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Monk Collection

Background imageMonk Collection: St Bernard of Clairvaux

St Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Digitally colored engraving

Background imageMonk Collection: Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages

Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages
Medieval scribe writing at a desk, surrounded by open manuscripts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Francis of Assisi statue

Saint Francis of Assisi statue
Statue of Saint Francis of Assisi in the garden of San Diego Mission, California. Digital photograph

Background imageMonk Collection: Martin Luther

Martin Luther portrait. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a portrait by Holbein

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Francis of Assisi statue

Saint Francis of Assisi statue
Saint Francis statue, St Francis of Assisi churchyard, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Bonaventure

Saint Bonaventure, prelate of Seraphic Order. Digitally colored woodcut reproduction of a fresco by John of Florence

Background imageMonk Collection: Martin Luther

Martin Luther portrait. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a portrait by Holbein

Background imageMonk Collection: First Crusade begun by Peter the Hermit, 1095

First Crusade begun by Peter the Hermit, 1095
Peter the Hermit preaching the First Crusade before Pope Urban II, 1095. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Medieval monk, archbishop and priest

Medieval monk, archbishop and priest
Monk, archbishop, and priest of the 11th century. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageMonk Collection: Medieval astronomer or astrologer

Medieval astronomer or astrologer
Astronomer accused of sorcery, holding a disc with magic figures, 1200s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Medieval healing through prayer

Medieval healing through prayer
Attempt to cure disease through the intercession of a saint, Middle Ages. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Boniface

Saint Boniface
Boniface, medieval English missionary to Germany. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Benedict of Nursia

Saint Benedict of Nursia
Benedict of Nursia, founder of Benedictine monasteries. Hand-colored engraving

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Augustine of Canterbury

Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 596 AD. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Anselm

Saint Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury and Benedictine monk. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Jerome

Saint Jerome translating the Bible into Latin, known as the Vulgate. Hand-colored engraving of a painting by Ghirlandaio

Background imageMonk Collection: Martin Luther writing

Martin Luther writing
Martin Luther at his desk. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: St Francis of Assisi

St Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi addressing a group of birds. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Medieval Capucin monks

Medieval Capucin monks
Capucin monks in a medieval cloister. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageMonk Collection: Hermit monk in the Middle Ages

Hermit monk in the Middle Ages
Medieval hermit monk living a life of self-deprivation. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageMonk Collection: Medieval monks studying manuscripts

Medieval monks studying manuscripts
Benedictine monks poring over medieval manuscripts. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageMonk Collection: Medieval monks gardening vegetables

Medieval monks gardening vegetables
Franciscan monks in their vegetable garden during the Middle Ages. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageMonk Collection: Spanish missionaries addressing Native Americans in California

Spanish missionaries addressing Native Americans in California. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Rabelais

Rabelais
Portrait of Francois Rabelais. Hand-colored reproduction of a portrait

Background imageMonk Collection: Vietnamese Buddhist clergy

Vietnamese Buddhist clergy
Buddhist priests from Annam (Vietnam), Indochina, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageMonk Collection: Father Jacques Marquette holding a peace pipe to greet Native Americans during

Father Jacques Marquette holding a peace pipe to greet Native Americans during his journey to the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Jacques Marquette

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet on the upper Mississippi River in canoes 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Medieval monks studying geometry and copying a manuscript

Medieval monks studying geometry and copying a manuscript
Monk scholars - a mathematician studying a globe, the other copying a manuscript, 1200s. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageMonk Collection: Emperor Henry IV defying Hildebrand

Emperor Henry IV defying Hildebrand
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV arguing with Pope Gregory VII at Worms, 1076. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Assembling the First Crusade, 1095 AD

Assembling the First Crusade, 1095 AD
Pope Urban II calling the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont, 1095. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Calais, France, under English rule, Hundred Years War

Calais, France, under English rule, Hundred Years War
Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, received as Captain of Calais on behalf of English King Henry V, 1414. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

Background imageMonk Collection: St. Francis of Assisi niche

St. Francis of Assisi niche
Santos niche of Saint Francis, St Francis of Assisi churchyard, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Digital photograph

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Francis Xavier

Saint Francis Xavier
Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageMonk Collection: St Augustine of Canterbury

St Augustine of Canterbury
Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageMonk Collection: Albertus Magnus

Albertus Magnus, medieval German scholar and theologian. Digitally colored woodcut

Background imageMonk Collection: Martin Luthers German translation of the Bible

Martin Luthers German translation of the Bible
First edition title page of Martin Luthers translation of the Bible into German. Woodcut with a watercolor wash

Background imageMonk Collection: French Jesuit missionary in a Native American village

French Jesuit missionary in a Native American village. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Spanish missionary Father Garzes instructing Native Americans

Spanish missionary Father Garzes instructing Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: California mission with padres

California mission with padres, Spanish soldiers, and Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Bartolome de Las Casas, Spanish missionary and New World historian

Bartolome de Las Casas, Spanish missionary and New World historian. Hand-colored woodcut

Background imageMonk Collection: King, queen, and young prince of Siam and a Buddhist monk

King, queen, and young prince of Siam and a Buddhist monk, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageMonk Collection: Lama and other Tibetans

Lama and other Tibetans
People of Tibet, including a lama from Lhasa (right), in traditional attire. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageMonk Collection: French missionary

French missionary and fur traders carrying a canoe at a portage in North America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Death of Father Marquette in Michigan

Death of Father Marquette in Michigan, returning from a mission to the Ilinois Indians, 1675. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in a canoe on the upper Mississippi River

Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in a canoe on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Monk copying a medieval manuscript

Monk copying a medieval manuscript
Medieval copyist writing a manuscript on a sheet of vellum, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut of an earlier illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Father Marquette and Louis Joliet

Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, the first white men on the upper Mississippi River, 1673. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Marquette and Joliet meeting Native Americans in Illinois during their

Marquette and Joliet meeting Native Americans in Illinois during their exploration of the upper Mississippi River region, 1670s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Landing of Columbus expedition on the island of Guanahane in 1492

Landing of Columbus expedition on the island of Guanahane in 1492. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century painting by Dioscoro Puebla

Background imageMonk Collection: French missionaries preaching to Native Americans

French missionaries preaching to Native Americans. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Trial for heresy during the Spanish Inquisition

Trial for heresy during the Spanish Inquisition. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Dragon of Heresy, from Guidius ' Dialogy' printed in Switzerland

Dragon of Heresy, from Guidius " Dialogy" printed in Switzerland, 1521. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century reproduction of the illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: New College, Oxford, and its one hundred clerics

New College, Oxford, and its one hundred clerics, circa 1453. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of a 15th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Catacomb of Cappucins buried beneath Palermo, Sicily

Catacomb of Cappucins buried beneath Palermo, Sicily
Burial chamber in the Catacomb of Cappuccini, beneath Palermo, Sicily. 19th-century photograph

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi before Pope Honorius III. Color halftone reproduction of a fresco by Giotto

Background imageMonk Collection: Saint Valentine observing a young couple

Saint Valentine observing a young couple, the origin of Valentines Day. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Bartolome de Las Casas protecting the Aztecs from Spanish conquerors

Bartolome de Las Casas protecting the Aztecs from Spanish conquerors. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Father Juan de Padilla finds the cross set by Coronado

Father Juan de Padilla finds the cross set by Coronado, 1540s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageMonk Collection: Artist painting a fresco in Florence during the Renaissance

Artist painting a fresco in Florence during the Renaissance. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration


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