Images Dated 29th September 2005

Charter signed by Hugues I Capet (941-996), King of France

ARH157462 Charter signed by Hugues I Capet (941-996), King of France, 988 (pen and ink on paper) (detail of 157461) by French School, (10th century); Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris, France; A© Centre Historique des Archives Nationales ; A© Archives Charmet; French, out of copyright

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Les Bayaderes, 1838

Les Bayaderes, 1838. Representation of the dress worn by a group of five Hindu temple dancers, also known as The Dancing Priestesses of Pondicherry, accompanied by three male musicians, who performed in Europe in 1838

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Altarpiece of the Parliament of Paris, c1452

Altarpiece of the Parliament of Paris, c1452. Left: St Louis (Louis IX of France) with a tabard of fleur-de-lys and John the Baptist. Right: Charlemagne and St Denis (carrying his head). Centre: Christ crucified watched by the three Marys and St John the Apostle. Centre background: Montmartre where St Denis was beheaded. The dog represents the fidelity of Parliament to the monarchy. The bones at Golgotha are a memento mori. God surveys all from above. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

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