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![[Earth, the sun, and moon carried on dragon's back below title in decorative border]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE0NzIvMDEvMDEvZWFydGgtdGhlLXN1bi1hbmQtbW9vbi1jYXJyaWVkLW9uLWRyYWdvbnMtYmFjay1iZWxvdy10aXRsZS1pbi1kZWNvcmF0aXZlLWJvcmRlci02NDAuanBn/320/499/jpg "[Earth, the sun, and moon carried on dragon's back below title in decorative border]")
![[The Earth with the Milky Way and moon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTEvdGhlLWVhcnRoLXdpdGgtdGhlLW1pbGt5LXdheS1hbmQtbW9vbi1hZTIyZjYtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[The Earth with the Milky Way and moon]")
![[Decorated initial with bearded man pointing up to the sun, moon, and stars and down to the earth; and surrounding text]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE1MTUvMDEvMDEvZGVjb3JhdGVkLWluaXRpYWwtd2l0aC1iZWFyZGVkLW1hbi1wb2ludGluZy11cC10by10aGUtc3VuLW1vb24tYW5kLXN0YXJzLWFuZC02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "[Decorated initial with bearded man pointing up to the sun, moon, and stars and down to the earth; and surrounding text]")
![[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Crucifixion with sun, moon, and gestures of blessing]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTcvMDEvMDEvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLXN0YWluZWQtZ2xhc3Mtd2luZG93LXNob3dpbmctY3J1Y2lmaXhpb24td2l0aC1zdW4tbW9vbi1hbmQtMy02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Crucifixion with sun, moon, and gestures of blessing]")
![[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Crucifixion with sun, moon, and gestures of blessing]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTcvMDEvMDEvZGVzaWduLWRyYXdpbmctZm9yLXN0YWluZWQtZ2xhc3Mtd2luZG93LXNob3dpbmctY3J1Y2lmaXhpb24td2l0aC1zdW4tbW9vbi1hbmQtMi02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[Design drawing for stained glass window showing Crucifixion with sun, moon, and gestures of blessing]")
![[3 Figures of the Moon: The Crater of Plato, The Crater Wargentin, The Surface of the Moon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzYvMDEvMDEvMy1maWd1cmVzLW9mLXRoZS1tb29uLXRoZS1jcmF0ZXItb2YtcGxhdG8tdGhlLWNyYXRlci13YXJnZW50aW4tdGhlLXN1cmZhY2UtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[3 Figures of the Moon: The Crater of Plato, The Crater Wargentin, The Surface of the Moon]")
![[Siegfried and the dragon]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjQvMDEvMDEvc2llZ2ZyaWVkLWFuZC10aGUtZHJhZ29uLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Siegfried and the dragon]")
