Regarding the detail about Delft tiles, please visit my another Web-site "The World of Delft Tile"There are about 600 kinds of design with Delft biblical tiles, which were used for the decoration on wall and/or fireplace in home and the religious education since middle 17C. A design was depicted from the Old Testament and New Testament, and prints and/or engravings which were manufactured in 17~18C were copied on tiles. They were hand-painted, but the corner-motief and background were copied using stencils. A color is purple-brown called manganese or blue and white. A polychrome tile is rare.
A tile design could be deeply understood or enjoyed if you are aware of bibles so a picture tile will be shown along with bible stories. A bible story behind the design is simply explained for each tile. However, please be noted that the understanding of bibles sometime may not be fully accurate as main purpose here is to enjoy the design of tiles.
The Bibles are composed of Old Testament and New Testament as are well known. The Old Testament begins with "Genesis" and some other textbooks describing
the building and extinction of the ancient Kingdom of Israel are contained. Each tile is shown along with the history of the ancient Israel people.
The New Testament containes four Gospels by Matthew, Lukas, John and Mark which describe the Life of Jesus Christ. Also "Acts of the Apostles" and "Revelation"
are included in the New Testament and they describe the things after the death of Jesus Christ.