Pillar Collection (page 97)

Trajans Kiosk at Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Trajans Kiosk at Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. This building contains reliefs depicting the Roman Emperor Trajan (53-117) making offerings to the Egyptian gods Osiris, Isis and Horus

Ombos Temple, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Ombos Temple, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Ruins of the Ptolemaic temple of Kom Ombo. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Eastern columns, Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Eastern columns, Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Column and ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Column and ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Temple interior, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Temple interior, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Temple of Seti I at Qurnah, Egypt, 19th century. Artist: E Weidenbach
Temple of Seti I at Qurnah, Egupt, 19th century

Esther (c450 BC) before her husband King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Esther (c450 BC) before her husband King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) of Persia, 1866. She is denouncing Haman as the enemy who would have her and her people (the Jews) killed. From the Bible (Esther 1-10)

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, 17th century. Artist: Simon Vouet
Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence, 17th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

The arrival of the Carmelite nuns from Brussels, mid 18th century. Artist: Charles Guillot
The arrival of the Carmelite nuns from Brussels (L arrivee des Carmelites de Bruxelles), mid 18th century. From the Musee d Art et d Histoire, St Denis, France

Jeremiah, Old Testament prophet, 7th century BC (c1860). Jeremiah lamenting over the misery of Jerusalem. Among the prophecies of Jeremiah was the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadrezzar (Nebuchadnezzar)

Priest Makes Offering to Mayan Sun God. Chiyres, Mexico. Maya prayer almost invariably accompanies acts of offering and sacrifice. Berlin Museum

Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, erected to celebrate his victories in the Marcomannic wars

Column of Marcus Aurelius, 2nd century
Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, erected to celebrate his victories in the Marcomannic wars, 2nd century

The Roman Theatre at Merida, 1st century BC
The Roman Theatre at Merida in Spain, built when the town of Augustae Merida was founded, for veterans of the Iberian Wars. It became the capital of Lusitania, 1st century BC

Fresco of shields in the grand stairway at Knossos, 18th century BC
Fresco of shields in the grand stairway at the Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete, 18th century BC

Pillar-crypt of the Minoan Royal palace at Mallia, Bronze Age
Pillar-crypt of the Minoan Royal palace at Mallia. Note the double-axe motifs incised on the far central pillar, Bronze Age

Statue of Trajan in the Schola di Traiano, 1st century
Statue of the Roman Emperor Trajan (September 18, 53 - August 8, 117) in the Schola di Traiano, the seat of a corporation in the Roman city of Ostia, 1st century

Columns of the colonnade around the forum in Pompeii, 1st century
Columns of the colonnade around the forum in Pompeii. The doorway beyond is that of the Building of Eumachia, 1st century

The house of the stags in the Roman town of Herculaneum
The house of the stags in Herculaneum, a Roman town buried by the eruption of Vesusivius in 79 AD

The Roman Baths at Bath, established shortly after the occupation
The Roman Baths at Bath, Somerset - a view of the main pool

Title page of Instauratio Magna, by Francis Bacon, 1620. Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Viscount St Albans, English philosopher, scientist and statesman, became Lord Chancellor in 1618

Interior of Marston Salt Mine, Northwich, Cheshire, England, c1880. This shows how pillars of rock have been left to support the roof

John Ball (1861-1940), British golfer, cigarette card, 1903

Curzon Street Station BB64_02092
Curzon Street Station, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands. View from the south-west. Curzon Street Station was built by Philip Hardwick in 1838 as the original terminus of the London to

Panini - St Paul at Malta, grasping the viper N070479
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " St Paul at Malta, grasping the viper" 1735 by Giovanni Paolo PANINI (1691-1765). WM 1502-1948. Pannini

Stanley Mill, Ryeford a98_04414
STANLEY MILL, Ryeford, Kings Stanley, Gloucestershire. Stanley Mill was a fireproof woollen mill built in 1812-3. This interior view shows the ornate cast iron columns in the south range

Venus de Medici statue N090702
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. Copy of the Venus de Medici statue situated on the Doric Column

Burton Agnes Manor House K030312
BURTON AGNES MANOR HOUSE, North Humberside, East Riding of Yorkshire. Interior view of the rare and well-preserved Norman undercroft

Pillar Chamber, Bolsover Castle J000057
BOLSOVER CASTLE, Derbyshire. Interior view. The Pillar Parlour

The Countess of Suffolks Bedchamber, Marble Hill House J020052
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Middlesex. View of Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolks Bedchamber showing the bedstead with green decor and dressing table

Scrapbook design of Audley End House interior J960215
AUDLEY END HOUSE, Kent. Scrapbook architectural design details for the Little Drawing Room. Drawn by Placido COLUMBANI. Plate number 58

The Royal Crescent, Bath K991510
THE ROYAL CRESCENT, Bath. Exterior of Nos 4 - 8

Brodsworth Hall K950504
BRODSWORTH HALL, South Yorkshire. Interior view of statues, chairs and pillars in the South Hall

Washington, D.C. January 20, 1961 Newly inaugurated Pesident and Mrs. Kennedy's car at the front right comes up 15th Street past the Treasury Department enroute to the White House

Emil Cardinaux J. C Muller AG Cigarettes orientales
Emil Cardinaux, J.C. Muller AG, Cigarettes orientales. Salome. Jean Sessler & Co, paper, lithography, total: height: 141 cm; width: 89.8 cm, signed and dated: recto u. li. in the printing plate: E

Christoph Reissers Sohne Alfred Keller Kunstlerbund Hagen
Christoph Reissers Sohne, Alfred Keller, Kunstlerbund Hagen. IX. Exhibition, lithography, total: height: 56, 00 cm; width: 42, 00 cm, signed: u. r. im Druck: GEZ

The Great Temple at Petra, Jordan

The Forum at the Roman city in Jerash, Jordan

The Temple of Artemis at the Roman city in Jerash, Jordan

A street in the Roman city in Jerash, Jordan

Ruins at the Roman city in Jerash, Jordan

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