Ritual Collection (page 10)

Guard of the Carbonara Legion
Guard dressed in uniform holding a gun and with a sword around his shoulder Guard of the Carbonara Legion Date: 1821

Luigi Minichini Luigi Minichini
Profile portrait of Luigi Minichini Luigi Minichini. Illustre primo promotore della liberta nazionale. Date: 1821

Lord Great Chamberlain girding sword on the King
The Lord Great Chamberlain, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, pictured girding the sword on King Edward VII, part of the investiture stage of the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. Date: 1902

The Recognition, Coronation 1937
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang, carries out the third phase of the Coronation ceremony, where he presents King George VI to the four sides of the Abbey coronation

Crowning of a King & Queen in the Liber Regalis
One of the four illuminations in the Liber Regalis, a guide to the Coronation ceremony following the details of the Fourth Recension from the 14th century

A Standard Bearer at the 1937 Coronation
An impression of one of the number of Standard bearers taking part in the colourful Coronation procession up the nave of Westminster Abbey during the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. Date: 1937

Crowning of King George V
The crowning of King George V during his 1911 Coronation. Date: 1911

The Kings Champion at the Coronation Banquet
Impression of the Kings Champion entering Westminster Hall during the State Banquet following the Coronation of King George IV in 1821 as observed by Sir Walter Scott

Coronation Banquet of King Henry V
Banquet following the Coronation ceremony for King Henry V in 1413, featuring the Kings Champion, an office instituted by William I

Coronation of King William III and Queen Mary
Coronation of William III and Mary II, 11 April 1689 showing the moment William was crowned at Westminster Abbey by the Bishop of London

Kissing her Majestys hand, learning to curtsey at court
A young woman is tutored in the art of gracefully dropping to a curtsey during her presentation at court at the school of Miss Cowper Coles

A Chinese ritual using frankincense and myrrh

Javanese Dancers
Seated dancers performing an artistic number for the middle class audience, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Peruvian Procession
A ritual procession in pre- conquest Peru. Date: 15th century

Deity of Hunting
Native Americans honour their god of hunting with ritual ceremonies involving sacrifice, trusting that this will ensure them success in future expeditions. Date: 1737

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Midwife assist with baby
Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - A Midwife assists with bathing the firstborn baby (first parturition). Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Motherhood - the Mother cherishing her Baby. Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - After the ceremony, the bride heads off to bed with sweet hope ! Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Changing wedding dress
Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - The bride changing her wedding dress (Shiromuku) for another ceremonial dress, mostly embroidered silk. Date: circa 1910s

South Korea - Joseon - Funeral Procession. Date: circa 1920

Participants in female circumcision ceremony, Africa
Participants in a female circumcision ceremony line up in Ubangi-Shari (Oubangi Chari), a French colony in central Africa, now part of the Central African Republic

Warriors dancing, 1870
Sketch 64 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871). The caption on the original illustration is unclear

Warriors dancing
Sketch 63 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Sacred stone worshipped by the Mashonas
Located about two miles East of Ganyana River, September 1870. Sketch 51 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

GREGORY XIII (1502-1585). Pope (1572-1585). Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

LEO XIII (1810-1903). Pope (1878-1903). Catechism

Freemasonry Assembly to receive the Masters (18th c.). Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Historical Archive of Madrid

France. Marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise of Austria, 1810. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Viking Ship Museum / Oseburg Ship. NORWAY. Oslo. Viking Ship Museum

YaxchilᮠLintel 53. 766. Late Classic period
Yaxchilᮠ Lintel 53. 766. Late Classic period. Ritual scene with the governor Jaguar Shield, wearing quetzal feathers. Maya art. Relief on rock. MEXICO. Mexico City

Prudentius (348-415). Roman Christian poet. Manuscript of his work Psychomachia. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Spain (17th c. ). Auto-da-f頯f the Inquisition
Spain (17th c.). Auto-da-f頯 f the Inquisition. Procession. Engraving

Las ciento y diez consideraciones divinas (Hundred and Ten Divine Considerations). Italian edition (Basle, 1550)

SRI LANKA. Matale. Hindu Temple of Sri Muthumariamman

Poster of the Holy Week in Malaga (1961)

Golden ritual rattle for the waist (3rd c. AD). Moche or Mochica Art. PERU. Sipᮮ Royal Tombs of Sipᮠ Museum

LUTHER, Martin (1483-1546). German religious reformer. Engraving

PERU. ICA. Palpa-Nazca Lines. Ceremonial and ritual geoglyphs (200-700 AD). Detail of spider. Nazca art

ITALY. Trieste. Interior of the Greek-orthodox church of San Nicol஠

Hebraic calendar (19th c. ). ISRAEL. Jerusalem
Hebraic calendar (19th c.). ISRAEL. Jerusalem. Israel Museum

Initiation into the mysterious Dionysion cult

The Baptism of Christ, circa 1515. Patinir, Joachim (1480-1524). Oil on wood

Wedding of a Young Woman

Hagatame: New Years ritual. Print shows a woman cutting food on a low table. Date between 1825 and 1835

Indian Maypole Dance. A traditional English social custom, which seems to have been met with a sizeable lack of interest (!) by this group of Indian Children. Date: circa 1910s

Moslems at prayer, Algiers, Algeria
Moslems at prayer (the Great Prayer, Second Phase) in the open air in Algiers, Algeria. Date: early 20th century

Coronation 1937 - King George VI standing before the assembl
Beginning of the service at the Coronation of King George VI is The Recognition. The King, stands before the Assembly while the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Lang, presents him

Ablution facilities, Valide Sultan Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

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