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The following information is provided with each image.
1. Category - by style or period in art history.
2. Name of architect, artist or creator, dates of birth and death, place of origin.
3. Title - church buildings by title of dedication, eg. St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney; stained glass windows, paintings, icons by subject, eg. St Francis, The Nativity; fittings and other objects in metals, timbers and fabrics and textiles by category of object, eg. Chalice, wafer box, altar, chasuble. Current locations are also provided for works that are part of buildings or are located in buildings.
4. Date for buildings, medium and place of manufacture for objects. Dates given for buildings are normally the year of opening, not the year of commencement of building.
5. Historical and/or interpretative comment.
6. Photographer or location of image
The terms used in describing location in buildings are liturgical, not geographical, that is, the east end of a church refers to the location of the sanctuary, and the west end to the opposite end from the sanctuary, not to geographical east or west.
When provided, unless otherwise stated, measurements are given in centimetres, in the order of height x width (x depth).
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