LSE4328841: A domestic exorcism, ceremony of the oni arahi, the head of the house dressed in his finest clothes, sword on the belt, walks at midnight the pieces of his house and throws roties feves to drive out demons and attract the god of wealth and his companion, who drink a bowl of sake to the health of their host (in the background). Engraving to illustrate the voyage to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in “” Le tour du monde””” 1869, edited by Edouard Charton, edition Hachette, Paris. Selva Collection., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
ITR4553974: Funerary tile of Canon Etienne Yvert (died 1468), in the present chapel of Sainte-Clotilde. The soul of the deceased, represented in a human form (in the centre), leaves the tomb framed by two angels. In the upper part of the slab, Christ Judge is represented according to the Revelation, holding the Book open on his knees and a double sword coming out of his mouth.The Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris - Paris 4 - XIIIth, XIIIth, XIXth, rehabilitation by Viollet-le-Duc - / Bridgeman Images
FLO4563240: Sword lily, Gladiolus communis 1, Gladiolus dalenii 2, cudweed, Helichrysum luteoalbum 3, pomegranate flower, Punica granatum 4 and blood lily, Haemanthus sanguineus 5. (Gladiolus, Gladiolus affinis seu Aniholissa, Granata balaustia, Haemanthus africanus, Gnaphalium seu Helychrysum.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Mario Cammerari from Professor Filippo Arena's La natura e cultura dei fiori fisicamente esposta (The nature and culture of flowers physically displayed), Palermo, Italy, 1771. / Bridgeman Images
MPX5156089: Lieutenant Colonel John Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (16 September 1906 Ð 8 March 1996), a.k.a. Jack Churchill, Fighting Jack Churchill and Mad Jack, a British soldier who fought throughout World War II armed with a longbow, arrows, and a Scottish broadsword. He is known for the motto "any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly armed." Source. Wikipedia. Pictured 2nd March 1967 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4677157: Barnabe Visconti (1323-1385), seigneur of Milan - Bernabo Visconti, Lord of Milan, Italian soldier and statesman, 14th century - He wears a gold diadem, black armour, a white tabard embroidered in gold, gold spurs, iron gauntlets, and carries a sword and baton - From the monument to him in the church of Saint-Jean in Concha - Handcoloured illustration and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from “” Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries,”” Levy Fils, Paris, 1861 / Bridgeman Images
FLO4616724: King Charles I of England (1600-1649), based on a portrait of 1635 by Antonie Van Dyck (1599-1641) - Lithography of an illustration by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard (1825-1902), from “Costumes historiques des 16e, 17th and 18th century” by Georges Duplessis (1834-1899), edition 1867, Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4633952: A Turkish soldier facing a Kurdish soldier in front of the facade of the Basilica of Saint Sophia in Itamboul (Turkey). Lithography for the book: “” Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie”” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche (1785-1863), edition Meissen (Germany), 1835-1840. A Turkoman soldier with sword and bow facing a Kurd soldier with club and shield. In the background is the Hagia Sophia Orthodox church in Istanbul. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's “” Vollstaendige Voelkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen”” (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. / Bridgeman Images