Babylone, Franvois De a French engraver, flourished about 1550. He has sometimes been called the "Master of the Caduceus," from the wand which he adopted as a badge. The following are a few of his religious prints: The Virgin Mary and Infant Resting on the Stump. of a Tree:-St. Joseph Resting his Head on his Hand. Recent discoveries have shown that the real name of this artist: is Jacques de Barbary. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More