Religious practices (1117 Subjects)
A woman is thrown into her husband's funeral pyre, India.
View of the mausoleums of Qutb Shahi dynasty at Golkonda, India.
Costume of nun inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Costume of young monk inspired from Greek vases and architectural features of ancient temples.
Frontispiece. Dance scene before the altar of goddess Artemis.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
Frontispiece: Members of the Knights Hospitaller order kneel before Jesus.
Map of Jerusalem, showing the main sights and monuments of the city.
The Monastery of Mega Spilaion at Achaia.
The Monastery of Hagios Nicolaos Anapafsas at Meteora, near the village of Kastraki.
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 procession of August 15th (Dormition of the Virgin), Tinos.
Church of Panagia Paraportiani at Chora, Myconos.
Interior of the church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani, Paros.
The old baptristry of the church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani, Paros.
Bell tower of the church of Panagia Ekatontapyliani, Paros.
Church of Panagia or Xylopanagia at the vilage of Xylopanagia, Serifos.
Family grave at Megalo Livadi, Serifos.
Church of Panagia Chrysopigi at the castle of Sifnos.
Entrance to the walls of Profitis Ilias, Sifnos.
Church of Panagia Thalassistra, Plaka, Milos.
Early Christian catacombs near the village of Trypiti, Milos.
The church of Agia Irini at the entrance to the port of Ios.
The bell tower of the church of Zoodochos Pigi at Megalochori, Santorini.