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Modes of execution in Spain.

Tags: Bows, Costume - Hats and headwear, Executions, Human types, Social sphere and everyday life, Spain, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Torture, Weapons, Women

Executioner.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Executioners, Human types, Istanbul, Professions, Shoes and footwear, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Torture, Turkey

Pier with Chains: Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Pier with Chains: Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Pier with a Lamp: Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Pier with a Lamp: Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Gothic Arch: Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Gothic Arch: Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Well: Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Well: Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Sawhorse: Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Sawhorse: Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Arch with a shell ornament. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Arch with a shell ornament. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Prisoners on a projecting platform. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Prisoners on a projecting platform. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Giant Wheel. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Giant Wheel. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Staircase with Trophies. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Staircase with Trophies. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Drawbridge. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Drawbridge. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Smoking Fire. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Smoking Fire. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Lion Bas-Relief. Fictitious prison space from Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione".

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Grand Piazza (Great Square): Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

The Grand Piazza (Great Square): Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Round Tower. Fictitious prison space from the second edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione"(c. 1761).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Round Tower. Fictitious prison space from the first edition of Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione" (1749/50).

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Man in the rack. Depiction of torture from Piranesi's "Carceri d'invenzione".

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Captives, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Italy, Prisons, Rome, Torture

Ruy Freire de Andrade, 17th-century Portuguese naval commander and colonist, throws into a boiling cauldron the new-born baby of a family native to the Persian gulf islands.

Tags: Boats and ships, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Officials, Persia / Iran, Persian gulf, Portuguese, Ruy Freire de Andrade, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Torture, Women

Prisoners executed by torture in Persia. On the left, a woman is killed after the executioner has placed a rabid cat under her clothes. At the centre, prisoner tortured with hot irons.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Persia / Iran, Social sphere and everyday life, Torture, Women

A prisoner is executed by torture on the orders of Shah Abbas in Persia. On the right, a Portuguese merchant turns his head away from the horrendous sight.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Human types, Persia / Iran, Persians, Portuguese, Shah, Social sphere and everyday life, Torture

Ways in which captives are tortured in Egypt.

Tags: Animals, Art and antiquities, Camels, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Egypt, Ethnic groups, Pyramids, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Torture

Ottomans carry slaves (war prisoners) to Istanbul.

Tags: Animals, Captives, Costume - Hats and headwear, Equids, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Human types, Istanbul, Ottoman soldiers, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Torture, Turkey, Turks

Title page.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ibrahim I / I. Ibrahim, Istanbul, Janissaries, Military uniforms, Ottoman army, Ottoman soldiers, Prisons, Social sphere and everyday life, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Sultans, Thrace, Title page, Torture, Turkey

Penalty imposed to prostitutes in the Ottoman empire.

Tags: Animals, Children, Donkeys, Ethnic groups, Houses, Human types, Ottomans, Prostitutes, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Torture, Turkey, Women

Exorcisms and torture on apostates and fugitives.

Tags: Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Exorcisms, Human types, Ottomans, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Social sphere and everyday life, Torture, Turkey

Executions by impalement and gaunching.

Tags: Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Executions, History, Istanbul, Ottomans, Shoes and footwear, State and military institutions - Diplomatic relations, Thrace, Torture, Turkey

Husband flays his adulterous wife alive and puts her skin on display as an example to others.

Tags: Adultery, Animals, Azerbaijan, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Ethnic groups, Interiors, Persia / Iran, Persians, Şamaxı-Shamachy, Torture, Women

Execution by gaunching.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Costume - Hats and headwear, Executioners, Executions, Horses, Istanbul, Ottoman officials, Social sphere and everyday life, Thrace, Torture, Turkey

Gaunching (Impalement by hooks).

Tags: Executioners, Executions, Greece, Social sphere and everyday life, Torture

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