Rite Collection (page 3)

Pausanias making a sacrifice to the goddess Hera before the Battle of Plataea, 479 BC (engraving)
8635036 Pausanias making a sacrifice to the goddess Hera before the Battle of Plataea, 479 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Salii, ancient Roman priesthood (engraving)
8635805 Salii, ancient Roman priesthood (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salii, ancient Roman priesthood. Illustration from Rom)

The grip of an Entered Apprentice (engraving)
8673094 The grip of an Entered Apprentice (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The grip of an Entered Apprentice)

Worshippers at the Temple of Fire (colour litho)
8663616 Worshippers at the Temple of Fire (colour litho) by Macco, Georg (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Worshippers at the Temple of Fire)

"Crossing the Line" (colour photo)
8668596 "Crossing the Line" (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Offering to the God Pan, 1855 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879736 Offering to the God Pan, 1855 (oil on fabric) by Delaroche, Hippolyte (Paul) (1797-1856); 25.2x20.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Paul Delaroche)

Thoronet Abbey. Inside the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125782 Thoronet Abbey. Inside the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. Inside the Pavillion of the lavabo where the monks washed before services)

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)

Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods, 1887
7125134 Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods, 1887; (add.info.: Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods. A Popular History of Greece, published 1887.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Sacred ceremonies practised during eclipses of the sun and moon, page from the manuscript (ms.8300)
AIS5379355 Sacred ceremonies practised during eclipses of the sun and moon, page from the manuscript (ms.8300) "History of the Mogul" by Stefano Nivibus Cardeira

Dionysian procession. Ancient crater with black figures. 440 -430 BC
AIS5389309 Dionysian procession. Ancient crater with black figures. 440 -430 BC.; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Taranto, Apuglia, Italy

Leviticus: Purification of the Leper - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837
FGL5483200 Leviticus: Purification of the Leper - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837; Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi

Leviticus: Different Rituals of Atonement - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837
FGL5483195 Leviticus: Different Rituals of Atonement - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837; Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi

Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Illustration on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles
CUL4868216 Elevation of the Host - Elevation of the Sacred Host. Illustration on " Gospels of Paris to use of Charles, Duke of Angouleme." Early 16th century. English School

Cortege of the mad cow or Vachalcade, 1896
3480838 Cortege of the mad cow or Vachalcade, 1896; (add.info.: Cortege of the mad cow or Vachalcade, is a carnival procession of Montmartre organized in 1896 and 1897 by artists and Montmartre)

Blowing the Shofar, 1850
3330755 Blowing the Shofar, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving titled Blowing the Shofar'. A shofar is a Jewish ritual musical instrument, used to proclaim a new King's anointment)

The Exorcism of Nicole Aubry
3330043 The Exorcism of Nicole Aubry; (add.info.: Woodblock print of the Exorcism of Nicole Aubry, a young married woman, 15 or 16 years of age)

Bonze or Buddhist monk performing a vow to crawl on all fours with a saddle on his back
FLO4590120 Bonze or Buddhist monk performing a vow to crawl on all fours with a saddle on his back. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Compasses placed in a Lodge of Master Masons (engraving)
8673098 Compasses placed in a Lodge of Master Masons (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compasses placed in a Lodge of Master Masons)

Hand signals of an Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft Mason, and a Master Mason (engraving)
8673092 Hand signals of an Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft Mason, and a Master Mason (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sign of an Entered Apprentice)

Lodge of entered apprentices, fellow crafts, Master Masons (engraving)
8673084 Lodge of entered apprentices, fellow crafts, Master Masons (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lodge of entered apprentices, fellow crafts)

Candidate duly and truly prepared for initiation into the Third Degree (engraving)
8673101 Candidate duly and truly prepared for initiation into the Third Degree (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pass Grip of a Master Mason (engraving)
8673201 Pass Grip of a Master Mason (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pass Grip of a Master Mason)

Signs of the Master of the Second Veil and the Master of the Third Veil (engraving)
8673123 Signs of the Master of the Second Veil and the Master of the Third Veil (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Grip of a Most Excellent Master (engraving)
8673119 Grip of a Most Excellent Master (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grip of a Most Excellent Master)

Sign of admiration or astonishment (engraving)
8673118 Sign of admiration or astonishment (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sign of admiration or astonishment)

Second sign of a Mark Master and sign of receiving wages (engraving)
8673117 Second sign of a Mark Master and sign of receiving wages (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo
7125772 Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo; (add.info.: The Thoronet Abbey. The cloister with the Pavillion of the lavabo)

Yaxchilan lintel of Ritual scene with a plaque of a jaguar governor carrying the feathers of Quetzal
AIS5378762 Yaxchilan lintel of Ritual scene with a plaque of a jaguar governor carrying the feathers of Quetzal, Late Classic or III period, 200-900 AD (limestone bas-relief); Museo Arqueologico

Alejandro MALASPINA
CUL4862739 Alejandro MALASPINA by Ravenet, Juan (Giovanni) (1766-1821); (add.info.: MALASPINA, Alejandro (1754-1809). Italian-Spanish navigator and explorer.; RAVENET, Juan (1766)

King Charles II (Carlos II) (1661 - 1700) last Habsburg ruler of Spain (print)
3520622 King Charles II (Carlos II) (1661 - 1700) last Habsburg ruler of Spain (print); (add.info.: King Charles II (Carlos II) (1661 - 1700) last Habsburg ruler of Spain

Blowing the Shofar, 1850
3330011 Blowing the Shofar, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving titled Blowing the Shofar'. A shofar is a Jewish ritual musical instrument, used to proclaim a new King's anointment)

View of the Temple of Fortuna Augusta, Pompeii. Built by Marcus Tullius. On the corner of Via del Foro
FLO4688130 View of the Temple of Fortuna Augusta, Pompeii. Built by Marcus Tullius. On the corner of Via del Foro and Via della Fortuna

Naming of Saint John the Baptist. 12th century (lithograph after wall painting in crypt of Canterbury Cathedral)
535970 Naming of Saint John the Baptist. 12th century (lithograph after wall painting in crypt of Canterbury Cathedral, England); Universal History Archive/UIG

Roman sacrifice to Jupiter (engraving)
8635812 Roman sacrifice to Jupiter (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman sacrifice to Jupiter. Illustration from Rom)

Weapon dance in ancient Germany (engraving)
8626223 Weapon dance in ancient Germany (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warriors performing a weapon dance in ancient Germany)

Master giving the Grand Masonic Word on the Five Points of Fellowship (engraving)
8673159 Master giving the Grand Masonic Word on the Five Points of Fellowship (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason (engraving)
8673127 Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Real Grip of a Mark Master Mason)

Representation of the Craftsman's road to the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple (engraving)
8673097 Representation of the Craftsman's road to the Middle Chamber of King Solomon's Temple (engraving) by American School

Duegard of an Entered Apprentice (engraving)
8673085 Duegard of an Entered Apprentice (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duegard of an Entered Apprentice)

Sign of the Master of the First Veil (engraving)
8673120 Sign of the Master of the First Veil (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sign of the Master of the First Veil)

Brethren kneeling at prayers around the grace of Hiram Abiff, the widow's son (engraving)
8673112 Brethren kneeling at prayers around the grace of Hiram Abiff, the widow's son (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving)
8673105 Initiation of the candidate as a Master Mason into the Third Degree (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pope Leon XIII (Gioacchino Pecci, 1810-1903) kneels in prayer in a church during a pilgrimage in Spain in 1884
AIS5341326 Pope Leon XIII (Gioacchino Pecci, 1810-1903) kneels in prayer in a church during a pilgrimage in Spain in 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: Drawing by H. Estevan); © Iberfoto

Leviticus: The Death of the Sons of Aaron Nadab and Abihu - Engraving from a Bible of De sacy, 1837
FGL5483266 Leviticus: The Death of the Sons of Aaron Nadab and Abihu - Engraving from a Bible of De sacy, 1837; Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi

Risorgimento (unit of Italy): calendar of the year 1863 with a portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi aureole. 19th century
FGL5480116 Risorgimento (unit of Italy): calendar of the year 1863 with a portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi aureole. 19th century; Fototeca Gilardi

Sacrifice of a goat, miniature, 17th century
AIS5389169 Sacrifice of a goat, miniature, 17th century; Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Brahmin priests sacrificing a goat by fire)

Mary Magdalene annointing the feet of Jesus. Bible John 12, c.1860 (chromo)
531252 Mary Magdalene annointing the feet of Jesus. Bible John 12, c.1860 (chromo); Universal History Archive/UIG

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