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Cultural and Religious Manuscripts

Features illustrated manuscripts and ancient art forms, showcasing decorative motifs, religious texts, and diverse cultural expressions across eras.

The Lotus Sutra. Anonymous. Manuscript in gold on indigo paper, depicting Bosatsu seated on lotus petals in a pagoda. 17th century, 27.5 x approx 408cm.

Kalachakcra buddhist mandala, Dalai Lama gift, pollensa museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Paris (4th arr.), France The funeral of Marshal Foch in Notre-Dame, the catafalque , (French - Paris ( IVe arr. ) , France Les obsèques du maréchal Foch à Notre-Dame , le catafalque). Church, funeral, personality funeral, Christianity, inner view, ephemeral installation, flag, religious architecture, Society, personality, religion, housing , architecture, France, Paris, funeral of Marshal Foch

The North American Indian: being a series of volumes picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and Alaska, 1898-1928. Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952). Photogravure;

Banner a lobe with a depicting emblem Kolowiec, Stanisław

USA, California, Northern California, North Coast, Fort Ross, Fort Ross State Historic Park, site of Russian trading colony established in 1812, Russian Orthodox Church, icons

Interior of the Chinese temple in Coupang, on the island of Timor, 1817-1820, by Jacques Arago (1790-1855), engraving from the Voyage Autour du Monde by Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1842).

Jizo is a Shinto god who looks after dead children´s souls, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

A passer-by gives a donation to a fakir who lies on a bed of nails Date: 19th century

Temple of City God, Foochow. Temple of City God, Foochow

Exvotos marineros al Santo Cristo del Sagrat Cor (s.XIX). Convento del Sagrat Cor. Soller. Tramuntana.Mallorca.Illes Balears.España.

King Solomon and Bilqîs, the Queen of Sheba, enthroned, fol. 137. 1577. text. Manuscripts. Spencer Collection

Book of the Dead of Djedkhonsuiuefankh Book of the Dead of Djedkhonsuiuefankh, ca. 945-712 B.C.E. Papyrus, ink, Sheet: 8 1/16 x 9 3/4 in. (20.5 x 24.7 cm). The Book of the Dead provided the spells the deceased must know and recite to speed the journey into the afterlife. This copy was made for a highly placed priest of the god Amun. As with most other examples of The Book of the Dead, only a selection of spells is included here. On the left are Spells 15 and 17. The illustration depicts Djedkhonsuiuefankh before the sun god Re-Hor-akhty. The columns of text in the illustration reveal the gods greeting to the deceased and the deceaseds name and genealogy. Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art ca. 945-712 B.C.E.

The Hilandar monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Hilandar , Grèce). Monastery, decorative arts, dishes, Art, Turkey, Hilendar, ivory bock

The Saints Boris and Gleb by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)/ State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg/ 1942/ Russia/ Tempera on canvas/ Symbolism/ 61x123/ Bible,Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Beautiful view to interior of old historic church building

religion hinduism tantrism meditation picture Saptanadi Yantra Rajasthan 18th century private collection,

Beda's homily, 11th century, collegiate church of Sant Feliu de GironaGirona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Italy, Piedmont (Piemonte), Torino (Turin), Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Shroud of Turin

Georgian drinking sign. Geogian feasts are traditionally led by a tamada, or toastmaster, though few drink from horn-cups

A Chinese man bending down in prayer or obeisance. Watercolour.

Lothair I (795-855). Frankish Emperor from his psalter IXth century. Museum: BRITISH LIBRARY, LONDRES, UK.

Back of an Idol, at Copan Illustration from "Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan" Frederick Catherwood (1799-1854 British)

Sailors votive offerings to the Holy Christ of the Sagrat Cor 19th century. Convent of the Sacred Heart Sailors votive offerings to the Holy Christ of the Sagrat Cor 19th century. Convent of the Sacred Heart, Soller. Mallorca. Balearic Islands. Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21769416

Coffin and lid of a priest of Amun Ra figure of Osiris surounded by stars. Thebes, 21st. Dynasty 1050 B.C. Egypt.

Chinese tunics and paraphernalia. Gouache painting.

Hawaii, Maui, Wailea, Grand Wailea Resort, chapel,

Missal Saint-Gervais. France.

Christ preaching in the synagogue, the Pharisees bring the adulterous woman, anonymous, c. 1498 - c. 1564 A stained glass representing the history of the adulterous woman. In the middle, Christ is in a striking attitude surrounded by eight sitting figures. The frame consisting of six parts is decorated with Arcantus leaves. glass. lead (metal).. silver stain A stained glass representing the history of the adulterous woman. In the middle, Christ is in a striking attitude surrounded by eight sitting figures. The frame consisting of six parts is decorated with Arcantus leaves. glass. lead (metal).. silver stain

Pundit Aftab Rae, Hindoo priest, brahmin, Allyghur.. Photographs. 1868 - 1875. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. India, Indigenous peoples , India, Manners & customs , India, Pundits, Aligarh (India)

South Korea, Soraksan Nat. Park, Sorak Mountains, 'Ta Shinhungsa Temple, Prayer Tablets'

Asia, Georgia, Georgian drinking sign. Geogian feasts are traditionally led by a tamada, or toastmaster, though few drink from horn-cups.

Beijing, China Dongyuemiao ("temple of the peak of the east") , 1912 - China - Stéphane Passet (French - Pékin , Chine Dongyuemiao ( « temple du Pic de l' Est » )). Statue, Taoism, temple, sculpture, ex voto, religious architecture, Religion , Art , Habitat , Architecture, China, Beijing, Earth Temple

Spain. Galicia. Padron. On the route of the Camino Portugues from Porto to Santiago de Compostela a symbol of the Camino with cross sword and shell in one of the Churches

Fir Bows on empty stage awaits the National Indigenous People's Day, 2018 Ceremonies at PCT, Port Moody, BC Canada. James Harry New Totem Unveiled

Secret Rite of the Calumet-Initiation of a Medicine Man American History

La Virgen y el Niño. Misa de la Virgen. The Black Hours. Ms M.493- fols. 22v-23r.

White elephant tale at Kopan monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Asian Civlisations Museum. The great Mosque of Mecca. Masjid al-Haram. India. 19th century. Singapore.

Scene 4a. handscrolls. 1660. Spencer Collection. Manuscripts, Japanese

The Naxi or Nakhi are an ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China. The Naxi are thought to have come originally from Tibet and, until recently, maintained overland trading links with Lhasa and India. The Naxi form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. The Naxi are traditionally followers of the Dongba religion. Through both Han Chinese and Tibetan cultural influences, they adopted Tibetan Buddhism and, to a lesser extent, Taoism, in the 10th century.

Easter liturgy, Easter service in the early morning of Easter Sunday of midnight till 4 o'clock in the monastery of Cozia in Romania,

Holy eucharistic image. Lamb of God.

MARTIRIO DE SAN SEBASTIAN - DETALLE DE LA FIRMA -DOMENICO TEOTHOCOPULIS EN GRIEGO. Author: EL GRECO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. PALENCIA. SPAIN.

Qurans in Juma Mosque (Friday mosque), Khiva, Uzbekistan

George Catlin, Kickapoo Indians Preaching and Praying, 1861 1869 Kickapoo Indians Preaching and Praying

Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina The Turkish cemetery and the man with hens , 1912 - Balkans, Italy - Jean Brunhes and Auguste Léon - (October 13 - 27) (French - Banja Luka , Bosnie-Herzégovine Le cimetière Turc et l' homme aux poules). Landscape, cemetery, valley, funeral architecture, Islam, religious architecture, man, Nature , Environment, Habitat , Architecture, Religion, Human Starries, Bosnia, Banjaluka, the Turkish cemetery and the man with hens

Buddhist prayer cloth

Green Tara, a Buddhist deity associated with healing and compassion.

Wari mummi Wari culture 500AC-1000AC Perú.

Procopius the Blessed Prays for the Unknown Travelers by Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)/ State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg/ 1914/ Russia/ Tempera on cardboard/ Symbolism/ 70x105/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, monastery, object of worship, accessory, Middle Ages, jewelry, Religion, clothing, art, Turkey, Mont Athos, Vatopedi, Byzantine jewelry

Bhutan-Flagge im Vintage-Look - realistisch wehende Stoffflagge *** Bhutan Flag at Vintage Look realistic Wehende Fabric flag 1127150756

India, Bihar, Bodhgaya, Brightly coloured Buddhist prayer flags hanging in the grounds of the Mahabodhi Temple.

Guan Yu and Zhou Cang. Origin: China. Date: 1368-1644. Period: Ming dynasty. Ink and color on silk. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sages Playing Musical Instruments on a Verandah 17th-18th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sages Playing Musical Instruments on a Verandah 58807

nativity scene

Church in Valence, 1899 In the foreground two figures at a fence. Page 5 from a sketchbook with 42 sheets. Valence paper. chalk church (exterior). standing figure

Garuda, minor god in Hinduism and in Buddhism, Kalachakcra buddhist mandala, Dalai Lama gift, pollensa museum, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Costumes for the two principal characters- Ruslan, a warrior, and Lyudmila, daughter of the Grand Duke: they are betrothed in Act One, and are united in Act Five after a deal of fuss. Date: first performed 1842

hide buffalo dance robe from the Quapaw tribe, Midwestern Native Americans who resided on the west side of the Mississippi River. Dated 18th Century

Tobol'sk kremlin, Archbishop's Residence (1773-75), interior, museum hall, with display of aboriginal yurt (tent). Since 1925, the main site of the Tobol'sk Regional History Museum, Tobol'sk, Russia 1999..

Wooden nativity scene with blurred background

He Was There All The Time 1994 Jessie Coates (20th C./American) Acrylic on Masonite Private Colleciton

Son of God, the Lord is my shepherd. Jesus Christ with a lamb., symbol of Christianity. Digital rosary app on a laptop.

Vietnam, Hue. Thien Mu Pagoda, memorial to the self-immolation of Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc in 1963, photo and Austin car

Mata kheer bhawani temple window in Srinagar, jammu Kashmir, india, asia Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Paving panels with a pattern in the city of Kamakura, Japan. Paving panels with a pattern in the city of Kamakura, Japan.

Men Nagajuban with devils and a club, c. 1900 - c. 1920 Subjecteno (Nagajuban) for a man with a decoration across the entire plane of devils, a club that is stabbed in the hip band and two intersecting quadries (Manryoku). A reference to the proverb 'ONI NI KANBO' (literally 'an iron club on a devil'), someone who is already stronger making it even stronger; become invincible. The Manryoku (Lett. 'Ten thousand -fold strength') motive is also in line with this. Brown silk with stenciled Yuzen decorations. Cream side. Japan silk painting Subjecteno (Nagajuban) for a man with a decoration across the entire plane of devils, a club that is stabbed in the hip band and two intersecting quadries (Manryoku). A reference to the proverb 'ONI NI KANBO' (literally 'an iron club on a devil'), someone who is already stronger making it even stronger; become invincible. The Manryoku (Lett. 'Ten thousand -fold strength') motive is also in line with this. Brown silk with stenciled Yuzen decorations. Crea

USA, ALASKA, Southeast Alaska, KETCHIKAN: Totem Heritage Center, Totem Museum of Tlingit Native Americans

King symbol in the royal palace, Allada, Benin.

`Jezus skazany na śmierć` Jesus condemned to death, sculpture by Pius Weloński - gypsum model ready for station I of the Way of the Cross in Jasna Góra, Poland photograph made at the workshop of Pius Weloński at the Royal Castle in Warsaw?. Karoli, Aleksander (1838-1916), photographer

Dalmatic with the Sudarium 1570 Netherlandish, probably Gouda. Dalmatic with the Sudarium 227764

FIRMA DE COLON. Location: MONASTERIO DE LA RABIDA. PALOS DE LA FRONTERA. Huelva. SPAIN.

Julley means Namaste in Ladakh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Kappawala agiarie parsi fire temple celebrates 151 years street, Sir. Ratan tata marg, Tardeo, Grant Road, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India India Copyright: xVxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Reproduction of the measure of the foot of the Virgin with the image of the Virgin and Child. Etching.

Ramadan kareem illustration

Mahatma gandhi, postage stamps, india, asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Wall with pictures of mouride muslim spiritual leaders in Tawafall, Senegal

New Orleans Louisiana USA

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