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Engravings portraying significant historical events and ceremonies. Dramatic compositions reflect the cultural and societal aspects of medieval life.

JOAN OF ARC tried in a French court         Date: 1430
JOAN OF ARC tried in a French court Date: 1430
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Old sorceress in her room with cat and many magic props, 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original da...
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Founder's Tomb, St Bartholomew the Great, early 20th century. Artist: Unknown
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The council of the Epistates at Mount Athos. Greece. Drawing by Gustave Boulanger (1824-1886) Journey to Mount Athos, 1858 by Antonin Proust (1832-1905) Le Tour du Monde 1860
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Witch hunting in America, 18th century (19th century). Artist: Unknown
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Nicholas I, 1796, 1855, Emperor of Russia, here on the deathbed, woodcut, Russia, Europe
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Mrs. Acarie Carmelite nun, vintage engraving. Mrs. Acarie Carmelite nun, vintage engraved illustration. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656218
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Engraving showing two Victorian visitors to the Tower of London looking at the stairway where the bodies of two boys, presumed to be the 'Princes in the Tower', were found buried, 1885.     Date: 15 August 1885
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The Birth of Christ verso. Dated: c. 1600. Dimensions: overall: 20.3 x 15.7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 in.). Medium: pen and black ink with brush and gray ink and gray wash heightened with white on gray prepared paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 16th Century.
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Witch hunting in America - 18th century. Old woman being arrested. 19th century wood engraving.
1899-19921962
Saint Nicholas visits the family and asks the child if it was a good one and he can give nuts to him  /  Der heilige Nikolaus besucht die Familie und fragt das Kind, ob es gut sei und er kann ihm Nüsse geben, Historisch, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
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Death of Thomas Cardinal Wolsey at Leicester Abbey November 29, 1530. From The National and Domestic History of England by William Aubrey published London circa 1890
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Theaters in Japan. A man and a woman reciting poetry and prose, vintage engraving. Theaters in Japan. A man and a woman reciting poetry and prose, vintage engraved illustration. Journal des Voyage, Travel Journal, 1879-80. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10656702
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When the Anabaptists of  Amsterdam conspire to seize  the city, they are overpowered  and executed and their bodies  exposed to discourage others.      Date: 1535
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Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Lord Neagle with the Jew Salamiel, Jewish banker and moneylender and merchant, 1855, England, Great Britain
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Saint Crispin and Crispinian, Patrons of the gentle craft; Black and White Illustration from William Hone's Everyday Book
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Massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks under Abdul Hamid, 1895-1896. Death of Franciscan Father Salvatore Lilli at Mujukderesi, 1895.   Religious Conflict Turkey Trade Card French Chromolithograph
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People from South China in typical dress, China, in the year 1872, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century original, Asia
1899-19922608
Christmas decorations, angels hide the gifts and decorate the Christmas tree  /  Weihnachtsbescherung, Engel verstecken die Geschenke und schmücken den Weihnachtsbaum, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.
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Vintage Photograph. Painting of "the Last Supper". Frame 1
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Costume of the Chukchi, Luoravetlanes, Russia, 1865, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, exact original date unknown, Europe
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The Children's Crusade 1212, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Der Künstler malt eine geschnitzte Madonna in seiner Werkstatt, 1886, History, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
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Martin Luther, German theologist and reformer, with family in Wittenberg, historical depiction
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Children's funeral, Paris, France, historical illustration, 1884, Europe
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Abyssinia, the Wedding of Cana, Cana, fresco from the church of Towari, 1869, today Ethiopia, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original, exact original date unknown
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A dramatic scene from a witch trial with a woman conjuring power and a man passed out on the floor. Salem Witch trials
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St Jerome in his study. Creator: Unknown.
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The seat of repentance. Two golfers found in play on the Sabbath with balls and broken implements before them, made to sit on the seat of repentance wearing sack cloth gowns. Both seat and gowns are still preserved at the town kirk of St. Andrews.
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The Head of John the Baptist Presented on a Platter to Herodias Artist Unknown
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Quatembermandl, people wearing Ember cloaks for Lent, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, historical illustration, circa 1886, Europe
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Christmas time, mother and two children in front of Christmas tree with burning candles, 1880, woodcut, Germany, Europe
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Easter, historical picture, about 1893
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Children in the rehearsal of Christmas carols in the late 19th century, painting by the French painter Charles Bertrand d'Entraygues (1850-1929) France. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1894
1746-1987
Free seats: In Anglican churches in England in the 19th century more prosperous families rented their pews, but some free seats were available for the poor. Wood engraving by John Emms, London, 1872.
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Italy. Political satire. Hopes rest on Garibaldi for liberation of Rome. St. Garibaldi. Lithography by Matarellim 19th century. Author: A. Matarelli.
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The charity. A girl gives alms to a poor woman in need with a baby. Old 19th century engraved illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado 1879
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Khanty or Ostyak hut interior showing a man in a fur coat smoking a pipe before a fireplace with several women and babies. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen" (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" and others.
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Chinese merchant, historical illustration, circa 1886
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