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  • Funerary stele with relief of seated woman wearing tunic, cloak and veil with a snake and a young servant girl holding a fan and a writing tablet or mirror, Hellenistic Greek, 2nd - 1st century BC, from the Cyclades, in the Musee Lapidaire, or Lapidary Museum, in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur, France. The museum houses archaeological artefacts from the Collection Archeologique de la Fondation Calvet, from the Musee Calvet. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel with the Book, depicting the 7th angel with feet on the land and sea, holding a book while the 7 thunders cry overhead, with St John writing and an angel unfurling a scroll, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone carved with an Ogham inscription, the earliest form of writing known in Ireland, in the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology, a branch of the National Museum Of Ireland, opened 1890, on Kildare St in Dublin, Ireland. Ogham script is a system of linear symbols cut on either side, or across, a baseline. It is modeled on the Roman alphabet and consists of 20 letters. The key to translating the script is found in the Book of Ballymote, and over 300 inscriptions survive on stone, dating to 4th - 6th centuries, probably intended as commemorative stones or boundary markers. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman wooden stylus tablet with recessed surfaces to hold coloured wax, and metal stylus pen with a sharp tip for writing in the wax, in the Vindolanda Museum, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, England. 2 or 3 of these wooden trays were bound together with leather thongs through holes bored through the raised edges, then coloured wax filled the tray, to be written into and then reused. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The Vindolanda Museum is run by the Vindolanda Charitable Trust and forms part of the Hadrian's Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpted capital of a notary writing on a scroll with quill and ink, carved 1340-1355, thought to be by Filippo Calendario, 1315-55, from Column 21, depicting Crafts, of the ground floor Piazzetta San Marco columns, on the Doge's Palace or Palazzo Ducale, begun 1340 and built in Venetian Gothic style, Venice, Italy. The palace has 2 arcades with 14th and 15th century capitals and sculptures, and a loggia above with a decorative brickwork facade. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice, the supreme authority of the former Republic of Venice, until the Napoleonic occupation in 1797, and is now a museum. The city of Venice is an archipelago of 117 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, in the Venetian Lagoon. The historical centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Dom Perignon writing at desk, with decorative vines, wrought iron sign outside a building, explaining occupation of the owner, in the village of Hautvillers, in the Champagne vineyard region of Vallee de la Marne, Grand Est, France. Dom Perignon, 1639-1715, was cellar master at the nearby Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers. The surrounding Champagne hillsides are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stela fragment depicting a figure holding writing implements, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel with the Book, depicting the 7th angel with feet on the land and sea, holding a book while the 7 thunders cry overhead, with St John writing, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Father of the Church writing in a book, painting from the 16th century altarpiece by Pedro Machuca, in the Sala Capitular or Chapter Room, also known as the Capilla de San Pedro de Osma, in the Catedral de la Asuncion de Jaen, or Santa Iglesia Catedral de la Asuncion de la Virgen, in Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The current cathedral was built in the 16th century on the site of an older building, and is known for its Renaissance chapter house and sacristy by Andres de Vandelvira and its Baroque facade by Eufrasio Lopez de Rojas. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco, in a chapel in the nave of the Church of St Francis of Assisi, or Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi, built in the 13th century in Gothic and Sicilian Baroque style, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The fresco depicts a clergyman and a saint, possibly St Francis, writing with a quill pen at a desk. Palermo's Arab and Norman centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fouquet's antechamber, 1 of 4 rooms in Nicolas Fouquet's private apartment, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The paintings are Venus and Cupid by Lambert Sustris, 1520-84, and Perseus saving Andromeda by Veronese, 1528-88. The Mazarin type writing desk features copper and ebony marquetry. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fouquet's antechamber, 1 of 4 rooms in Nicolas Fouquet's private apartment, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The painting is Perseus saving Andromeda by Veronese, 1528-88. The Mazarin type writing desk features copper and ebony marquetry. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King's antechamber, a room in the State Apartment reserved for the King, at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, designed by Louis Le Vau, 1612-70, and built 1658-61 for marquis Nicolas Fouquet, in Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France. The room was converted to a library in the 18th century by Jean-Baptiste Berthier, for Cesar-Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin. The Louis XVI mahogany bookcases hold 3000 books. The ceiling has stucco decoration by Jean Cotelle and paintings by Charles Le Brun. The oak and ebony writing desk with marquetry was made in 1708 by Andre-Charles Boulle and the walnut armchairs are 17th century, as are the chandeliers. The chateau is built in Baroque style, with decoration by Charles Le Brun, 1619-90, and grounds designed by landscape architect Andre le Notre, 1613-1700. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room painted with Arabic writing in the Al Ghus House or Pearl Diver House, built early 20th century by a boat captain and used also by pearl divers, a single storey structure with rooms around a colonnade and a central courtyard, in Muharraq, Bahrain. When built, the house afforded access to the tidal island of Bu Maher. Muharraq is a city on the Pearling Path and with a strong history of pearl diving and pearl trade, where 17 buildings form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrating the pearl trade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of a saint writing on a book in a niche on the main altarpiece, c. 1560, by Alonso Berruguete, 1490-1561, in Spanish Renaissance style, at the Sacra Capilla del Salvador, or Sacred Chapel of the Saviour, designed by Diego de Siloe and Andres de Vandelvira and built for Francisco de los Cobos in 1536 in Spanish Renaissance style and consecrated in 1559, on the Plaza Vazquez de Molina, in Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The altarpiece features a central sculpture of the Transfiguration of Christ under an ornate canopy, and statues in niches separated by pilasters with corinthian capitals. The original was destroyed in the Spanish Civil War (only the central Christ was saved) and it was restored by Juan Luis Vassal. The Renaissance buildings of Ubeda and Baeza are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Painted wooden statue of Santa Teresa de Jesus or St Teresa of Avila, 1515-82, Carmelite Reform author, seated at a desk and writing using a quill pen, late 17th century, by Jose Risueno, 1665–1721, Baroque artist from Granada, in Room 6 (St Michael's Choir Loft) of the Museum of St John of the Cross, or the Museo Conventual y Oratorio de San Juan de la Cruz, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. The sculpture belonged to the Convent of the Martyrs in Granada, and is in the collection of the Carmelitas Delcalzos Curia Provincial in Cordoba. St John of the Cross, 1542-91, was a Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest and one of the Doctors of the Church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Model of San Juan de la Cruz or St John of the Cross sitting at a desk and writing in a book with a quill pen, in a reconstruction of his cell, using his original table, an 18th century habit and a bench from the the Hospederia de la Carmelitas Descalzas de Beas de Segura, where St John stayed many times, in the Museum of St John of the Cross, or the Museo Conventual y Oratorio de San Juan de la Cruz, Ubeda, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain. St John of the Cross, 1542-91, was a Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint, Carmelite friar and priest and one of the Doctors of the Church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jesus writing in the sand while the accusers of the adulterous woman leave, after Jesus proclaims 'let he who is without sin cast the first stone'. The Adulterous Woman, by Jean de Dieu of Arles, 1679-81, from the choir screen, Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Angel with the Book, depicting the 7th angel with feet on the land and sea, holding a book while the 7 thunders cry overhead, with St John writing, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Angel with the Book, depicting the 7th angel with feet on the land and sea, holding a book while the 7 thunders cry overhead, with St John writing and an angel unfurling a scroll, detail of the second piece depicting the Seven Trumpets, from the Tenture de l'Apocalypse or Apocalypse Tapestry, made 1373-82 by Nicolas Bataille in the workshop of Robert Poincon after preparatory drawings by Hennequin de Bruges, in the Musee de la Tapisserie de l'Apocalypse, in the Chateau d'Angers, Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I duc d'Anjou and depicts the Apocalypse of John. It measures 140m and is divided into 6 pieces with 90 scenes. Although bequeathed to Angers Cathedral by King Rene in the 15th century, the tapestry was reconstructed and restored in the 19th century, listed as a historic monument and exhibited in the castle. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated headless statue of Mentuhotep, sitting cross legged and working as a scribe, about to write, 1971-36 BC, Middle Kingdom, granite, from the Karnak temple, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Mentuhotep was a scribe, vizier and prime minister in the reign of Senusret I. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated headless statue of Mentuhotep, sitting cross legged and working as a scribe, about to write, 1971-36 BC, Middle Kingdom, granite, from the Karnak temple, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Mentuhotep was a scribe, vizier and prime minister in the reign of Senusret I. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of decoration of main facade of the Matniyaz Divan-begi Madrasah, 1871, Khiva, Uzbekistan, pictured on July 6, 2010, at sunrise. Commissioned by Muhammad Niyaz the rectangular, Madrasah has a traditional main facade, its high portal, decorated with majolica, having a central pentahedral niche and corner guldastas which are geometrically patterned in blue, white and green, with green brick domes. It currently houses a restaurant and the Khiva tourist agency. Khiva, ancient and remote, is the most intact Silk Road city. Ichan Kala, its old town, was the first site in Uzbekistan to become a World Heritage Site(1991). Picture by Manuel Cohen.
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  • Belshazzar's Feast, painting, by Frans Francken the Younger, 1581-1642, in the Salon Vauban, originally the castle chapel but converted to a bedroom by the marquise de Valentinay, daughter of Vauban, in 1670, in the Chateau d'Usse, built 15th - 17th century in medieval and Renaissance style, in Rigny-Usse, Indre-et-Loire, France. An existing ruined castle was rebuilt from 1440s by Jean V de Breuil and later rebuilt by Charles d'Espinay. The chateau is owned by the duc de Blacas and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Lyon tablet or Claudian tablet, with inscription on bronze of a speech made by emperor Claudius at the Roman Senate in 48 AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Base of a statue with inscription dedication to a priest from Tricasses at the Temple of the Three Gauls, Roman, early 3rd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Base of a statue with inscription dedication to a priest from Tricasses at the temple of the 3 provinces of Gaul, Roman, early 3rd century AD, in Lugdunum Museum, an archaeology museum housing Celtic, Roman and pre-Roman artefacts, designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened 1975, on the Roman site of Lugdunum in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. The Roman city of Lugdunum was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus on an existing Gallic site, now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble plaque with Persian inscription on the building and reconstruction of an office for Sultan Qaitbay by Almir Maran Ibrahim Adham, 1226 Hj, and the name of the engraver Bogdady Ibrahim, with floral motifs, Turkish period, 19th century AD, in the Alexandria National Museum, opened 2003, in the former US consulate, a palace built 1926 on Tariq Al-Horreya street, in Alexandria, Egypt. The museum houses collections from Alexandria and Egypt, from the Pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of cardinal Carlo Borromeo (posthumously sainted), painting, 1580, by Daniele Crespi, in the yellow bedroom, in the Palazzo Borromeo, on Isola Madre, the largest of the Isole Borromee or Borromean Islands, on Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy. The palace was built in the 16th century for the Borromeo family, designed by Pellegrino Pellegrini or Il Tibaldi. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyph relief in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyph relief in the first enclosure of the Temple of Amun, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pylon of Ramesses II, entrance to the temple, built c. 1260 BC, 19th dynasty, with standing statue of the king and an obelisk with hieroglyphs praising Ramesses, at the Luxor Temple, built c. 1392 BC, under Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty, New Kingdom, and Tutankhamun, Horemheb and Ramesses II, at Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The pylon was originally covered with plaster and precious metals, carved and painted with scenes of the Battle of Kadesh. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Osirian columns on square pillars, on the northern portico of the First Courtyard, at the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cartouche of Ramesses III, topped by solar disc and flanked by 2 cobras crowned with the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, signifying unification, with tails threading the chen, symbol of life, relief, at the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesses III wearing Atef crown, in smiting pose, holding a prisoner by the hair, before Amun Ra, relief, on a column in the portico of the First Courtyard, at the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Osirian columns on square pillars, on the northern portico of the First Courtyard, at the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesses III in a ritual massacre of prisoners before Amun Re, relief on the First Pylon, main entrance to the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The hollows on the right held a flagpole for the divine insignia. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ramesses III in a ritual massacre of prisoners before Amun Re, relief on the First Pylon, main entrance to the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, 2nd pharaoh of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom, built 12th century BC, at Medinet Habu, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The hollows on the right held a flagpole for the divine insignia. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Voyage to Abydos, cult centre of Osiris, god of the dead, fresco, detail, on the west wall of the burial chamber in the Tomb of Sennefer, mayor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deceased on a boat pulled by 4 men along a river to Sais, on the south wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • African storing goods as taxes to Egypt, including ivory elephant tusks, ebony logs, jars of oil, animal skins and precious stones, detail of a fresco of the vassal countries of the south (Nubia and Sudan), on the west wall of the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Musicians playing benet or harp and out or lute, detail from a fresco of a festive banquet for the men, in the chapel of the tomb of Rekhmire, an Egyptian noble, official, high priest and governor of Thebes in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom, in the Valley of the Nobles, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Tombs of the Nobles are the burial sites of workers, priests, soldiers and officials. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyph inscription, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyph inscription, relief on the wall of the Hypostyle Hall at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyph inscriptions carved into a masonry block at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyph inscriptions carved into a masonry block at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hieroglyph inscriptions carved into a masonry block at the Ramesseum, mortuary temple of Ramesses II, 3rd pharaoh of the 19th dynasty, New Kingdom, in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Ramesseum was built in the 13th century BC under Ramesses II, with 2 stone pylons or gateways, courtyards and a covered 48 column hypostyle hall around the inner sanctuary. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Synaxarium, or Book of the Saints, a liturgical text read during services at specific times over the Coptic year, in Arabic, 14th century, Coptic christian, in the Alexandria National Museum, inaugurated 2003, housing collections from the pharaonic, Hellenistic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic periods, in Alexandria, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Letter of protest written by Arthur Rimbaud, 1854-91, French poet, to the mayor of Douai asking for weapons for the National Guard, original manuscript, draft petition and facsimiles, in the Musee Arthur Rimbaud, opened in 1969 in the Vieux-Moulin, a former water mill on the river Meuse in Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, Grand Est, France. The city is on the Rimbaud Verlaine Trail. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Page with illuminated letter D, from the Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, the multimedia library in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The Cistercian bible features illuminated initials with geometric and floral decoration, but no depictions of humans or animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Page with illuminated letter I, from the Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, the multimedia library in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The Cistercian bible features illuminated initials with geometric and floral decoration, but no depictions of humans or animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Page with illuminated letter L, from the Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, the multimedia library in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The Cistercian bible features illuminated initials with geometric and floral decoration, but no depictions of humans or animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Page with illuminated letter P, from the Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, the multimedia library in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The Cistercian bible features illuminated initials with geometric and floral decoration, but no depictions of humans or animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Page with illuminated letter F, from the Great Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, the multimedia library in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. The Cistercian bible features illuminated initials with geometric and floral decoration, but no depictions of humans or animals. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tombstone of Valeria Allage and Caius Sulpicius Superstes, with inscription by Duumviro from Metellinum (Medellin), Roman, 1st - 2nd century AD, from Calle Octavio Augusto, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Erasure of Hatshepsut's royal titulary cartouche (left), probably done c. 1433-32 BC, with Thutmosis III's royal titulary on the right, painted relief on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Goddess Hathor as a cow licking the hand of Hatshepsut, relief in the Hathor shrine, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Hathor, goddess of sky, women, love and fertility, also represents the hills of Deir el-Bahari and Hatshepsut presented herself as a reincarnation of the goddess. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arrival of the Egyptian troops in Punt, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Arrival of the Egyptian troops in Punt and the king of Somalia (left), painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Transportation of frankincense trees, kept alive by wrapping their roots in baskets, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Erasure of Hatshepsut's royal titulary cartouche (left), probably done c. 1433-32 BC, with Thutmosis III's royal titulary on the right, painted relief on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Erasure of Hatshepsut's royal titulary cartouche (left), probably done c. 1433-32 BC, with Thutmosis III's royal titulary on the right, painted relief on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Royal titulary cartouche of Thutmosis III, painted relief on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Frieze of protective uraeus naja cobras with solar discs, hieroglyphs and starry sky, painted relief in the Anubis shrine, on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Anubis shrine consists of a hypostyle hall and 2 other rooms, with walls covered in reliefs and paintings. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God Amun-Re, and ancient Greek graffiti painted on the wall, in the Sanctuary of Amun-Re, at the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • King of Somalia (left), and hieroglyphs, painted relief of the Expedition to the Land of Punt, on the Punt Portico on the middle terrace of the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, built 15th century BC, at Deir el-Bahari in the Theban Necropolis, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The Egyptians took 5 boats of goods to Punt in Somalia to trade for frankincense trees, gold, ebony, ivory and exotic animals. Queen Hatshepsut was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty in the New Kingdom. The temple consists of 3 terraces built into the cliffs, with the sanctuary of the barque of Amun-Re, Hathor shrine and Anubis shrine. The Theban Necropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scribes recording the taxes and accounts of the princess' estates, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Collection of taxes from defaulters and scribes recording the accounts of the princess' estates, painted relief at the Tomb of Sesheshet Idut, princess, probably the daughter of king Unas, 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, on the Unas causeway at Saqqara, Egypt. The tomb of Idut has walls covered with painted reliefs of hunting, fishing, farming and tax payment. The mastaba was usurped and was originally that of the vizier Ihy. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bakers making bread, and officials giving finances to scribes who record them, painted relief, on the west wall of the offerings storeroom in the mastaba tomb of Ty, or Ti, an official in the 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, at Saqqara, Egypt. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Scribes recording goods, with steward Sheset-seped, archivist Imem and scribes Hen and Hemmu (left-right), painted relief, on the west wall of the offerings storeroom in the mastaba tomb of Ty, or Ti, an official in the 5th dynasty, Old Kingdom, at Saqqara, Egypt. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated scribal statue of Amenhotep, son of Hapu, 18th dynasty, an official in the reign of Amenhotep III, New Kingdom, grey granite, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The inscription identifies it as an intermediary between the public, not otherwise allowed access to the temple precinct, and the god Amun. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Seated scribal statue of Amenhotep, son of Hapu, 18th dynasty, an official in the reign of Amenhotep III, New Kingdom, grey granite, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. The inscription identifies it as an intermediary between the public, not otherwise allowed access to the temple precinct, and the god Amun. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Second stela of Kamose, last pharaoh of the Theban 17th dynasty, detail, with inscription in hieroglyphs detailing his his victories over the Hyksos, whom he pushed back into their Delta capital of Avaris, limestone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Second stela of Kamose, last pharaoh of the Theban 17th dynasty, detail, with inscription in hieroglyphs detailing his his victories over the Hyksos, whom he pushed back into their Delta capital of Avaris, limestone, from Karnak, in the Luxor Museum, inaugurated 1975, in Luxor, Egypt. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Ignatius of Loyola, oil painting on board, 18th century, by unknown artist, in the Museo Parroquial or Parish Museum, in the Parroquia de la Asuncion de Nuestra Senora, or Bocairent Cathedral, in Bocairent, a medieval village in the Sierra de Mariola mountains in Vall d'Albaida, Valencia, Spain. The church was originally built in Gothic style in 1516 on the old Moorish castle, but was later adapted in a baroque style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble plaque with inscription from the pedestal of the silver statue dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia (the city’s protector divinity and its personification), detail, Roman, 2nd century AD, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The inscription reads, Lucius Minicius Apronianus, a duumvir quinquennal, provided in his will for a silver statue weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces, to be dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marble plaque with inscription from the pedestal of the silver statue dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia (the city’s protector divinity and its personification), Roman, 2nd century AD, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The inscription reads, Lucius Minicius Apronianus, a duumvir quinquennal, provided in his will for a silver statue weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces, to be dedicated to the Genius of the Colonia Iulia Urbs Triumphalis Tarraco. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inscription on stucco dedicated to the goddess Nemesis, 3rd century AD, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stele with figure on horseback and inscription dedicated to Uxamense, limestone, 2nd century AD, Roman, in the Museo de Segovia, opened 2006 in the Casa del Sol, in Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The old town and aqueduct of Segovia are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inscription dedicated to Fortuna Balnear on a limestone pedestal from the thermal baths at Fortuna, Roman, 2nd century AD, in the Museo de Segovia, opened 2006 in the Casa del Sol, in Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain. The old town and aqueduct of Segovia are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Renewal of a commission to buy African fugitive slaves, by Don Francisco Dionisio Vives, captain general of Cuba, to Jose Gabriel de Torres in Havana, 1825, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Extension of 1804 of the Royal Decree issued by King Carlos IV in 1789, concerning the encouragement of the slave trade in the American colonies, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shipwreck of the French brig La Lucia in July 1849 on the coast of the Sahara desert, from the renewal of a commission to buy African fugitive slaves, by Don Francisco Dionisio Vives, captain general of Cuba, to Jose Gabriel de Torres in Havana, 1825, in the Museu Maritim de Barcelona, or Barcelona Maritime Museum, housed in the former medieval royal shipyards and arsenals at Drassanes, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The museum houses exhibits on the maritime history of Catalonia, including many ships and boats built in the shipyards of Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Chinese wallpaper, 18th century, in the Intendant's apartments, in the Hotel de la Marine, built 1757-74 by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, 1698-1782, architect to King Louis XV, on the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was made to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne, the king's furniture collection. The Intendant of the Garde-Meuble was an important officer to the king, and was housed in this building in lavish apartments (Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu from 1765, and Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville d’Avray from 1786). From 1789, the building became the Ministere de la Marine, the navy ministry. It was restored 2017-20 and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jar of mummification preparation, in the Apothecaire de Bauge, an apothecary built in 1675, in the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The apothecary is lined in oak paneling with dressers storing over 650 jars and boxes with mysterious contents. It has an oak parquet floor and chestnut wood ceiling painted in red and white faux marble on a blue ground. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jars of medicinal ingredients in the Apothecaire de Bauge, an apothecary built in 1675, in the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The apothecary is lined in oak paneling with dressers storing over 650 jars and boxes with mysterious contents. It has an oak parquet floor and chestnut wood ceiling painted in red and white faux marble on a blue ground. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jar of crayfish eyes, in the Apothecaire de Bauge, an apothecary built in 1675, in the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The apothecary is lined in oak paneling with dressers storing over 650 jars and boxes with mysterious contents. It has an oak parquet floor and chestnut wood ceiling painted in red and white faux marble on a blue ground. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Jars of medicinal ingredients in the Apothecaire de Bauge, an apothecary built in 1675, in the Hotel-Dieu de Bauge, a hospital opened 1650 by Marthe de la Beausse and Anne de Melun, princess of Epinoy, in Bauge-en-Anjou, Maine-et-Loire, France. The apothecary is lined in oak paneling with dressers storing over 650 jars and boxes with mysterious contents. It has an oak parquet floor and chestnut wood ceiling painted in red and white faux marble on a blue ground. It is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Deed of liberation of a slave on the Ile de Goree, Senegal, 17th February 1789, signed by Francois Blanchot de Verly, 1735-1807, governor of Senegal, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. This document frees a slave who denounced a revolt in Goree, occupied by the French from 1674, an important stopover for slave ships. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Voucher for 3 men and 3 women payable to Mr Horquelard, captain of the Nantes slave ship Etoile, who transported the slaves to Port au Prince in Haiti, in the Musee d'histoire de Nantes, in the Chateau des ducs de Bretagne, in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. Slaves were often bought by settlers on credit, with vouchers issued by traders. The museum opened in 2007 and covers the history of Nantes, focusing on slavery, world wars, industrialisation and the chateau. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman plaque, 110-130 AD, Carrara marble, with Latin text describing Barcino, the ancient name for Barcelona, founded 10 BC by Emperor Augustus, dedicated by the Divus Augustus priests, in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the Muhba Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The plaque comes from Placa de Sant Miquel, possibly fixed to a door or on the gate. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302 and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of the Museu de Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman plaque, 110-130 AD, Carrara marble, detail of Latin text describing Barcino, the ancient name for Barcelona, founded 10 BC by Emperor Augustus, dedicated by the Divus Augustus priests, in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the Muhba Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The plaque comes from Placa de Sant Miquel, possibly fixed to a door or on the gate. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302 and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of the Museu de Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Roman plaque, 110-130 AD, Carrara marble, with Latin text describing Barcino, the ancient name for Barcelona, founded 10 BC by Emperor Augustus, dedicated by the Divus Augustus priests, in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the Muhba Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The plaque comes from Placa de Sant Miquel, possibly fixed to a door or on the gate. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302 and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of the Museu de Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inscription commemorating the construction of the Sant Urba tower of the Sant Antoni Portal, the main entrance gate into Barcelona, in the Palau Reial Major, built as residence for the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon and now the MUHBA Placa del Rei, a history museum covering Roman to medieval periods, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The palace complex includes the Salo del Tinell, the Palatine Chapel of St Agatha built 1302, the Casa Padellas, the Palau Comtal, the Watchtower of King Marti and the Palau del Lloctinent built 1549. The museum is part of MUHBA or the Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The 6th angel delivers the 4 angels that had been bound at the river Euphrates; an altar appears in the heavens as the enthroned Christ raises his hand in blessing, illustrated Beatus manuscript page, detail, c. 1180, Spanish, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The manuscript describes the Apocalypse according to St John in the Book of Revelation, written by Beatus of Liebana, an 8th century Asturian monk. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The 6th angel delivers the 4 angels that had been bound at the river Euphrates; an altar appears in the heavens as the enthroned Christ raises his hand in blessing, illustrated Beatus manuscript page, c. 1180, Spanish, in The Cloisters, a museum specialising in European medieval architecture, sculpture and decorative arts, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan, New York, USA. The manuscript describes the Apocalypse according to St John in the Book of Revelation, written by Beatus of Liebana, an 8th century Asturian monk. The Cloisters collection includes Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance works from 12th to 15th centuries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved inscription on a stone at the intersection of the 2 main colonnaded streets, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone with carved inscription and behind, a shop, on the colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Inscription on the tomb of Michelangelo Buonarotti, 1475-1564, designed by Giorgio Vasari and built 1564-74, in the Basilica di Santa Croce, or Basilica of the Holy Cross, built 1294-1385, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The historic centre of Florence is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Graffiti 'animo carcerato' or imprisoned soul, inscribed on a cell wall by a prisoner of the Inquisition, in the Sala delle Udienze in the Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri, a 14th century palace built for Manfredi III Chiaramont, which became a jail during the Spanish Inquisition, in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The palace is now a museum and during restoration led by Antonino Catalano at Palermo University, plaster was removed to reveal the poems, words and drawings of inmates incarcerated during the building during its time as a tribunal and prison from 1600 to 1782. Palermo's Arab and Norman centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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