Images Dated 21st November 2006

Auspicious Beginning

The figure of Truth, attended by Faith, Hope and Charity commissioning the genius of masonry to illuminate the craft in the building of Thomas Sandby's new Freemasons Hall in London, 1784. The hall is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of England. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Raymond VII receives absolution, (c1296)

Raymond VII receives absolution, (c1296). The presentation of the expiatory ceremony which accompanies the Treaty of Paris, in the presence of Louis IX. Raymond is absolved by Cardinal (St Auge?) who touches him with his stick. Illustration from Coutumes de Toulouse in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. Illustration from Coutumes de Toulouse in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

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Melusine flies away, 1478

Melusine flies away, 1478. A legendary figure from European folklore, Melusine is usually depicted as a a serpent or fish from the waist down. She was a feminine spirit of sacred springs and rivers, sometimes shown with wings. Illustration from Histoire de la belle Melusine by Jean d'Arras. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

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