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  • Head of a monk. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • St Bartholomew's Priory Church, London: the interior, looking west, with the tomb of Rahere on the right. Etching by J. Coney, 1818.
  • A monk kissing a nun on the mouth; an open book (Bible?), a birch rod and a jug at their feet. Watercolour by M. Anderson (Cynicus).
  • Surrounded by ghoulish apparitions, a manic priest carries an enema towards a wretchedly praying man. Aquatint with etching by F. Goya, c. 1797.
  • Left, a choir singing mass for a deceased placed before them in a coffin; right, monks ringing bells in a belfry. Pen and ink drawing.
  • William of Aquitaine, a retiring warrior, receives a monk's habit from the abbot Benedict of Aniane. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino, 1620.
  • A monk carries a small child at night, while on his back he carries a bundle in which the face of a woman is visible: he is delivering them to a convent. Etching.
  • St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London: seven views. Wood engravings by T. Gilks after W.A.Delamotte, 1847.
  • The Virgin of Mercy responding to the intercessions of saints by protecting people from arrows symbolising disease; the Devil rules below, where plague attacks the land. Lithograph after L. Dottorini after Benedetto Bonfigli, 1464 (?).
  • Two St. Bernard dogs with an avalanche victim, one tries to revive him while the other alerts the rescue party. Line engraving by J. Landseer, 1831, after E. Landseer.
  • Las Casas sick with a fever being taken care of by two Peruvian indians. Tinted aquatint.
  • The monastery and hospice, Montserrat, Spain: lame and hungry pilgrims queuing for food. Line engraving by F.B. Lorieux, 1806, after Legier (or Ligier).
  • The discovery of King Harold's body at the Battle of Hastings. Line engraving by E.R. Whitfield after W. Hilton, 1834.
  • Monks lamenting the death of a man layed out in a coffin before them in a church. Coloured aquatint.
  • The Virgin Mary with angels and Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino and Saint Euphemia. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after S. Cantarini.
  • The ecstasy of Andrea Corsini. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Reni, c. 1635-40.
  • Hopîtal des Frères de la Charité, Paris: Anne of Austria visiting the charitable work of the monks. Line engraving by A. Bosse.
  • Christ, enthroned, crowns Mary in heaven. Etching with aquatint by C.M. Metz after Giotto and G. Vasari.
  • Roger Bacon conducting an alchemical experiment in a vaulted cloister. Etching by J. Nasmyth, 1845.
  • A bearded elderly man, carrying a prayer wheel and a rosary, in a studio setting.
  • A lame dwarf being helped to a wheelchair by a monk. Pen and ink drawing after a design attributed to P.L. Ghezzi.
  • "Come and taste Burgess' "MM" : it is the nicest pickle I know of / John Burgess & Son.
  • Delft, the Netherlands: left, the city on fire in 1536; right, St Lazarus's House with a resident receiving news of the fire. Engraving, 15--.
  • Music being played to a lady, while above an angel blows a trumpet into Jerome's ear; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.
  • Head of a monk. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • Two St. Bernard dogs find an unconscious man in the snow and alert the rescue party of his presence. Wood engraving by C.H.
  • A country doctor writing out a prescription for a sick patient, his wife and a monk are in the background. Engraving.
  • Two monks in the cloisters of Santa Trinità in Rome. Lithograph by T. Allom.
  • Devils scourging monks in a village. Engraving, 17--.
  • Hopîtal des Frères de la Charité, Paris: Anne of Austria visiting the charitable work of the monks. Line engraving by A. Bosse.