OBJECTS OF RELIGIOUS CEREMONIAL 49 



sance style. In the gable are a dove and three cherubs in a circle of 

 rays and surmounted by a crown which is held by two floating cher- 

 ubs. The original is venerated in the parochial Church of St. Mami- 

 liano in the Valli suburb of Siena, and was carried in procession on 

 Low Sunday of 1849 together with relics. 17}^ by 12)4 inches. Siena, 

 Italy. (Cat. No. 179091, U.S.N.M.) 



191. Satin print. — Containing, in Italian, a sonnet, commemo- 

 rating the annual festival of John the Baptist, celebrated by a society 

 named after him. 22 by 19}^ inches. Siena, Italy. (Cat. No. 

 152247, U.S.N.M.) 



192. St. Dominic. — Print on sUk. St. Dominic, born at Cartha- 

 gena, Spain, in 1170, died at Bologna, Italy, in 1221, was the founder 

 of the order of the Dominicans or Preaching Monks in 1216. He is 

 represented with his emblem, the lily stalk. 13 by Qji inches. Italy. 

 (Cat. No. 152248, U.S.N.M.) 



193. St. Bernardine of Siena. — Print on paper. St. Bernardine, 

 1380-1444, was a member of the Minorites of St. Francis, a mission- 

 ary and reformer. He is often called the "Apostle of Italy," and is 

 one of the most popular saints of Italy, especially of his native city, 

 Siena. 5% by 4^ inches. Siena, Italy. (Cat. No. 179097, U.S.N.M.) 



194. St. Loyola. — Print on paper. From a print by Bolswert after 

 a painting by Rubens. St. Ignatius Loyola, born in Loyola, Spain, 

 in 1491, died in Rome, Italy, in 1556, was the founder of the Society 

 of Jesus. IdVi by 10^ inches. Italy. (Cat. No. 179096, U.S.N.M.) 



195. Suarez. — Print on paper. Francisco Suarez, born in Granada, 

 Spain, in 1548; died in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1617, was a noted Jesuit 

 theologian and scholastic philosopher. 12 by Sji inches. Italy. 

 (Cat. No. 179094, U.S.N.M.) 



196. Plessis. — Colored print on paper. Joseph Octave Plessis, 

 1763-1822, was bishop of Quebec from 1806 to 1822. 13}^ by 9 K 

 inches. (Cat. No. 179095, U.S.N.M.) 



197. Twenty-four plates. — Depicting the revelations and visions of 

 Joannes de Malta, a native of the Provence, France, founder of the 

 order of the Trinitarians for the redemption of captives {ordo Sanctae 

 Trinitatis et de redemptione captivorum) in 1198. Printed in Paris, 

 France, in 1633, bound in vellum. 14^^ by 10% inches. (Cat. No. 

 28528, U.S.N.M.) 



198. Theologcial disputation. — Print on paper. It was held in 

 Siena in November, 1781. 24 by 21 inches. Siena, Italy. (Cat. No. 



179099, U.S.N.M.) 



199. PMlosopMcal disputation. — Print on paper. It took place at 

 Siena in April, 1790. 36}^ by 20)^ inches. Siena, Italy. (Cat. No. 



179100, U.S.N.M.) 



200. Bronze doors of tlie cathedral of Pisa. — Three leaves with one 

 of Italian text giving the history and description. The bas-reliefs of 



