy (with penitence) extinguish sin. Engraving attributed to T. Galle, 1601.

The flood: women shelter in fear by a tree, as the deluge sweeps the land. Engraving by L. Truchy.

A woman is swept away by the tempestuous deluge; a small company of people on a hill try to save themselves; a serpent slithers beside them. Mezzotint after J. Martin.

A huge angel stands atop Noah's ark, its back turned towards the entwined mass of drowning creatures; people pray and one holds her baby aloft; serpents tussle among the dying. Etching by L. Friedrich after W. Kaulbach.

Noah's ark surrounded by drowning men; above, the dove holds the olive leaf in its beak, while God appears in a cloud attired as a bishop. Woodcut.

Collectanea: Science I. Eleven short works. Mostly Authors' holograph MSS

Gods watch from the heavens as the Flood engulfs the terrified people. Etching.

Remarks on some late papers relating to the universal deluge, and to the natural history of the earth / by John Harris.

The flood: people clamber for safety as rain pours down and lightning strikes the earth. Engraving by W. van der Gouwen after G. Hoet.

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Deluge

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Collectanea: Science I. Eleven short works. Mostly Authors' holograph MSS

The flood: women shelter in fear by a tree, as the deluge sweeps the land. Engraving by L. Truchy.

Gods watch from the heavens as the Flood engulfs the terrified people. Etching.

Remarks on some late papers relating to the universal deluge, and to the natural history of the earth / by John Harris.

The flood: people clamber for safety as rain pours down and lightning strikes the earth. Engraving by W. van der Gouwen after G. Hoet.

Deluge

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Works from the collections

Collectanea: Science I. Eleven short works. Mostly Authors' holograph MSS

The flood: women shelter in fear by a tree, as the deluge sweeps the land. Engraving by L. Truchy.

Gods watch from the heavens as the Flood engulfs the terrified people. Etching.

Remarks on some late papers relating to the universal deluge, and to the natural history of the earth / by John Harris.

The flood: people clamber for safety as rain pours down and lightning strikes the earth. Engraving by W. van der Gouwen after G. Hoet.

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