Order Collection (page 6)

Domesday Book - the larger volume
English Social History - The Domesday Book - the larger volume. A manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror

Public Record Office - Domesday Book and chest
Public Record Office - Domesday Book (two volumes) and chest. A manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror

Fredensborg Palace Gardens - Normandsalen - Denmark
The Valley of the Norsemen - Farmers and fishermen in stone at Normandsalen - Sculpture museum in Fredensborg, Denmark. The creator of the collection was the Norwegian post driver Jorgen Christensen

Comic postcard, Ordering a pair of trousers Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man buying sixpenny postal order in the Post Office Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Money and a broken bottle Date: 20th century

Newspaper, L Action Francaise - to understand events Date: 1938

Taking the veil at the church of the convent of the most Holy Trinity at Bermondsey, which opened for the reception of the sisterhood of the Order of our blessed Lady of Mercy in November 1839

Order of Good Templars - Deaf Dancers
A card featuring the deaf finger alphabet and Scottish dancers from Glasgows Langside School for the Deaf. It was issued following a dispute between a Glasgow branch of the Independent Order of Good

Comic postcard, Teddy bear suffragette and policeman. Come Along, Christabear! Date: 20th century

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Five Inches
The public was asked to restrict the depth of water in their baths to 5 inches (13cm) in order to limit the use of power resources

Vintage photograph WW II - Red Army photographer
Vintage photograph World War II - Red Army photographer taking pictures of the band of the Devonshire regiment presentation of the Order of the Bath to Zhukov and Rokossovsky 1945

19th c. photograph: Gotthard Rail tunnel, Switzerland
Gotthard Rail tunnel, Switzerland The Gotthard Tunnel (German: Gotthardtunnel, is a 15.kilometre-long railway tunnel and forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland)

Testing aeroplanes - The National Physical Laboratory
The British Air-Office: A Place of wind-towers, whirling-tables and gales made to order. The testing of aeroplanes at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington

Shield and weapons of the late 15th century. Shield with the coat of arms of Deggendorf, Bavaria A, B; Steitart or pole axe C, and Helmbarte or halberd D

Maidens defending a castle from invading knights, 13th C
Maidens defending a crenellated castle from invading knights by throwing flowers, from a carved ivory mirror. Women combing their hair and making floral wreath from a parchment drawing 13th century

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Canons of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Canonici del S. Sepolcro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Knights of the Order of Solomons Temple or Knights Templar. Abiti dei Templari. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

The tomb of the prophet Jeremiah, 1800s. Tomba di Geremia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Knight in robes of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Knight in ceremonial robes of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece and crosses and emblems of high chivalric orders. Toison d oro ed altri ordini cavallereschi

Knight of the Spanish Order of Calatrava In ceremonial robes with emblems and crosses. Ordini Cavallereschi di Alcantara, di Cristo, etc

Order of Alcantara and Military Order of Christ
Knights of the Spanish Order of Alcantara, Knights of St. Julian, and the Portuguese Military Order of Christ. In ceremonial robes with emblems. Ordini Cavallereschi di Alcantara, di Cristo, etc

Interior of the Great Mosque in Cordoba, Spain, 18th century. Interno della moschea di Cordova. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient

Ruins of the church in Jumieges Abbey, 1800s
Religious procession in the ruins of the church in Jumieges Abbey, Benedictine monastery in Normandy France. Rovine della Badia di Jumieges

Final scene of a Dervish dance, Rifai order. Penitents in ecstasy grasp red-hot scimitars and have their wounds treated by the sheikh. Followers of Shaikh Ahmed er-Rifai

Dance of the dervishes, Kadri order. Ballo dei Dervisch Cadry. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Dance of the whirling Dervishes of Mawlawi Tawagozi. Sufi Dervishes in tall hats dance in a circle to accompaniment by musicians on drums, psaltery and sistrum. Ballo dei Dervisch Mewlewi

Senators of Milan, 17th century. Giovanni Castiglioni 1, Conte Bartelomeo Arese 2 and Conte Giannantonio Castiglione 3. Senatori di Milano

Police dog handler and dog, Camborne, Cornwall
A police dog handler training a young Alsatian dog in a field at Camborne in Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

The first ten engines constructed for the L&S Railway
Table listing the first ten engines constructed for the L&S Railway, 1832-1839. Detailing: name and number of engine; name of maker; makers number; date when delivered (in steam)

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. The lathe taking work up to 26 feet diameter

Harris Sewing Machine Model E, from W H Harris & Co Ltd, Peckham, London SE. 1920s

Veldhoven Liberation Memorial and HCR Memorial
The Operation Market Garden plan required that the Guards Armoured Division, which was leading the ground advance north, should advance at maximum speed in order to cross the river bridges as soon as

RAOB Orphanage, Southborough
The orphanage at Southborough, Kent, opened in 1924 by the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes. Date: Date unknown

3rd Para Sqn & 3rd Canadian Para Bn Plaque, Divette stream
On the extreme left flank (that is as seen from the sea) of the Landings, were a number of small rivers and streams over which were road bridges

King Edward III and the Countess of Salisbury -- the origin of the Order of the Garter, as mentioned in Froissarts Chronicles. circa 1348

Orders of Chivalry
Chain of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George 363, chain of the Order of Cyprus (Orden des Stillschweigens) 364, chain of the Order of cross of the Order of St

Public expulsion of a knight from an Order of Chivalry. His armour and sword are removed, his spurs hacked off, and he is rebaptized and named a traitor

Ceremonies of knighthood
Knighthood ceremonies: a knight kneels to be dubbed with a sword 358, a squire attaches spurs to the knights armour 359, a knight is dressed in armour by women 360

Mili Insignia of the Order of O naya natkia
Mili (ear of corn covered with plumes) Insignia of the Order of O naya natkia, Life Givers, Zuni nation. Chromolithograph by August Hoen from John Wesley Powells 23rd Annual Report of the Bureau of

King of Sweden, roi de Suede. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

King of Poland, roi de Pologne. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

King of Navarre, roi de Navarre. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

King of Aragon, roi d Aragon. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

King of Portugal, roi de Portugal. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

King of Sicily, roi de Sicile. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

King of Hungary, roi d Hongrie. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

King of Norway, roi de Norvege. Chromolithograph from Loredan Larcheys Ancien Armorial Equestre de la Toison d Or et de l Europe au 15e siecle

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