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Church of Panagia Thalassistra, Plaka, Milos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of Panagia Thalassistra (Milos), Churches, Cyclades, Greece, Milos, Plaka (Milos), Religious practices, Views

Entrance to the walls of Profitis Ilias, Sifnos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Cyclades, Greece, Monasteries, Profitis Ilias (Sifnos), Religious practices, Sifnos

Church of Panagia Chrysopigi at the castle of Sifnos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of Panagia Chrysopigi (Sifnos), Churches, Cyclades, Greece, Religious practices, Sifnos

Family grave at Megalo Livadi, Serifos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Cyclades, Funerary monuments, Greece, Mefalo Livadi (Serifos), Religious practices, Serifos

Church of Panagia or Xylopanagia at the vilage of Xylopanagia, Serifos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Cyclades, Greece, Panagia (Serifos), Religious practices, Serifos, Xylopanagia (Serifos)

Bell tower of the church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani, Paros.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Bell towers, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Church of Panagia Ekatontapiliani (Paros), Churches, Cyclades, Greece, Paroikia (Paros), Paros, Religious practices

The old baptristry of the church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani, Paros.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Church of Panagia Ekatontapiliani (Paros), Churches, Cyclades, Greece, Paroikia (Paros), Paros, Religious practices

Interior of the church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani, Paros.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Church of Panagia Ekatontapiliani (Paros), Churches, Cyclades, Greece, Paroikia (Paros), Paros, Religious practices

Church of Panagia Paraportiani at Chora, Myconos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Architecture and built environment, Church of Panagia Paraportiani (Myconos), Churches, Cyclades, Greece, Myconos, Religious practices, Views

The procession of August 15th (Dormition of the Virgin), Tinos.

Tags: Aegean islands, Church of Our Lady of Tinos, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cyclades, Greece, Human types, Processions, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Tinos, Women

Composition of monuments and landscapes at the Cyclades: 1. Streetlet, Myconos. 2. “The house of Dionysos”, opulent private house of the second century BCE, named after the mosaic on its floor. 3. Church of the Dormition of the Virgin at Naousa, Paros. 4. View of Hermoupolis, Syros. 5. The Venetian castle at Chora, Naxos. 6. Landscape at Ios.

The Monastery of Hagios Nicolaos Anapafsas at Meteora, near the village of Kastraki.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Human types, Meteora, Monasteries, Monastery of Hagios Nicolaos Anapafsas (Meteora), Monks, Natural environment, Religious practices, Thessaly

The Monastery of Mega Spilaion at Achaia.

Tags: Achaia, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Greece, Mega Spilaion, Monasteries, Peloponnese, Religious practices

Map of Jerusalem, showing the main sights and monuments of the city.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Dome of the Rock - Qubbat As-Sakhrah (Jerusalem), Holy Sepulchre, Israel, Jerusalem, Maps, Palestine, Pilgrimages, Religious practices, Views, Walls of Jerusalem

Frontispiece: Members of the Knights Hospitaller order kneel before Jesus.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Knights Hospitaller, Religious practices, Weapons

View of the castle of Heliopolis (Baalbek) in Lebanon, with the temple of Zeus in the background. Architectural and decorative features from the temple of Zeus in Baalbek. Dervish and Muslim holy man.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Baalbek / anc. Heliopolis, Castle of Baalbek, Castles and fortresses, Corinthian order, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dervishes, Human types, Lebanon, Priests, Religious practices, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Temple of Zeus (Baalbek), Temples of Baalbek (Lebanon)

36. Panoramic view of Jerusalem. 37. The tombs of Josaphat, Absalon and Zechariah at Kidron Valley, Jerusalem. 38. Remains of monumental building on the Mount of Olives where, according to tradition, Jesus prayed before his arrest. View of the Tombs of the Kings outside Jerusalem. The tomb of Absalom at Kidron Valley. The castle of Yaffa.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Castles and fortresses, Fortress of Yaffa, Israel, Jerusalem, Kidron Valley (Jerusalem), Mount of Olives (Jerusalem), Palestine, Religious practices, Tomb of Absalom (Jerusalem), Tomb of Josaphat (Jerusalem), Tomb of Zechariah (Jerusalem), Tombs of the Kings (Jerusalem), Views, Yaffa / anc. Ioppe

34. Fish of Egypt. 35. Orthodox priest wearing Easter vestments. 36. Decoration of the staff of an Orthodox priest. 31. The Church of the Virgin of the Apparition on Mount Horeb. 32. Water pump at water mill near Mount Sinai. 33 Azyme (unfermented) bread.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Church of the Apparition of the Virgin (Mount Horeb), Egypt, Fish, Mount Horeb, Mount Sinai, Natural environment, Pigrimages, Priests, Religious practices, Vestments (liturgical garments), Water mills

33. View of Mount Sinai with the Monastery of Saint Catherine (in the background, on the right). In the centre, Mount Moses. In the foreground, a monastery near Mount Sinai, styled by the author “The Monastery of the Burning Bush”.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Churches, Egypt, Monasteries, Mount Horeb, Mount Moses (Gabal Musa), Mount Sinai, Mountains, Pilgrimages, Religious practices, Saint Catherine's Monastery (Mount Sinai)

24. Mount Horeb. 25. Monastery near Mount Moses, Egypt, which the author calls “Monastery of the Burning Bush”. 26. View of the Sphinx at Giza necropolis, Cairo. 28. Church near Cairo. 29. The Pyramids of Giza. Graves in Ottoman cemetery of Cairo. 31. The rock of Meribah on Mount Choreb. 32. Mount Sinai with the monastery of Saint Catherine and Mount Moses.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Cairo, Churches, Egypt, Monasteries, Mount Choreb, Mount Moses (Gabal Musa), Mount Sinai, Mountains, Necropolis of Giza, Pilgrimages, Pyramids of Giza, Religious practices, Rock of Meribah, Saint Catherine's Monastery (Mount Sinai), Sphinx (Egypt)

18. Map of Alexandria. 19. Turban of a mufti. 20, 21. Drawing on the movement of the planets, accompanying the author's analysis of Galilee's theory.

Tags: Alexandria, Astronomy, Egypt, Galilee, Maps, Muftis, Priests, Religious practices, Science, Social sphere and everyday life

1. The mausoleum of Manuel I of Portugal at the Convent of the Order of Christ, Tomar, Portugal. 2. The sarcophagus of Manuel I of Portugal. 3. Water-douching tool used for the cleaning of cannons. 4. Banana tree.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Banana trees, Cannons, Convent of the Order of Christ / Convento de Cristo (Tomar), Kings, Manuel I of Portugal, Medieval architecture, Medieval monuments, Monasteries, Natural environment, Plants, Portugal, Religious practices, Sarcophagi, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Tomar, Weapons

Frontispiece. Dance scene before the altar of goddess Artemis.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Dance, Dancers, Frontispieces, Greece, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Religious practices, Sacrifices, Sculptures, Shoes and footwear, Women

Costume of young monk inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.

Tags: Ancient temples, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Disguises, Human types, Italy, Masquerades, Monks, Parma, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear

Costume of nun inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.

Tags: Ancient temples, Costume - Hats and headwear, Cultural activities, Disguises, Human types, Italy, Masquerades, Nuns, Parma, Religious practices, Shoes and footwear, Women

View of the mausoleums of Qutb Shahi dynasty at Golkonda, India.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, French, Funerary monuments, Golkonda, Human types, India, Indians, Mausoleums, Qutb Shahi dynasty, Religious practices, Sultans

A woman is thrown into her husband's funeral pyre, India.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Funerary monuments, Human types, India, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Religious practices, Rites of passage, Social sphere and everyday life, Women

Death of an Indian fakir on the shores of Ganges river.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fruit, Ganges river, Houses, Human types, India, Priests, Religious practices, Rites of passage, Rivers, Social sphere and everyday life

Celebration of the feast of Huli in Kabul. The feast, a remnant of pagan cults, lasted the two days of the full moon of February. On the second day, the inhabitants of Kabul would gather at the central square and destroy a gigantic effigy made especially for this festivity. The feast closed as a child, symbol of the new-born god, shot his arrows at the giant's heart.

Tags: Afghanistan, Architecture and built environment, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Festivities / Celebrations, Houses, Human types, Kabul, Leisure, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life

The mausoleum of Muslim saint Shah Alam in Ahmedabad, India.

Tags: Ahmedabad, Architecture and built environment, Baskets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, French, Funerary monuments, Human types, India, Mausoleum of Shah Alam, Mosques, Religious practices, Sufi orders

Rock-cut Persian mausoleum at Çehel-minar near Şiraz, southwestern Iran.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Çehel-minar, Ethnic groups, French, Funerary monuments, Human types, Mausoleums, Persia / Iran, Persian architecture, Persian monuments, Persians, Religious practices, Shiraz (Şiraz)

The lunar eclipse which the author watched during his stay at Mosul. In the foreground a mullah explains to a Western European, possibly the author himself, the high importance of this phaenomenon to Muslims.

Tags: Arabs, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, French, Houses, Human types, Irak, Lunar eclipses, Mosul, Natural phenomena, Prayer, Priests, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life

The fountain at the courtyard of Sinan Pasha mosque in Damascus.

Tags: Arabs, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Damascus, Fountains / Springs, French, Human types, Mosques, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Religious practices, Sinan Pasha Mosque (Damascus), Social sphere and everyday life, Syria

The interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem: a priest distributes the Holy Fire.

Tags: Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Easter, Festivities / Celebrations, Holy Fire, Holy Sepulchre, Human types, Interiors, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, Priests, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life

Reception of a caravan comprised of officials on a pilgrimage at a convent in Jerusalem.

Tags: Baths, Carpets, Costume - Hats and headwear, Furniture, Human types, Interiors, Israel, Jerusalem, Monasteries, Monks, Palestine, Pilgrimages, Pilgrims, Priests, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Travel

Muslim funeral in Istanbul.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Funerary monuments, Human types, Istanbul, Muslim cemeteries, Ottoman cemeteries, Religious practices, Rites of passage, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey, Women

Leisure scene at the streets of Istanbul during the Bayram feast.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bayram, Costume - Hats and headwear, Festivities / Celebrations, Human types, Istanbul, Leisure, Mosques, Music, Musical instruments, Musicians, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Turkey

Fountain at the remains of church near the sea walls of Topkapi palace in Istanbul. According to the author, the Greek Orthodox of Istanbul would come to the fountain on the feast of the Transfiguration. Several of them would bury themselves in the sand and then drink from the holy fountain, thus realizing a symbolic transfiguration.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Feast of the Transfiguration, Festivities / Celebrations, Fountains / Springs, Greeks, Holy springs, Human types, Istanbul, Mosques, Ottoman palaces, Religious practices, Thrace, Topkapi Palace (Topkapı Sarayı), Turkey, Walls of Constantinople

Ancient votive offerings of terracotta and marble from Thebes.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Boeotia, Central Greece, Greece, Religious practices, Thebes (Greece), Votive offerings / Ex-voto

Tomb and votive offerings from Taman, Russia.

Tags: Black Sea, Burial mounds, Funerary monuments, Jewellery, Religious practices, Russia, Sea of Azov, Social sphere and everyday life, Taman, Votive offerings / Ex-voto

Ancient tombs on Don river near the Black Sea, Russia.

Tags: Black Sea, Boats and ships, Burial mounds, Don river, Funerary monuments, Natural environment, Religious practices, Rivers, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Icons of Indian deities worshiped by the Kalmyk nomads of the Caucasus.

Tags: Ethnic groups, Icons, Kalmyk people, Kalmykia, Nomads, Religious practices, Russia

View of the first palace of the Tsars at Kremlin, Moscow. In the foreground one of the now-lost monasteries of Kremlin.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Churches, Human types, Kremlin, Monasteries, Moscow, Palaces, Religious practices, Russia, Views

The Great Bell of Moscow or Tsar Bell at Kremlin.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bell towers, Human types, Kremlin, Moscow, Professions, Religious practices, Russia, Tsar Bell

Ivan the Great Bell Tower, next to the Assumption cathedral at Cathedral Square in Moscow.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bell towers, Cathedral of the Assumption (Moscow), Ivan the Great Bell Tower, Kremlin, Moscow, Religious practices, Russia

View of Saint Basil's church, Moscow.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Churches, Moscow, Religious practices, Russia, Saint Basil's Cathedral (Moscow)

Portrait of the Archbishop of Moscow in vestments of the Resurrection ceremony.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Moscow, Portraits, Priests, Religious practices, Russia, Social sphere and everyday life, Vestments (liturgical garments)

Icons seen by the author in Russia.

Tags: Icons, Religious practices, Russia

Icon of Virgin Vrefokratousa Tricherousa (three-handed).

Tags: Icons, Religious practices, Russia, Vrefokratousa (Virgin holding infant Jesus)

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