EditorialMahakala, Protector of the Tent. Date/Period: Early 15th century; Sakya monastic order. Painting. Colors on cloth; cloth mounting Colors on cloth; cloth mounting. Height: 972.31 mm (38.27 in); Width: 667.26 mm (26.27 in).
EditorialJames I the Conqueror (Montpellier, 1208-Valencia, 1276). King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona. Tomb of the king with a monastic cowl, detail. Royal Pantheon (north side). Monastery of Poblet. Vimbodi, Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain.
EditorialLeaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless.
EditorialQumran, Israel, on the coast of the Dead Sea, a first monastic settlement of the Essene Sect developed during the Hasmonean Kingdom (around 130 BCE). Picture shows openings of the caves in which the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered.
EditorialCatholic military monastic order of the Temple. Knight Templar. Engraving by Coderch. Later colouration. Historia General de Espa?a by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.
EditorialCatholic military monastic order of the Temple. Knight Templar. Engraving by Coderch. Historia General de Espa?a by Father Mariana. Madrid, 1852.
EditorialBrass Plate for John Asplyn, Godfrey Askew, and Elizabeth the Wife of them Both, Edmonton Church, Daniel Lysons, 17621834, British, between 1796 and 1811, Watercolor, graphite, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove pa...
EditorialA " farinier", a granary of Cluny Abbey. The Abbey was founded in 910 and, in the 10th century, became a center of monastic reform. It was partly demolished during and after the French Revolution.
EditorialQumran, Israel, on the coast of the Dead Sea, a first monastic settlement of the Essene Sect developed during the Hasmonean Kingdom (around 130 BCE). Picture shows openings of the caves in which the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered.
EditorialSaint Jerome (c. 347-419). Hermit and Doctor of the Church, served as secretary of Pope Damasus I. Biblical translator and monastic leader. Carving, lime, polychrome, c.1520. Cologne, Germany. Museum Schnu_tgen. Cologne, Germany.
EditorialFrance. Pyrenees-Orientales. Languedoc-Roussillon region. Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou. Monastery built in 1009, on Canigou mountain. It was built from 1005-1009 by Guifred, Count of Cerdanya in Romanesque style. Partial view of the monastic comple...
EditorialFragment of a Door Jamb with Geometric and Vegetal Motifs, 5th?6th century, Found Egypt, Bawit, Limestone; traces of paint on plaster, H. 34 1/4 in. (87 cm), Sculpture, The monastic community of Bawit, founded in the 300s by Apa (Father) Apollo at a sm...
EditorialJames I the Conqueror (Montpellier, 1208-Valencia, 1276). King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona. Tomb of the king with a monastic cowl, detail. Royal Pantheon (north side). Monastery of Poblet. Vimbodi, Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain.
EditorialMonastery of Sant Cugat. Decorated capital of the cloister. Detail with depiction of monastic life: monks i an attitude of prayer. 12th century. Romanesque style. Sant Cugat del Valles, province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
EditorialKnight of the Military Order of Aviz, a Portuguese monastic military order, Chevalier de lOrdre dAvis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving after an illustration by Jacques Charles Bar from Abbot Tirons Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux, Librairie ...
EditorialLeaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Lamb at the Foot of the Cross, Flanked by Two Angels; The Calling of Saint John with the Enthroned Christ flanked by Angels and a Man Holding a Book.