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Eikon Basilike
Eikon Basilike [Gr.,=royal image], subtitled "the Portraiture of His Sacred Majesty in His Solitudes and Sufferings," a work published soon after the execution of Charles I of England in 1649. It purports to be the king's spiritual autobiography. Written in simple, direct, and moving language, ... Read more
John Gauden
John Gauden , 1605-62, English clergyman. He claimed to have written the Eikon Basilike (1649), a tract in defense of Charles I. After the Restoration, Gauden was bishop of Exeter (1660-62) and of Worcester (1662). ... Read more
icon
icon [Gr. eikon =image], single image created as a focal point of religious veneration, especially a painted or carved portable object of the Orthodox Eastern faith. Icons commonly represent Christ Pantocrator, the Virgin as Queen of the Heavens, or, less frequently, the saints; since the 6th cent... Read more
Charles I
Charles I 1600-1649, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625-49), second son of James I and Anne of Denmark. Early Life He became heir to the throne on the death of his older brother Henry in 1612 and was made prince of Wales in 1616. The negotiations for his marriage to the Spanish ... Read more
John Milton
John Milton 1608-74, English poet, b. London, one of the greatest poets of the English language. Early Life and Works The son of a wealthy scrivener, Milton was educated at St. Paul's School and Christ's College, Cambridge. While Milton was at Cambridge he wrote poetry in both Latin and E... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Eikon"

Eikon Basilike, the Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Eikon Basilike, the Pourtraicture of His Sacred...s Eikonoklastes (1649). (‘Eikon Basilike’ means ‘royal...breaker’.) Eikonoklastes takes the Eikon paragraph by paragraph in an effort to refute...
Eikon Basilike
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Eikon Basilike [Gr.,=royal image], subtitled "the Portraiture of His Sacred Majesty in His Solitudes and Sufferings," a work...
Eikon basilike
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Eikon basilike or King's Book was one of the most successful books ever published and established Charles I's reputation as a martyr...
Milton, John
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...dispatches (1655–8) on the subject of the expulsion and massacre of the Protestant Vaudois. He replied officially to Eikon Basilike in Eikonoklastes (i.e. Imagebreaker, 1649), and to the Defensio Regia of Salmasius in Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio...
Icon Basilike
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Icon Basilike see Eikon Basilike .
John Milton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...to defend Cromwell and the Commonwealth government in his Eikonoklastes [the image breaker] (1649)—an answer to Eikon Basilike —and in the Latin pamphlets First Defense of the English People (1651), Second Defense of the English People...
Eikonoklastes
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Eikonoklastes, see Eikon Basilike .
Gauden, Dr J.
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Gauden, Dr J., see Eikon Basilike .
Icons
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...of sacred figures — Christ and the Virgin Mary, the apostles, saints, and miraculous events. The Greek term eikon (Russian, obraz ) denotes "semblance," indicating that the icon does not incarnate but only represents sacred objects...
Ikon Basilike
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Ikon Basilike see Eikon Basilike .

Dictionary entries related to "Eikon"

Eikon basilike
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Eikon basilike or King's Book was one of the most successful books ever published and established Charles I's reputation as a martyr...
Eikon Basilike
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Eikon Basilike a book, published about the date of his execution (1649), claiming to be meditations by Charles I, and for a long...
Icon
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Icon (Gk., eikon , ‘image’ or ‘picture’). Sacred pictures of the Orthodox tradition. They are usually...
Eikonoklastes
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Eikonoklastes a book, ‘the Image-breaker’, by John Milton, issued in 1649 by Parliament as a detailed refutation of the picture of Charles I given in Eikon Basilike .
icon
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...sense ‘simile’ and from the late 16th century in the sense ‘likeness, image’ (see Eikon Basilike ); it comes via Latin from Greek eikōn ‘likeness, image’. Current senses date from...
Gauden, John
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...Worcester (1662). In the early days of the Civil War his sympathies were with Parliament, but later he changed his views. He published controversial works against the Puritans and was probably the author of the Eikon Basilike (q.v.).
Iconography
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...the description, classification, and interpretation of the subject matter of a work of art. Derived from the Greek words eikon, meaning image or icon, and graphia, meaning description, writing, or sketch, the word iconography is one of the least...

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UPEK(R) Announces Launch of the Eikon Digital Privacy Manager.
Business Wire; 5/10/2007; 700+ words ; ...solutions, today announced the launch of the Eikon[TM] Digital Privacy Manager. By combining the award-winning Eikon USB peripheral fingerprint reader with...available for purchase at www.upek.com/eikon. This new offering is targeted directly...
UPEK and Agile Web Solutions Demo Eikon Fingerprint Reader and 1Password Password Manager Combination at Macworld.
Business Wire; 1/6/2009; 700+ words ; ...companies will be demonstrating at Macworld the Eikon[R] Digital Privacy Manager integrated...The companies will be previewing the Eikon-1Password integration at the Macworld...Francisco Jan 5-9. The integration of the Eikon fingerprint reader with 1Password software...
United States : UPEK and Agile Web Solutions Demo Eikon Fingerprint Reader and 1Password Password Manager Combination at Macworld.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 1/9/2009; 700+ words ; ...companies will be demonstrating at Macworld the Eikon[R] Digital Privacy Manager integrated...The companies will be previewing the Eikon-1Password integration at the Macworld...Francisco Jan 5-9. The integration of the Eikon fingerprint reader with 1Password software...
Hybrid machine tool mills and turns.(Eikon MV2 Compound)(Product Announcement)
Magazine article from: Global Design News; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...ITALY--Machining system manufacturer Eikon TH Machining Center claims to have developed...milling and turning CNC machine. Called the Eikon MV2 Compound, the machine can switch from...development of the MV2 Compound, early in 2000. Eikon engineer Fabrizio Fornasiero explained...
United States : UPEK and Agile Web Solutions Combine Eikon Fingerprint Reader and 1Password Password Manager.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 1/7/2009; 700+ words ; ...The companies will be previewing the Eikon-1Password integration at the Macworld...Francisco Jan 5-9. The integration of the Eikon fingerprint reader with 1Password software...the Mac community. The award-winning Eikon Digital Privacy Manager, available in...
UPEK Launches Eikon Digital Privacy Manager
Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 5/15/2007; 404 words ; ...Wireless News 05-15-2007 UPEK Launches Eikon Digital Privacy Manager WIRELESS NEWS-May 15, 2007-UPEK Launches Eikon Digital Privacy Manager (C)2007 10Meters...solutions, announced the launch of the Eikon Digital Privacy Manager. UPEK said that...
Sandoil Recovery Corporation: Acquisition Agreements Signed with Petros Eikon Inc. and Spectranalysis International Inc.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 4/18/2001; 700+ words ; ...intellectual property (the "PetRos Assets") from PetRos EiKon Inc. ("PetRos") for a purchase price of $250...completion of Sandoil's Major Transaction. PETROS EIKON INC. PetRos EiKon, established in 1994, is headed by Ross Groom, who...
Resurrecting Absence: Susan Howe's A Bibliography of the King's Book Or, Eikon Basilike and the Historically Unspoken
Magazine article from: Cultural Studies Review; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...My Emily Dickinson1 The author of the Eikon Basilike believed that it was 'far better...proves such opinions contained within the Eikon Basilike to be decidedly unfashionable...newly published Broadview edition of the Eikon Basilike. This new text demonstrates that...
Maintenance-free gas detection.(Crowcon's Eikon gas detector)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 4/16/2001; 595 words ; ...returned to the manufacturer for recycling. The detector, Eikon, is a single-gas detector which is guaranteed for two years...zeroing and status reporting without the need for a computer. The Eikon is available in individual units to detect hydrogen sulphide...
Eikon VMC P production.
Magazine article from: The Engineer; 2/9/2001; 327 words ; ...indexing pallet changers designed for simultaneous loading and machining -- are on offer from Traub Heckert UK. Featuring the Eikon VMC P production machining centre can be specified in 500, 800 and 1000 versions, which refer to the longitudinal traverse...