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What is an alabaster box?
Answer An alabaster box is a box made of alabaster (a mineral). To find out more about alabaster, please see this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaba…ster (MORE)
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In Christmas
Elf named Alabaster?
Yes, there is an elf named Alabaster in historic elf history. Alabaster was known to be one of Santa's original elves.
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What is alabaster skin?
"Alabaster skin" is a metaphor comparing a marble-like substance with a (usually woman's) skin - the purest alabaster is snow-white and translucent - that is, havi…ng a slightly see-through quality. (MORE)
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In Geology
What is alabaster?
Alabaster can be a form of gypsum or calcite that is translucent, massive, and may appear to have veining.
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What does Thine alabaster cities gleam?
It is from the fourth verse of "America, the Beautiful" Music by Samuel Ward, 1882 Words by Katharine Lee Bates, 1895 O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the… years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good With brotherhood From sea to shining sea! It was first published as a poem in 1895 in "The Congregationalist". The melody was added later. The Ward version of the melody - the one we know today - was already popular around 1910. There were other melodies written for it. Bates amended the lyrics after publication in both 1904 and 1913. It was on an 1893 train trip from Massachusetts to teach a summer session at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that Bates visited the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the "White City", with its promise of the future contained within its alabaster buildings. This inspired the line, "Thine alabaster cities gleam ...". (MORE)
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In Geology
What type of rock is alabaster?
Alabaster refers to varieties of two different minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium). Gypsum is the alabaster of the present day…; calcite is generally the alabaster of the ancients (MORE)
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What was alabaster used for?
It was used by Egyptian crafties to make pots and other sacred stuff... hope this helped!
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Who is Brian Alabaster?
BRIAN ALABASTER Suffolk-based member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors Brian Alabaster is one of the country's leading figurative sculptors. His work, produced mainl…y in bronze comprises portraiture - particularly of children - as well as various natural objets. All of these are modelled from life. Finished pieces are to be found in private and some public collections and are avidly collected by an increasingly enthusiastic and discerning clientele. Alabaster finds his inspiration from a variety of sources: the countryside, natural rock or fossil formations and ancient classic ceramics. But it is his love of the human form that has produced, and continues to inform, his most favoured and most collected works. A father of three sons, the earliest of his sculptures featured his own children, and these have remained constant favourites both of the artist and his audience. As an example, Sammy & Grandpa (page xx) is characteristically full of a gentle but powerful, utterly engaging and beautiful pathos. Its subjects are caught as is if by a sideways glance - unselfconsciously relaxed, entirely natural and at ease; serenity positively radiates from the piece. This sense of calm and of beauty is entirely typical of not only the artist's earliest work, but is a recurrent thematic in his current commissions. This communication of both the emotion and of the physical state of his subjects infuses Alabaster's every piece. Like still-life photography, the bronzes often represent the capture of a hundredth-of-a-second in time; girl with a hockey stick (page xx) and Florence Dancing (page xx) typify this theme. Both show the subjects' youthful power and athleticism whilst simultaneously imparting a sense of harnessed power, of balance and of poise. In private and public gardens, in the home, or in corporate spaces Alabaster's work is finding its audience. As regular exhibitor at the RHS Chelsea flower show, and with exhibitions in Cork Street, Europe and North America, his works are greatly in demand, with both private and corporate commissions taking much of his time. Alabaster undertakes every stage of production himself, from modelling the clay maquettes to the final casting in moulten metal. It is perhaps this dedication to his craft that distinguishes his works, and will ensure that they continue to be admired, collected and loved for generations to come. Toby Hart Summer 2010 This article first appeared in Art Investor magazine, and is reproduced by kind permission of the author, who retains copyright. (MORE)
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In The Bible
What is the purpose of an alabaster box?
As inspired in Matthew 26:7... the "alabaster box" is, according to "Strong's Definitions," merely a "perfume vase." In the context of the biblical passage, it was a "very… expensive" perfume vase: "...a woman with an alabaster bottle of very costly perfume came up to Him [Jesus] while He was at table and poured it upon His head. When the disciples saw it, they were very indignant, and said, 'Why such waste? Surely it could have been sold for a large sum and the money given to the poor.'" (Matt.26:7-9 WNT William's New Testament) Yet, beyond the mere purpose of the perfume vase as mentioned... Jesus expanded upon its contents in anticipation of His burial, whereby it was customary to apply perfumes and spices to a dead body [for the smell, you see]. A custom which was otherwise denied Him, considering the tumultuous, rapid series of events that would soon come to pass [a custom which the two Marys intended to do three days and three nights later with the 'sweet spices' they had bought and prepared after His death - Mark 16:1]. But Jesus turned the woman's "expensive" act of Faith into a "lesson": "...'Why do you embarrass the woman? She has done a good deed to Me, for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have Me. For in putting this perfume on My body she has done it to prepare Me for My burial. I solemnly say to you, ALL OVER THE WORLD wherever this GOOD DEED is proclaimed, the good deed that she has done will be told, IN MEMORY OF HER.'" (Matt.26:10-13 WNT) So, while the alabaster "perfume vase" is straight forward in its clinical purpose... the spiritual intent of it goes much deeper: "...The pouring ointment upon the head of Christ was a token of the highest respect. Where there is true Love in the heart to Jesus Christ, nothing will be thought too good to bestow upon Him. The more Christ's servants and their services are cavilled at, the more he manifests His acceptance. This act of Faith and Love was so remarkable, that it would be reported, as a memorial of Mary's Faith and Love, to all future ages, and in all places where the gospel should be preached. This prophecy is fulfilled..." (Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: Matt.26:6-13; Christ anointed at Bethany) (MORE)
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Where is the Alabaster - Albert L. Scott Library in Alabaster located?
The address of the Alabaster - Albert L. Scott Library is: 100 9Th Street N.W., Alabaster, 35007 9172