Images Dated 21st November 2006

Masonic Symbols

An illustration from a French book on freemasonry showing the points of the compass and various symbolic and ritual items pertaining to the first, apprentice, degree of freemasonry. Original publication: Manuel Maconnique, ou Tuileur des Divers Rites de Maconnerie Pratiquee en France, by Maxime Vuillaume, published 1820. (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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Banquet and riders, c1280-1290

Banquet and riders, c1280-1290. The king in the top part of the image is possibly King Arthur. Below is a messenger of King Rion leaving Camelot. Illustration from L'histoire de Merlin by Robert de Borron, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

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