mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
View of Bethlehem and the convent, 1800s. Veduta di Betlemme col convento. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient
View of Jerusalem with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1800s. Parte di Gerusalmme colla Chiesa del S. Sepolero. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maina after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes
A lustful monk Lucius tricks and seduces a young girlA lustful monk Lucius tricks and seduces a young virginal peasant girl in his cave. The hermit. L Ermite. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes et
Sacre Coeur Convent, Orphanage, St Joseph Juniorate, JerseySacre Coeur Convent (left), Sacre Coeur Orphanage (centre) and St Joseph Juniorate/Seminary (right), St Helier, Jersey Date: circa 1912
Walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, 1797Parts of the north and east walls of the Convent of St. Clare or Minoresses, founded 1293. After the fire of March 23, 1797. Walls of Caen stone and chalk, timber oak and chestnut
Skeleton of Death extinguishing candles before a CanonessSkeleton of Death extinguishing candles on an altar before a Canoness as she listens to a young troubadour playing a lute
Skeleton of Death catching the Friar ProvisorSkeleton of Death catching the cloak collar of the Friar Provisor as he enters a convent with money-box and wallet. The convent wall is crumbling and smoke billows from inside
Skeleton of Death dragging away an AbbessSkeleton of Death in wreath dragging away an Abbess with veil, rosary and crozier from her convent as a distraught nun watches
New Egyptian architecture: mosque, convent and tombsNew Egyptian architecture: mosque in Alexandria, white convent, and tombs of the caliphs, Cairo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique
Louise Motier de Lafayette, 1618-1665, French courtier and friend to King Louis XIII. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
Hilltop abbeys in Portugal and BelgiumConvent of the Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Sintra mountains near Lisbon, Portugal, and the Abbey of Mount Cornillon, near Liege, Belgium
Nuns returning to their convent, Castle Cornet, Guernsey, May 1936. 1936
The general view of the Santa Maria de Moguer, known in the 16th Century under the name Convent of La Rabida. Date: 1490
Beirut, Lebanon - Convent of the Lazarists Date: circa 1906
Rioters throwing furniture, Spanish Revolution, 1931Rioters throwing furniture from a burning Jesuit convent during the Spanish Revolution. 1931
Cofre de Perote from Church of San Francesco XalapaCofre de Perote, Veracruz, Mexico, an extinct volcano, seen here from the Church (or Convent) of San Francisco Xalapa. 1827
The Nun. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966
Templar Church, Tomar, Santarem district, PortugalTemplar Church, Convent of the Order of Christ (dating back to the 12th century) in Tomar, Santarem district, Portugal. Date: 1900s
Convent of Our Lady of Sion, Chepstow Villas, London - Exterior, Interior and the Gradens. Now sold and turned into smart Notting Hill Gate apartments... Date: 1913
Communards cleaning out the coffers of the Church 1871Communards cleaning out the coffers of a convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The Communards were anti-religious
LORGUES / RABIDA CONVENTColumbus retires to the convent of La Rabida. Date: 1490
SISTER OF ST JOHNNursing sister of the ORDER OF SAINT JOHN OF JERUSALEM at the convent of Toulouse : she wears a habit de coeur, evidently a ceremonial habit of some kind
HYSTERICAL NUNA hysterical nun breaks loose from her bonds and terrifies the convent with her insistence that she is possessed by demons Date: 17th century
MIRACLE / CLARES BREADWhen Saint Clare of Assisi, Italy, blesses the convent bread before eating, a cross miraculously appears on the rolls, like hot cross buns Date: circa 1250
Small children take a nap during the afternoon, Sri LankaTwo nuns watch as small children take a nap during the heat of the afternoon at a school run by the The Good Shepherd Sisters, in Sri Lanka Date: 1995
Benedictine Ladies Convent - Poperinge, BelgiumBenedictine Ladies Convent and Free School - Poperinge, Belgium - sent by a soldeir on active service during WW1 in 1917. Date: 1917
Monastery of St John the Theologian, PatmosView toward the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (also called Monastery of Saint John the Divine) - a Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 at Chora on the island of Patmos, Greece
Florence, Italy - Fiesole - Panorama with Convent of Certosa. Date: circa 1920
St Gabriels Convent, Cold Ash, Berkshire
Dominican Convent High School, Salisbury, Harare, Zimbabwe. Date: circa 1910
Ursuline Convent laundry, Tildonk, BelgiumUrsuline Convent laundry, Tildonk (Thildonck), Belgium. Date: 1910s
Tomb plate of Heinrich Beyer Boppard (d. 1376) and his wife LTomb plate of Heinrich Beyer Boppard. Viscount of Boppard (d.1376) and his wife Lisa von Pyrmont (d.1399). From the Benedictine Monastery of Marienberg, 1399. Red Sandstone
St Clares Convent Pantasaph, Holywell, Flintshire. For some years, St Clares also housed an orphanage and domestic training school
Seafield House, Seaforth, Liverpool. In 1914, the West Derby Union converted and extended a former convent on Waterloo Road at Seaforth to provide accommodation for what were then referred to as
The Convent, Lydenburg, Transvaal, South AfricaThe Convent, Lydenburg, a gold mining town in Transvaal, South Africa. Date: circa 1905
The Convent, Carndonagh - an oblique front view of the convent. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Carndonagh). Date: circa early 1900s
Spain and Portugal - Batalha, Monastery Church - Ornate entrance to church. Part of Box 149 Boswell collection - Portugal and Spain
Altarpiece of the Epiphany by Joan Reixach (active 1430-1484Gothic. Altarpiece of the Epiphany by Joan Reixach (active 1430-1484). Detail. Augustian convent. Rubielos de Mora, Teruel. Aragon. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
Sisters of the Poor Convent, KilburnView over the quadrangle of the Sisters of the Poor Convent, Kilburn. Date: early 1900s
Malvern Link, Convent of the Holy NameAerial view of the Convent of the Holy Name, Malvern Link, Worcestershire
Convent, School and Orphanage at Bartrams, Hampstead, LondonView of the new convent, school and orphanage at Bartrams, Hampstead, north London, designed by C.G. Wray. Date: 1874
PAKISTAN. Taxila. Jaulian Temple. Archaeological site. 6th c. B.C. - V c. A.D. Budha in meditation. Alto-relief. Hindu art. Gandharan period. Relief on rock
ECUADOR. Quito. Convent of San Francisco. Inside the church and main altarpiece of 18th c. work of Bernardo de Legarda and the Padre Carlos. Mudejar art. Architecture
Cora Pearl PhotoCORA PEARL (born Eliza Emma Crouch) - English-born courtesan whose convent-school upbringing led to a brilliant career as the queen of the Paris demi-monde : in 1867. Date: 1835 - 1886
QUISPE TITO, Diego (1611-1681). Saint Jerome
Loudun - Possessed NunsThe nuns of the convent of Saint-Ursule develop convent hysteria and claim to be possessed by demons
From Convent to Throne by J A CampbellPromotional postcard for From Convent to Throne by J.A. Campbell by artist E P Kinsella. First produced at the Rotunda in Liverpool, 26th July and the Lyric, Hammersmith on 6th September 1909
Christs Hospital, NewgateA view of Christs Hospital, Newgate. The former Greyfriars Convent became a home for orphans in 1552. Damaged in the Great Fire of London