Chion-in (monastery of Gratitude), in Higashiyama-ku, is the principal Buddhist monastery of the Jōdo sect.
Tag: Ecclesiastical
Japan. Buddhist Priests
Buddhism. The existence of a supreme God is ignored, and life is regarded as an evil.
The Inari Temple at Kyōto, Japan.
The Fushimi Inari-Taisha is a Shintō shrine in the Fushimi district of Kyōto city.
Japan. The Bronze Buddha at Kamakura.
The Bronze Buddha at stands facing the sea on the deserted site of Kamakura.
Episcopal costume. The Mitra Pretiosa of the 14th c.
Episcopal costume and insignia. The mitre, the cross, the superhumeral, the ring, the gloves, the shoes.
Odet de Coligny, Cardinal de Châtillon.
French Huguenot leader, Catholic prelate of the Renaissance
Portrait of John Knox. Scottish clergyman, writer and historian.
John Knox is considered as one of the founders of the Scottish Reformation
Lama (priest of Lhasa) and Tibetan women c. 1890.
Tibetan clothing of a Lama Priest of Lhasa and traditional Tibetan women dress culture.
The Westminster Abbey, London, England.
THERE is but one Westminster. No cathedral can evoke as many historical memories as Westminster.
Glastonbury Abbey in the county of Somerset, England.
The memories of the British Inyswytryn, the Saxon Glaestingburge, the modern Glastonbury, or as it was sometimes called the isle of Avalon
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com