Rite Collection (page 2)

Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving)
8673107 Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Candidate being initiated into the First Degree in Freemasonry (engraving)
8673095 Candidate being initiated into the First Degree in Freemasonry (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Oak tree sacred to the ancient Germans (engraving)
8626224 Oak tree sacred to the ancient Germans (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espana artistica y monumental. 1842 - 1850. "El viatico" (viatium)
CUL4873419 PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). Espana artistica y monumental. 1842 - 1850. "El viatico" (viatium). Romanticism. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Marie Laveau and her daughter, 1850
3330740 Marie Laveau and her daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of Marie Laveau (1794-1881) a Louisiana Creole practitioner of voodoo renowned in New Orleans, with her daughter

Emperor Jahangir, miniature, 17th century
AIS5389237 Emperor Jahangir, miniature, 17th century; Islamisches Museum, Brandenburg, Berlin Germany; (add.info.: Solemn prayer of the emperor Jahangir (1569-1627) after Ramadan in Idgah (India)

Judaism: a rabbi praying in the synagogue and wearing the shadle "Talith"
FGL5478103 Judaism: a rabbi praying in the synagogue and wearing the shadle "Talith". Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century; Fototeca Gilardi

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. 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)

Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Page on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles
CUL4868252 Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Page on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles, Duke of Angouleme." Early 16th century. English School

Portrait of a Carbonaro, member of the Secrete Society of the Carbonari (Carbonarism or Charbonnerie)
ELD4902773 Portrait of a Carbonaro, member of the Secrete Society of the Carbonari (Carbonarism or Charbonnerie), circa 1820

Ceremonial part of a marriage known as Beilagers, 1909 (engraving)
955326 Ceremonial part of a marriage known as Beilagers, 1909 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceremonial part of a marriage known as Beilagers)

Vestal Virgins performing a sacrifice (engraving)
8635809 Vestal Virgins performing a sacrifice (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vestal Virgins performing a sacrifice. Illustration from Rom)

Temple of Jupiter Stator, Rome (engraving)
8635725 Temple of Jupiter Stator, Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temple of Jupiter Stator, Rome. Illustration from Rom)

Pass grip of a Fellow Craft (engraving)
8673099 Pass grip of a Fellow Craft (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pass grip of a Fellow Craft)

Senior Deacon conducting candidate around the lodge (engraving)
8673091 Senior Deacon conducting candidate around the lodge (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Candidate taking the oath of an Entered Apprentice (engraving)
8673090 Candidate taking the oath of an Entered Apprentice (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Candidate taking the oath of an Entered Apprentice)

Royal Arch Duegard and sign and Royal Arch Grand Hailing sign (engraving)
8673125 Royal Arch Duegard and sign and Royal Arch Grand Hailing sign (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The "Heave-Over" and sign of a Mark Master (engraving)
8673115 The "Heave-Over" and sign of a Mark Master (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The "Heave-Over" and sign of a Mark Master)

Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving)
8673109 Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nabonidus sending Instructions to Belshazzar (litho)
8660925 Nabonidus sending Instructions to Belshazzar (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nabonidus sending Instructions to Belshazzar)

King Edward VII (1841 - 1910) conferring a knighthood
3062039 King Edward VII (1841 - 1910) conferring a knighthood.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From Living London, published 1903)

Chinese wedding costume in the 19th century. c.1913 (b/w photo)
3033743 Chinese wedding costume in the 19th century. c.1913 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913.)

A Brahmin, devotee makes puja, act of worship to his gods, India, 1900 (photo)
5315092 A Brahmin, devotee makes puja, act of worship to his gods, India, 1900 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1900. India)

Judaism: "Rabbi's prayer", postcard from Libya. Late 19th century Man wears a prayer shadle (Talith)
FGL5478097 Judaism: "Rabbi's prayer", postcard from Libya. Late 19th century Man wears a prayer shadle (Talith) and the Tefillin on his arm.; Fototeca Gilardi

The shaving ceremony for young sailors
MMM5482879 The shaving ceremony for young sailors; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The shaving ceremony for young sailors)

Leviticus: The Great Day of Atonement, the Scapegoat at the Time of Sacrifice - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac
FGL5483268 Leviticus: The Great Day of Atonement, the Scapegoat at the Time of Sacrifice - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684)

Leviticus: The Ritual of Atonement, Sacrifice of a Year-Old Lamb, a Dove and a Dove - Engraving from a Bible by Louis
FGL5483243 Leviticus: The Ritual of Atonement, Sacrifice of a Year-Old Lamb, a Dove and a Dove - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684)

Alejandro MALASPINA, Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer (engraving)
CUL4862888 Alejandro MALASPINA, Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer (engraving) by Suria, Tomas (1789-1794); (add.info.: MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809)

The Mass of Saint Gregoire - Mass of Saint Gregory. 15th c. Attributed to Juan de Nalda
CUL4876739 The Mass of Saint Gregoire - Mass of Saint Gregory. 15th c. Attributed to Juan de Nalda. Castilian Spanish-Flemish School. It comes from the Convent of Santa Clara (Palencia). Gothic Art

Bronze ritual wine vessel, 11th bc
3507230 Bronze ritual wine vessel, 11th bc; (add.info.: Bronze ritual wine vessel from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Dated 11th Century BC.); Universal History Archive

Japanese gentleman preparing to perform Hara-kiri, 1850
3478348 Japanese gentleman preparing to perform Hara-kiri, 1850; (add.info.: Japanese gentleman preparing to perform Hara-kiri, a form of seppuku (or ritual suicide)

Tribe of the Timucua Indians, 1591 (engraving)
2435430 Tribe of the Timucua Indians, 1591 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: History. USA. Tribe of the Timucua indians : women sacrifying their babies)

A Llama sacrifice
3329975 A Llama sacrifice; (add.info.: Drawing of a Llama sacrifice by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1550-1616) a Quechua nobleman. Dated 16th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Cremation of the dead in Calcutta, India. Wood engraving, London, 1882
530788 Cremation of the dead in Calcutta, India. Wood engraving, London, 1882.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Goddess Isis with King Tuthmosis III at Deir el Bahn, Luxor, Egypt, shown with horns and solar disc on head
534220 Goddess Isis with King Tuthmosis III at Deir el Bahn, Luxor, Egypt, shown with horns and solar disc on head. 15th century BC, (painted limestone relief); Universal History Archive/UIG

Real grip of a Fellow Craft (engraving)
8673200 Real grip of a Fellow Craft (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Real grip of a Fellow Craft)

Most Worshipful Master in the East (engraving)
8673193 Most Worshipful Master in the East (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Most Worshipful Master in the East)

First three steps in Masonry (engraving)
8673100 First three steps in Masonry (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First three steps in Masonry)

Sign of a Master Mason and Grand Hailing sign of distress (engraving)
8673088 Sign of a Master Mason and Grand Hailing sign of distress (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Past Master's grip (engraving)
8673151 Past Master's grip (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Past Master's grip)

Emblems of the Royal Arch Degree (engraving)
8673124 Emblems of the Royal Arch Degree (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emblems of the Royal Arch Degree)

Royal Arch Chapter (engraving)
8673121 Royal Arch Chapter (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Arch Chapter)

Real Grip of a Master Mason (engraving)
8673108 Real Grip of a Master Mason (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Real Grip of a Master Mason)

Compasses placed in a lodge of Entered Apprentices (engraving)
8673106 Compasses placed in a lodge of Entered Apprentices (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compasses placed in a lodge of Entered Apprentices)

Candidate taking the oath of a Fellow Craft (engraving)
8673103 Candidate taking the oath of a Fellow Craft (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Candidate taking the oath of a Fellow Craft)

Candidate taking the oath of a Master Mason (engraving)
8673102 Candidate taking the oath of a Master Mason (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Candidate taking the oath of a Master Mason)

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