Priory Collection (#3)

Altar front called Frontal de Iguacel
3499646 Altar front called Frontal de Iguacel; Museo Diocesano, Jaca, Huesca, Aragon, Spain; (add.info.: Altar front called Frontal de Iguacel (1300-1315). Detail of The Visitation

Monestry of Sant Cugat del Valles (province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain)
3499715 Monestry of Sant Cugat del Valles (province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain); (add.info.: Monestry of Sant Cugat del Valles (province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain). 10th to 12th centuries

Royal Post of the Court of Philip II, lithograph, 16th century
AIS5388194 Royal Post of the Court of Philip II, lithograph, 16th century; Museo Postal y Telegrafico, Madrid

Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone)
AIS5338573 Mar Behnam Monastery, Iraq, detail of decoration, 12th century (stone); Mosul, Iraq; (add.info.: Chretian art: Convent of Saint Behnam (12th century), Iraq

Romanesque architecture (13th century)
BEN5481268 Romanesque architecture (13th century): Detail of an apostle in the cloister of Saint Pierre Abbey (Saint-Pierre) in Moissac, Tarn et Garonne, Languedoc

Mosteiro de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Portugal (photo)
6436254 Mosteiro de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Portugal (photo); (add.info.: Alcobaca, Leiria District, Portugal. Folkloric dancing group performing in front of Mosteiro de Santa Maria)

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo)
6436247 Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo); Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info.: The Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, or the Monastery of the Hieronymites)

Mosteiro de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Portugal (photo)
6436214 Mosteiro de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Portugal (photo); (add.info.: Alcobaca, Leiria District, Portugal. Mosteiro de Santa Maria. Santa Maria Monastery)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125784 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister
7125780 Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125773 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125771 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Thoronet Abbey.The cloister
7125770 Thoronet Abbey.The cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

The Baroque Stairway of the Five Senses
6436175 The Baroque Stairway of the Five Senses, Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius)
7142828 Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Interior. Confessional. Hendrik Frans Verbruggen (?).; (add.info.: Grimbergen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Exterior
7142821 Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Exterior.; (add.info.: Grimbergen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Batalha Monastery. Late Gothic architecture
7141095 Batalha Monastery. Late Gothic architecture, intermingled with the Manueline style. Western portal. Sculpture. Portugal.; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Batalha Monastery. Late Gothic architecture
7141094 Batalha Monastery. Late Gothic architecture, intermingled with the Manueline style. Western portal. Apostle. Portugal.; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Davington Church and Priory, 19th century (Watercolour)
7261309 Davington Church and Priory, 19th century (Watercolour); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

A plan of The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
3253070 A plan of The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: A plan of The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, commonly known as El Escorial)

Altar portable of Sant Pere de Rodes
3499712 Altar portable of Sant Pere de Rodes; (add.info.: Romanesque Art. Silver embossed. Altar portable of Sant Pere de Rodes. 10th-11th centuries)

To the right of the image: Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214)
3499687 To the right of the image: Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214); (add.info.: To the right of the image, Alfonso VIII (1155-1214), king of Castile (1158-1214)

Cathedral of Tarragona (Catalonia)
3499716 Cathedral of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). Detail of one of the chapiters in the cloister. The Three Wise Kings receive the notice of an angel.; (add.info.: Romanesque period. Century XII)

The Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified, or Mar Saba, c.1880 (engraving)
478469 The Great Lavra of St

Carthusian monks, St Hugh's Charterhouse, Cowfold, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676062 Carthusian monks, St Hugh's Charterhouse, Cowfold, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carthusian monks)

Meeting of the British Association at Leeds (engraving)
8676549 Meeting of the British Association at Leeds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of the British Association at Leeds)

Abbey of St Gallen, Switzerland, 11th Century (engraving)
8672988 Abbey of St Gallen, Switzerland, 11th Century (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abbey of St Gallen, Switzerland, 11th Century)

La Certosa di Pavia: Vineyard (b/w photo)
8642981 La Certosa di Pavia: Vineyard (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vineyard. Illustration for The Certosa at Pavia (Theodor Schuller, c 1882)

La Certosa di Pavia: Cloisters in the small Courtyard (b/w photo)
8642979 La Certosa di Pavia: Cloisters in the small Courtyard (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cloisters in the small Courtyard)

La Certosa di Pavia: The Fourth Window (b/w photo)
8642976 La Certosa di Pavia: The Fourth Window (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fourth Window)

La Certosa di Pavia: The Chief Portal (b/w photo)
8642975 La Certosa di Pavia: The Chief Portal (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chief Portal)

La Certosa di Pavia: The small Courtyard (b/w photo)
8642968 La Certosa di Pavia: The small Courtyard (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: The small Courtyard)

Fuchou, Ku shan, Yung tsuan sze
8654041 Fuchou, Ku shan, Yung tsuan sze, Fukien, Pagoda of Relics in the library of the Monastery on Drum Mountain (b/w photo) by Boerschmann

Wu tai shan, Hien tung sze, Shansi
8653864 Wu tai shan, Hien tung sze, Shansi, Buddhist Library and the Terraces at the end of the Monastery (b/w photo) by Boerschmann, Ernst (1873-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wu tai shan)

Vortigern and the monk Constans (litho)
8664139 Vortigern and the monk Constans (litho) by Chesterman, Hugh (1884-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vortigern visiting the monk Constans)

The Priory of St Bartholomew the Great (litho)
8661829 The Priory of St Bartholomew the Great (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Priory of St Bartholomew the Great)

Fantastic animals, capital of the cloister, 12th century (stone)
AIS5338588 Fantastic animals, capital of the cloister, 12th century (stone); Monasterio San Juan de la Pena, Huesca, Aragon, Spain; (add.info.: Romanesque art: fantastic animals)

Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo)
6436192 Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; (add.info.: Braga, Braga District, Portugal. Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary)

Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo)
6436170 Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Monastery (Schitul Ostrov). The church. Exterior. 1518 - 1522
7142748 Monastery (Schitul Ostrov). The church. Exterior. 1518 - 1522.; (add.info.: Schitul Ostrov, Călimănești, Valcea, Romania); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Romanesque architecture from the 13th century
BEN5481234 Romanesque architecture from the 13th century. View of a column with low relief representing the apostle Saint Philip. Cloister of Saint Peter's Abbey (Saint-Pierre)

Portrait of Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784-1833) (etching)
CUL4935048 Portrait of Ferdinand VII of Spain (1784-1833) (etching); (add.info.: FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Spain (1820-1823). Liberal Triennium

The Baroque Stairway of the Five Senses
6436262 The Baroque Stairway of the Five Senses, Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo)
6436238 Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo); Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info.: The Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, or the Monastery of the Hieronymites)

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo)
6436231 Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo); Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info.: The Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, or the Monastery of the Hieronymites)

Main entrance to Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitoria na Batalha
6436186 Main entrance to Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitoria na Batalha, Portugal, Monastery (photo); Batalha, Portugal; (add.info.: The monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Thoronet Abbey. Eastern arcade of the cloister
7125774 Thoronet Abbey. Eastern arcade of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Eastern arcade of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Monastery of Saint Millan de Suso
3499665 Monastery of Saint Millan de Suso; (add.info.: Monastery of Saint Millan de Suso. Centuries VI to XI. Cenotaph of Saint Millan. Sculpture lying of the saint)

Adoration of the Shepherds, 1578-82 (fresco) (detail of 3497111)
3497112 Adoration of the Shepherds, 1578-82 (fresco) (detail of 3497111); Certosa di Garegnano, Milan

An Alchemist
3586045 An Alchemist; (add.info.: Engraving titled An Alchemist which is possibly Basil Valentine (1394-1450) an alchemist

Basil Valentine
3586046 Basil Valentine; (add.info.: Portrait of Basil Valentine (1394-1450) an alchemist

The Priory, Earl's Colne (litho)
8671771 The Priory, Earl's Colne (litho) by Moul, Duncan (fl.1904-24); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Priory, Earl's Colne)

Capuchin Church and Monastery, Peckham, London (engraving)
8676752 Capuchin Church and Monastery, Peckham, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capuchin Church and Monastery, Peckham, London)

Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire (engraving)
8676594 Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of the British Association to Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire)

Spring festival at the Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Hemis, Ladakh, India (colour litho)
8663539 Spring festival at the Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Hemis, Ladakh, India (colour litho) by Sabattier

La Certosa di Pavia: Window (b/w photo)
8642966 La Certosa di Pavia: Window (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Window. Illustration for The Certosa at Pavia (Theodor Schuller, c 1882)

La Certosa di Pavia: Chief-Portal with Windows (b/w photo)
8642965 La Certosa di Pavia: Chief-Portal with Windows (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chief-Portal with Windows)

La Certosa di Pavia: Back-View of the Certosa (b/w photo)
8642967 La Certosa di Pavia: Back-View of the Certosa (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Back-View of the Certosa)

Fuchou, Ku shan, Yung tsuan sze
8654037 Fuchou, Ku shan, Yung tsuan sze, Fukien, In the Prayer Hall of the Monastery on Drum Mountain (b/w photo) by Boerschmann, Ernst (1873-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fuchou, Ku shan)

Wu tai shan, Pu sa tien, Shansi, Entrance to Monastery (b/w photo)
8653901 Wu tai shan, Pu sa tien, Shansi, Entrance to Monastery (b/w photo) by Boerschmann, Ernst (1873-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wu tai shan, Pu sa tien, Shansi, Entrance to Monastery)

Ling yen sze, Shantung, Buddhist cemetery of the Monastery (b/w photo)
8653843 Ling yen sze, Shantung, Buddhist cemetery of the Monastery (b/w photo) by Boerschmann, Ernst (1873-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ling yen sze, Shantung)

French and Spanish Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving)
8644822 French and Spanish Architecture of the 16th and 17th Centuries (engraving) by European School

La Certosa di Pavia: Entrance Portal (b/w photo)
8643513 La Certosa di Pavia: Entrance Portal (b/w photo) by Noack, Alfredo (1833-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance Portal)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister
7125785 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister
7125777 Thoronet Abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Pillar openings of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. Eastern arcade of the cloister
7125775 Thoronet Abbey. Eastern arcade of the cloister; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. Eastern arcade of the cloister. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125769 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Arcades in the Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey
7125767 Arcades in the Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey; (add.info.: Arcades in the Cloister of the Thoronet Abbey. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo)
6436297 Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo); Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info.: The Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, or the Monastery of the Hieronymites)

Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo)
6436290 Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; (add.info.: Braga, Braga District, Portugal)

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo)
6436289 Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal, 16th century (photo); Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info.: The Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, or the Monastery of the Hieronymites)

Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal, Staircase (photo)
6436230 Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal, Staircase (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; (add.info.: Braga, Braga District, Portugal. Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary)

Batalha Monastery, Portugal (photo)
6436207 Batalha Monastery, Portugal (photo); Batalha, Portugal; (add.info.: Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitoria na Batalha. The monastery is a UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Batalha Monastery. Late Gothic architecture
7141098 Batalha Monastery. Late Gothic architecture, intermingled with the Manueline style. Western portal. Angel. Portugal.; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Right of asylum in convents and churches: a knight is welcomed and sleeps in a monastery
AIS5379359 Right of asylum in convents and churches: a knight is welcomed and sleeps in a monastery, Miniature from the codex "The Entry into Spain" (Ms.Franc.21)

The Resurrection of Lazarus, capital of the cloister, 12th century (stone)
AIS5338591 The Resurrection of Lazarus, capital of the cloister, 12th century (stone); Monasterio San Juan de la Pena, Huesca, Aragon, Spain; (add.info.: Romanesque: Scene of the life of Christ)

Romanesque architecture (13th century): Cloister of Saint Pierre Abbey (Saint-Pierre) of Moissac
BEN5481277 Romanesque architecture (13th century): Cloister of Saint Pierre Abbey (Saint-Pierre) of Moissac, Tarn et Garonne, Languedoc, France; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

The Baroque Stairway of the Five Senses
6436153 The Baroque Stairway of the Five Senses, Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary, Braga, Portugal (photo); Bom Jesus do Monte, Minho, Portugal; Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Interior
7142823 Abbey church (Abdijkerk Sint-Servatius). Interior.; (add.info.: Grimbergen, Belgium); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

Jose de Siguenza, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres
3473273 Jose de Siguenza, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Jose de Siguenza, 1544 - 1606)

The Priory, Kells, founded in 1183 (engraving)
8629326 The Priory, Kells, founded in 1183 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Priory, Kells, founded in 1183)

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