PFH1175805: Iraq / Italy: Roses (Roxe). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175806: Iraq / Italy: Roses (Roxe). Illustration from Ibn Butlan's Taqwim al-sihhah or 'Maintenance of Health' (Baghdad, 11th century) published in Italy as the Tacuinum Sanitatis in the 14th century, Italian School, (14th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175823: Libya: Tubu people of Qatrun, George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175825: Niger: Tuaregs of Ghraat, George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175836: Korea: Buddha Sakyamuni Preaching at Vulture Peak, Joseon period, 18th century, (hanging scroll mounted as a panel; colours, ink, and gold on hemp cloth / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175959: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Lipe / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175985: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Hin Ngam, visitors on the pebble beach / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175990: Thailand: Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Ko Hin Ngam, striped pebbles / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176004: Spain / Al-Andalus: An Islamic amulet decorated with two hands of Fatima, bearing the inscriptions 'God is the guardian' and 'God brings consolation in all trials'. Hammered silver with filigree and cloisonné enamel decoration. 14th-15th century, possibl / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176041: Spain / Al-Andalus: Illustrations of surgical instruments from an Islamic medical treatise, Al-Andalusia, 10th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176055: Italy / Venice: Francesco Foscari (1373 - 1 November 1457) was doge of Venice from 1423 to 1457, at the inception of the Italian Renaissance. Portrait by Lazzaro Bastiani (1449-1512) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176063: Thailand: Wat Ton Kok, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176064: Thailand: Wat Ton Kok, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176065: Thailand: Wat Ton Kok, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176068: Thailand: Wat Klang Muang, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176071: Thailand: Wat Klang Muang, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176072: Thailand: Wat Klang Muang, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176073: Thailand: Wat Klang Muang, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176077: Thailand: Wat Klang Muang, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176079: Thailand: Wat Klang Muang, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176083: Thailand: Wat Klang Muang, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176085: Thailand: Wat Klang Muang, Wiang Tha Kan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176097: Thailand: Wat Phrajao Kham, Wiang Thakan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1176098: Thailand: Wat Phrajao Kham, Wiang Thakan, Chiang Mai Province / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175382: Cambodia: 'Floating Village' (on Tonle Sap) as preceived and engraved by Jakobus van der Schley, 1750 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175383: India: Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal in twin portraits, Mughal style, c. early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175384: India: Shah Jahan as an older man / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175435: Thailand: Gilded chedi at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175436: Thailand: Gilded chedi at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175437: Thailand: Wat Phra Phutthabaat Taak Phaa, near Pasang, Lamphun Province, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175442: Thailand: Image of Luang Phu Phromma, a famous northern Thai Buddhist monk, Wat Phra Phutthabaat Taak Phaa, near Pasang, Lamphun Province, northern Thailand / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175482: Vietnam: Chua Mot Cot or One Pillar Pagoda, Dien Huu Temple, Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175487: Vietnam: Guards at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175489: Vietnam: Guard at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175490: Vietnam: A woman at an altar behind the Great House of Ceremonies, Temple of Literature (Van Mieu), Hanoi / Bridgeman Images

PFH1175501: Vietnam: Advertising flyer for the Arc-en-Ciel Cabaret, Avenue Jaccareo, Cholon, 1950s / Bridgeman Images