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Old wooden coffin bier in a country church, lit by a window Stock Photo

RFENF1JC–Old wooden coffin bier in a country church, lit by a window

Coffin panel with painting of a bier, Roman Period, 100–300, From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, el-Deir, Roman Cemetery Stock Photo

RMKC2WG3–Coffin panel with painting of a bier, Roman Period, 100–300, From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, el-Deir, Roman Cemetery

hand cart for carrying coffin A wheeled bier Stock Photo

RMDE13DK–hand cart for carrying coffin A wheeled bier

An interior of a church with the bier of the Spanish king Philip II. On a rise in a church lies the coffin. A man makes a speech to the crowd. In the foreground two men with candles., Burial of Philip II, 1598, print maker: Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1699, paper, etching, h 132 mm × w 82 mm Stock Photo

RM2JBXPFW–An interior of a church with the bier of the Spanish king Philip II. On a rise in a church lies the coffin. A man makes a speech to the crowd. In the foreground two men with candles., Burial of Philip II, 1598, print maker: Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1699, paper, etching, h 132 mm × w 82 mm

Art inspired by Coffin panel with painting of a bier, Roman Period, 100–300, From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, el-Deir, Roman Cemetery, Wood, paint, H. 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); D. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); L. 28.9 cm (11 3/8 in, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT Stock Photo

RF2HW0X9C–Art inspired by Coffin panel with painting of a bier, Roman Period, 100–300, From Egypt, Western Desert; Kharga Oasis, el-Deir, Roman Cemetery, Wood, paint, H. 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); D. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); L. 28.9 cm (11 3/8 in, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT

Nov. 11, 1963 - Service for Kennedy in London.: A solemn Mass for President Kennedy, was held today in Westminster Cathedral, attended by over 2,000 people. Photo shows Cardinal Heard holds the censer as he proceeds thrice round the bier incensing the coffin at today's Pontifical Mass. Stock Photo

RME0WP7B–Nov. 11, 1963 - Service for Kennedy in London.: A solemn Mass for President Kennedy, was held today in Westminster Cathedral, attended by over 2,000 people. Photo shows Cardinal Heard holds the censer as he proceeds thrice round the bier incensing the coffin at today's Pontifical Mass.

An environmentally friendly Eco-pod coffin being delivered for a natural burial funeral service Stock Photo

RMBXPYTN–An environmentally friendly Eco-pod coffin being delivered for a natural burial funeral service

'The Funeral of Iskandar', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Page: 8 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (20.5 x 13.3 cm) Painting: 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.4 x 8.3 cm). Date: ca. 1330-40. Iskandar (Alexander the Great), having been warned by a talking tree of his impending death, took sick and died in Babylon. His gilded bier was carried out on the plain while all mourned. This miniature, with the white background of the plain and the gold coffin, movingly portrays the grief displayed by the mourners rending their hair and clothes. Two miniatures from the Stock Photo

RMPAKNGF–'The Funeral of Iskandar', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings). Author: Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935-1020). Dimensions: Page: 8 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (20.5 x 13.3 cm) Painting: 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (4.4 x 8.3 cm). Date: ca. 1330-40. Iskandar (Alexander the Great), having been warned by a talking tree of his impending death, took sick and died in Babylon. His gilded bier was carried out on the plain while all mourned. This miniature, with the white background of the plain and the gold coffin, movingly portrays the grief displayed by the mourners rending their hair and clothes. Two miniatures from the

A bier in St. Mary’s Church, Halford, Warwickshire, England, UK Stock Photo

RM2XTC25W–A bier in St. Mary’s Church, Halford, Warwickshire, England, UK

A Victorian Coach Built Oak Funeral Bier Carriage 19th Century at the Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK Stock Photo

RMKGE2GT–A Victorian Coach Built Oak Funeral Bier Carriage 19th Century at the Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK

A bier in St. Gregory’s Church, Tredington, Warwickshire, England, UK Stock Photo

RM2NH4BH3–A bier in St. Gregory’s Church, Tredington, Warwickshire, England, UK

Fixed coffin deck and bolts in a hearse Stock Photo

RMGDFX74–Fixed coffin deck and bolts in a hearse

A bier in a corner of the parish Church of St Mary at Worstead, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Stock Photo

RM2A1B2D3–A bier in a corner of the parish Church of St Mary at Worstead, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe.

Chinese funeral procession with coffin on a bier and long parade of mourners. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's 'Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen' (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' and others. Stock Photo

RM2A7EGYK–Chinese funeral procession with coffin on a bier and long parade of mourners. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's 'Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen' (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' and others.

Sons farewell their father at a Muslim funeral in Pakistan Stock Photo

RMA4XF66–Sons farewell their father at a Muslim funeral in Pakistan

China, Two pallbearers prepare to carry a coffin on a wooden bier during a Chinese funeral ceremony. The coffin is draped in fine cloth and decorated with wreaths of flowers, indicating that the deceased had been wealthy.Original manuscript caption: Chinese funeral - (wealthy), circa 1905. 1998/028/1/1/52. Stock Photo

RM2AH83PN–China, Two pallbearers prepare to carry a coffin on a wooden bier during a Chinese funeral ceremony. The coffin is draped in fine cloth and decorated with wreaths of flowers, indicating that the deceased had been wealthy.Original manuscript caption: Chinese funeral - (wealthy), circa 1905. 1998/028/1/1/52.

Apr. 17, 2012 - Sir Winston Churchill lies-in -state Knight of the Garter Insignia on the coffin. The body of Sir Winston Churchill now lies-in-State in West Minister Hall. The Guard of Honour supplied y officers of the thre services - will be changed every 20 minutes - for the next three days. Photo shows Close-up showing Sir Winston's insignia as a knight of the Garter,comprising Collar, Star and Garter on top of the bier - in West minister Hall - this morning. Stock Photo

RME14AHE–Apr. 17, 2012 - Sir Winston Churchill lies-in -state Knight of the Garter Insignia on the coffin. The body of Sir Winston Churchill now lies-in-State in West Minister Hall. The Guard of Honour supplied y officers of the thre services - will be changed every 20 minutes - for the next three days. Photo shows Close-up showing Sir Winston's insignia as a knight of the Garter,comprising Collar, Star and Garter on top of the bier - in West minister Hall - this morning.

ROYAL FUNERAL CORTEGE LEAVES SANDRING HAM FOR WOLFERTON STATION, AND LONDON 11-2-52 The Royal funeral cortege, today left Sandringham Church where the body has been lying in State, of His Lste Majesty King George Vl. He died on Wednesday 6th. February at Sandringham. The body was borne in a coffin on a gun carriage, with members of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards acting as escorts. Walking behind the bier were the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Edinburgh I.N.P. PHOTO SHOWS: The coffin on the gun carriage leaving Sandringham Church for Wolferton Station, where it will be put aboard the r Stock Photo

RM2Y7T1HN–ROYAL FUNERAL CORTEGE LEAVES SANDRING HAM FOR WOLFERTON STATION, AND LONDON 11-2-52 The Royal funeral cortege, today left Sandringham Church where the body has been lying in State, of His Lste Majesty King George Vl. He died on Wednesday 6th. February at Sandringham. The body was borne in a coffin on a gun carriage, with members of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards acting as escorts. Walking behind the bier were the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Edinburgh I.N.P. PHOTO SHOWS: The coffin on the gun carriage leaving Sandringham Church for Wolferton Station, where it will be put aboard the r

Officers of the army and navy carry the bier during a military funeral ca. undated Stock Photo

RM2W69ANP–Officers of the army and navy carry the bier during a military funeral ca. undated

RFENF1JB–Old wooden coffin bier in a country church, lit by a window

[Marvo] Burial A. Kordelaar New Oosterbegraafplaats Kordelaar, A. Annotation: A coffin on the bier Date: August 8, 1953 Location: Amsterdam Keywords: funerals, marine Person Name: Kordelaar, A. Stock Photo

RM2AW53WX–[Marvo] Burial A. Kordelaar New Oosterbegraafplaats Kordelaar, A. Annotation: A coffin on the bier Date: August 8, 1953 Location: Amsterdam Keywords: funerals, marine Person Name: Kordelaar, A.

RMDE13J7–hand cart for carrying coffin A wheeled bier

Upper miniature: A dog's funeral, hares with hand bells, tapers and a processional cross. Two hare clerics with asperge and a censer; two hares carrying the bier; a hare playing a trumpet seated on the coffin. The Gorleston Psalter. 1310-1324. Source: Add. 49622, f.133. Language: English and Latin. Stock Photo

RMR54F6A–Upper miniature: A dog's funeral, hares with hand bells, tapers and a processional cross. Two hare clerics with asperge and a censer; two hares carrying the bier; a hare playing a trumpet seated on the coffin. The Gorleston Psalter. 1310-1324. Source: Add. 49622, f.133. Language: English and Latin.

Funeral of Daniël Raap in Amsterdam in 1754, Cornelis Brouwer, after Simon Fokke, 1786, After the uprising at the funeral of Daniël Raap, his coffin is rushed by night to the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam in 1754. A horse trots with a harnessed bier towards a gate and men with torches follow the animal., print maker: Cornelis Brouwer, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Simon Fokke, (mentioned on object), publisher: Arend Fokke Simonsz., (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1786, paper, etching, h 96 mm × w 114 mm Stock Photo

RM2JE4EWX–Funeral of Daniël Raap in Amsterdam in 1754, Cornelis Brouwer, after Simon Fokke, 1786, After the uprising at the funeral of Daniël Raap, his coffin is rushed by night to the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam in 1754. A horse trots with a harnessed bier towards a gate and men with torches follow the animal., print maker: Cornelis Brouwer, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Simon Fokke, (mentioned on object), publisher: Arend Fokke Simonsz., (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1786, paper, etching, h 96 mm × w 114 mm

Prague Spring 1968 Weeping mourners crowd round the bier of five year old girl Danka Kosanova 27th August 1968. The little girl stood next to a 14 year old boy in front of the University as the boy shouted curses at Russian soldiers crewing a Soviet tank. The Russians opened fire with a machine gun , killing both girl and boy on 24th August 1968. Stock Photo

RM2Y62CA0–Prague Spring 1968 Weeping mourners crowd round the bier of five year old girl Danka Kosanova 27th August 1968. The little girl stood next to a 14 year old boy in front of the University as the boy shouted curses at Russian soldiers crewing a Soviet tank. The Russians opened fire with a machine gun , killing both girl and boy on 24th August 1968.

The Funeral of Lord Palmerston: arrival of the hearse at the West Door of Westminster Abbey, 1865. 'The funeral procession...slowly entered the Broad Sanctuary and set down the appointed personages, the coffin, and the mourners, at the principal door...The mayors and aldermen, who mostly wore their robes, and were, in some cases, attended by their macebearers or ushers, were admitted as fast as they arrived...The volunteers kept the ground, formed in a double line from the Westminster Hospital across to the Crimean monument of the Westminster scholars, opposite the door of Dean's-yard. The gre Stock Photo

RM2X21XF4–The Funeral of Lord Palmerston: arrival of the hearse at the West Door of Westminster Abbey, 1865. 'The funeral procession...slowly entered the Broad Sanctuary and set down the appointed personages, the coffin, and the mourners, at the principal door...The mayors and aldermen, who mostly wore their robes, and were, in some cases, attended by their macebearers or ushers, were admitted as fast as they arrived...The volunteers kept the ground, formed in a double line from the Westminster Hospital across to the Crimean monument of the Westminster scholars, opposite the door of Dean's-yard. The gre

RMP5NDW5–Chinese funeral procession with coffin on a bier and long parade of mourners. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's 'Vollstaendige Völkergallerie in getreuen Abbildungen' (Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures), Meissen, circa 1835-1840. Goedsche (1785-1863) was a German writer, bookseller and publisher in Meissen. Many of the illustrations were adapted from Bertuch's 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' and others.

The silent sentinels change guard as people file past their sovereignThe impressive scene in the Great Hall of Westminster , London today. The multitudes continue to file past the bier of King George VI , but the column of mourners on right of picture, have been halted for a brief moment during the Changing Guard of the Silent Sentinels. The Grenadier Guards were taking over from the Household Cavalry. Like all the change-overs during the Lying-in-State the ceremony was performed in true military precision but absolutely silently. There was not even the rattle of a sword and there was no Stock Photo

RM2Y7T16K–The silent sentinels change guard as people file past their sovereignThe impressive scene in the Great Hall of Westminster , London today. The multitudes continue to file past the bier of King George VI , but the column of mourners on right of picture, have been halted for a brief moment during the Changing Guard of the Silent Sentinels. The Grenadier Guards were taking over from the Household Cavalry. Like all the change-overs during the Lying-in-State the ceremony was performed in true military precision but absolutely silently. There was not even the rattle of a sword and there was no

A wooden and four-wheeled coffin bier to be found in the picturesque church of St Oswald's at Arncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales. Stock Photo

RM2H5X0MP–A wooden and four-wheeled coffin bier to be found in the picturesque church of St Oswald's at Arncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales.

Fragmentary Coffin Lid and Fragments of Wood, uncertain. Additional Info: Two main registers of figural decoration adorn this fragmentary coffin lid (composed of 75.AJ.20.1 and 75.AJ.20.2.) The uppermost section of the fragment preserves traces of a wing that would probably formed part of a winged sun disk. The registers are framed and separated by two rows of decoration; the top row is a multi-coloured banded frieze, the lower row is of stars. The figural decoration in the upper register consists of a mummified figure reclining on a lion-bier with a ba-bird hovering above. The four Sons of Stock Photo

RM2YBDEG2–Fragmentary Coffin Lid and Fragments of Wood, uncertain. Additional Info: Two main registers of figural decoration adorn this fragmentary coffin lid (composed of 75.AJ.20.1 and 75.AJ.20.2.) The uppermost section of the fragment preserves traces of a wing that would probably formed part of a winged sun disk. The registers are framed and separated by two rows of decoration; the top row is a multi-coloured banded frieze, the lower row is of stars. The figural decoration in the upper register consists of a mummified figure reclining on a lion-bier with a ba-bird hovering above. The four Sons of

RMMXWD7B–death of a senior man

Coffin panel with painting of a bier 100–300 Roman Period. Coffin panel with painting of a bier 551999 Stock Photo

RM2HHWB44–Coffin panel with painting of a bier 100–300 Roman Period. Coffin panel with painting of a bier 551999

Burial Of King George VI At Windsor - A general view of the scenes as the coffin containing the body of King George VI arrives at the Chapel at St. George at Windsor Castle. At the top of the steps, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and other ecclesiastical dignitaries are waiting to receive the bier. February 15, 1952. (Photo by Fox Photos). Stock Photo

RM2JAYFR4–Burial Of King George VI At Windsor - A general view of the scenes as the coffin containing the body of King George VI arrives at the Chapel at St. George at Windsor Castle. At the top of the steps, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and other ecclesiastical dignitaries are waiting to receive the bier. February 15, 1952. (Photo by Fox Photos).

A funeral procession following a coffin, laid out on a bier, into a church. Etching by B. Picart, 1724. Stock Photo

RM2H441C1–A funeral procession following a coffin, laid out on a bier, into a church. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.

Hamar 19490615Actual 13-1949: Catholic splendor and celebration at Sigrid Undset's bier Author Sigrid Undset's funeral in St. Torfinn chapel Hamar. -Bishop Mangers delivers the eulogy for the great poet and particularly emphasizes her generosity. As he spoke, one of the choirboys stood on the other side of the coffin with a raised cross. After the speech, the bishop sprinkled the coffin with holy water and blessed it with incense. Photo; Sverre A. Børretzen / Aktuell / NTB ***PHOTO NOT IMAGE PROCESSED*** This image text is auto translated Stock Photo

RM2XX4G8T–Hamar 19490615Actual 13-1949: Catholic splendor and celebration at Sigrid Undset's bier Author Sigrid Undset's funeral in St. Torfinn chapel Hamar. -Bishop Mangers delivers the eulogy for the great poet and particularly emphasizes her generosity. As he spoke, one of the choirboys stood on the other side of the coffin with a raised cross. After the speech, the bishop sprinkled the coffin with holy water and blessed it with incense. Photo; Sverre A. Børretzen / Aktuell / NTB ***PHOTO NOT IMAGE PROCESSED*** This image text is auto translated

A bier (a stand on which a coffin is placedhe) at cemetery by Church of St Anne in Javorna, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 18, 2020. (CTK Ph Stock Photo

RM2D1TRYX–A bier (a stand on which a coffin is placedhe) at cemetery by Church of St Anne in Javorna, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 18, 2020. (CTK Ph

1965 - Sir Winston Churchill lies-in -state Knight of the Garter Insignia on the coffin. The body of Sir Winston Churchill now lies-in-State in West Minister Hall. The Guard of Honour supplied y officers of the thre services - will be changed every 20 minutes - for the next three days. Photo shows Close-up showing Sir Winston's insignia as a knight of the Garter, comprising Collar, Star and Garter on top of the bier - in West minister Hall - this morning. © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

RMFNJR61–1965 - Sir Winston Churchill lies-in -state Knight of the Garter Insignia on the coffin. The body of Sir Winston Churchill now lies-in-State in West Minister Hall. The Guard of Honour supplied y officers of the thre services - will be changed every 20 minutes - for the next three days. Photo shows Close-up showing Sir Winston's insignia as a knight of the Garter, comprising Collar, Star and Garter on top of the bier - in West minister Hall - this morning. © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News

RM2W69GA4–Officers of the army and navy carry the bier during a military funeral ca. undated

hearse vehicle open at rear parked in a street Stock Photo

RFE0N1KH–hearse vehicle open at rear parked in a street

Ashwell village lychgate roofed gateway to the churchyard formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals Stock Photo

RMA0MD84–Ashwell village lychgate roofed gateway to the churchyard formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals

Coffin panel with painting of a bier MET 13.182.46 EGDP013799 551999 Stock Photo

RMKNAJ6A–Coffin panel with painting of a bier MET 13.182.46 EGDP013799 551999

Historic Archive Image of a Welsh Funeral at Ynyshir, Rhondda Valley, Wales, c1910s Stock Photo

RMR3N1FR–Historic Archive Image of a Welsh Funeral at Ynyshir, Rhondda Valley, Wales, c1910s

'The Funeral of Iskandar', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40 Stock Photo

RMKC6CN4–'The Funeral of Iskandar', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40

Art inspired by The Funeral of Iskandar', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, Page: 8 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (20.5 x 13.3 cm), Codices, Iskandar (Alexander the Great), having been warned, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT Stock Photo

RF2HW8NWE–Art inspired by The Funeral of Iskandar', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), ca. 1330–40, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, Page: 8 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (20.5 x 13.3 cm), Codices, Iskandar (Alexander the Great), having been warned, Classic works modernized by Artotop with a splash of modernity. Shapes, color and value, eye-catching visual impact on art. Emotions through freedom of artworks in a contemporary way. A timeless message pursuing a wildly creative new direction. Artists turning to the digital medium and creating the Artotop NFT

The Funeral of His Late Royal Highness the Prince Consort: the Funeral Procession in the nave of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, 1861. 'By the express desire of his Royal Highness the funeral was of the plainest and most private character...A gradually rising platform led from the Castle-yard into the nave [of St George's Chapel], along the sides and centre of which a stage had been erected...This stage...and the floor of the chapel itself, were covered with black cloth; a simple white line marking the course of the bier from the west end of the nave to the entrance of the Royal vault...The pal Stock Photo

RM2TBKE9F–The Funeral of His Late Royal Highness the Prince Consort: the Funeral Procession in the nave of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, 1861. 'By the express desire of his Royal Highness the funeral was of the plainest and most private character...A gradually rising platform led from the Castle-yard into the nave [of St George's Chapel], along the sides and centre of which a stage had been erected...This stage...and the floor of the chapel itself, were covered with black cloth; a simple white line marking the course of the bier from the west end of the nave to the entrance of the Royal vault...The pal

Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020). Surat-i tabut Iskandar (Picture of Alexander the Great's coffin). Date/Period: Ca. 1330. Painting / watercolor painting. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper. Height: 57.6 cm (22.6 in); Width: 39.7 cm (15.6 in). Author: Artist Unknown. Stock Photo

RMPNEB0N–Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020). Surat-i tabut Iskandar (Picture of Alexander the Great's coffin). Date/Period: Ca. 1330. Painting / watercolor painting. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper. Height: 57.6 cm (22.6 in); Width: 39.7 cm (15.6 in). Author: Artist Unknown.

ARCHIVE BOX 3 ARC 0083 D587 Reference: 001384 DR BARNARDO`S FUNERAL DATE : 1905 THE FUNERAL SERVICE IN PROGRESS , IN A MARQUEE AT THE GIRLS VILLAGE HOME , Barkingside , Essex , England Stock Photo

RM2Y62BG3–ARCHIVE BOX 3 ARC 0083 D587 Reference: 001384 DR BARNARDO`S FUNERAL DATE : 1905 THE FUNERAL SERVICE IN PROGRESS , IN A MARQUEE AT THE GIRLS VILLAGE HOME , Barkingside , Essex , England

Two mourners standing in front of a coffin on a Bier at a crematorium. Stock Photo

RM2T6NHMF–Two mourners standing in front of a coffin on a Bier at a crematorium.

Fragment of a Coffin Lid, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.. Additional Info: Two main registers of figural decoration adorn this fragmentary coffin lid (composed of 75.AJ.20.1 and 75.AJ.20.2.) The uppermost section of the fragment preserves traces of a wing that would probably formed part of a winged sun disk. The registers are framed and separated by two rows of decoration; the top row is a multi-coloured banded frieze, the lower row is of stars. The figural decoration in the upper register consists of a mummified figure reclining on a lion-bier with a ba-bird hovering above. The four Sons Stock Photo

RM2YBDEFN–Fragment of a Coffin Lid, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.. Additional Info: Two main registers of figural decoration adorn this fragmentary coffin lid (composed of 75.AJ.20.1 and 75.AJ.20.2.) The uppermost section of the fragment preserves traces of a wing that would probably formed part of a winged sun disk. The registers are framed and separated by two rows of decoration; the top row is a multi-coloured banded frieze, the lower row is of stars. The figural decoration in the upper register consists of a mummified figure reclining on a lion-bier with a ba-bird hovering above. The four Sons

RMMXWD7C–death of a senior man

Royalty - Queen Mary Funeral Procession - Millbank, London Stock Photo

RMG7CPE8–Royalty - Queen Mary Funeral Procession - Millbank, London

RMMXWE33–death of a senior man

A coffin layed out on a bier in a chapel surrounded by a choir. Etching by B. Picart, 1724. Stock Photo

RM2H43FKG–A coffin layed out on a bier in a chapel surrounded by a choir. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.

RMMXWEHX–death of a senior man

RM2XX4G9Y–Hamar 19490615Actual 13-1949: Catholic splendor and celebration at Sigrid Undset's bier Author Sigrid Undset's funeral in St. Torfinn chapel Hamar. -Bishop Mangers delivers the eulogy for the great poet and particularly emphasizes her generosity. As he spoke, one of the choirboys stood on the other side of the coffin with a raised cross. After the speech, the bishop sprinkled the coffin with holy water and blessed it with incense. Photo; Sverre A. Børretzen / Aktuell / NTB ***PHOTO NOT IMAGE PROCESSED*** This image text is auto translated

Funeral procession of Friedrich Ebert in Berlin, 1925 Stock Photo

RMC455P8–Funeral procession of Friedrich Ebert in Berlin, 1925

. Doctors and patients; or, Anecdotes of the medical world and curiosities of medicine. ceremony ofreinterment took place on April 10, the following being theorder of the procession :— The remains in the original coffin, borne on a high bier, fol-lowed by the Dean of Westminster (without his robes), and Dr.Baillie, a grand-nephew of Hunter; Lord Ducie, and Dr.Clarke, of Cambridge, as representing the trustees of theHunterian Museum ; Mr. Buckland (a son of the late respectedDean of Westminster, and to whom the profession is indebtedfor the discovery of the remains); Mr. Owen, the late Hunteria Stock Photo

RM2AFJN6T–. Doctors and patients; or, Anecdotes of the medical world and curiosities of medicine. ceremony ofreinterment took place on April 10, the following being theorder of the procession :— The remains in the original coffin, borne on a high bier, fol-lowed by the Dean of Westminster (without his robes), and Dr.Baillie, a grand-nephew of Hunter; Lord Ducie, and Dr.Clarke, of Cambridge, as representing the trustees of theHunterian Museum ; Mr. Buckland (a son of the late respectedDean of Westminster, and to whom the profession is indebtedfor the discovery of the remains); Mr. Owen, the late Hunteria

Funeral of the late King of the Belgians: the burial service in the Chapel at Laeken - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865. 'A temporary church had been erected at Laeken, for, as that to which the Royal burial-place is attached is a Catholic one, it was impossible to read the conclusion of the Protestant burial service within its walls. It has already been remarked that the late Queen was buried here; and, in order that the King might sleep at her side without being brought within Catholic consecrated ground, an opening had been made in the church wall, through which the coffin was to b Stock Photo

RM2XAP65N–Funeral of the late King of the Belgians: the burial service in the Chapel at Laeken - from a sketch by our special artist, 1865. 'A temporary church had been erected at Laeken, for, as that to which the Royal burial-place is attached is a Catholic one, it was impossible to read the conclusion of the Protestant burial service within its walls. It has already been remarked that the late Queen was buried here; and, in order that the King might sleep at her side without being brought within Catholic consecrated ground, an opening had been made in the church wall, through which the coffin was to b

RM2T6NHMD–Two mourners standing in front of a coffin on a Bier at a crematorium.

The Funeral of Isfandiyar, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1330s. Stock Photo

RM2BT281D–The Funeral of Isfandiyar, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1330s.

A group of mourners visiting a coffin layed out on a bier to pay their last respects to the dead. Etching by B. Picart, 1724. Stock Photo

RM2H441B4–A group of mourners visiting a coffin layed out on a bier to pay their last respects to the dead. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.

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RM2XX4F1A–Hamar 19490615Actual 13-1949: Catholic splendor and celebration at Sigrid Undset's bier Author Sigrid Undset's funeral in St. Torfinn chapel Hamar. -The coffin is carried out of St. Torfinn's chapel by the eight writers who stood guard of honour. Forrest goes, the chairman of the Authors' Association, Hans Heiberg, and Nils Johan Rud. The others are Tarjei Vesaas, Arne Skouen, Georg Brochmann, Claes Gill, Torolf Elster and Einar Skjæraasen. Photo; Sverre A. Børretzen / Aktuell / NTB ***PHOTO NOT IMAGE PROCESSED*** This image text is auto translated

Old Saint Paul's : a tale of the plague and the fire . nkind of the scourge should die,My coffins will sell,—so what care I ? Drink the plague / Drink the plague ! Loud acclamations followed the song, and thedoctor, who was filled with disgust and as-tonishment, opened the door. He absolutelyrecoiled at the scene presented to his gaze. Inthe midst of a large room, the sides of whichwere crowded with coffins piled to the veryceiling, sat about a dozen personages, with pipesin their mouths, and flasks and glasses beforethem. Their seats were coffins, and their tablewas a coffin set upon a bier. Stock Photo

RM2AWNCG3–Old Saint Paul's : a tale of the plague and the fire . nkind of the scourge should die,My coffins will sell,—so what care I ? Drink the plague / Drink the plague ! Loud acclamations followed the song, and thedoctor, who was filled with disgust and as-tonishment, opened the door. He absolutelyrecoiled at the scene presented to his gaze. Inthe midst of a large room, the sides of whichwere crowded with coffins piled to the veryceiling, sat about a dozen personages, with pipesin their mouths, and flasks and glasses beforethem. Their seats were coffins, and their tablewas a coffin set upon a bier.

The New Hartley Pit Calamity: the funeral procession leaving Colliery Row for Earsdon Churchyard, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster of 16 January 1862 was a coal mining accident in Northumberland which resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. '...there were probably 60,000 persons present...carts containing a layer of straw were slowly driven to the door of each cottage, and, amid the weeping and still more agonising signs of silent grief in every sorrowstricken house, the coffins were lifted over the side of the cart and packed in loads of five each...[by] three o'clock, nearly all t Stock Photo

RM2WG0HPM–The New Hartley Pit Calamity: the funeral procession leaving Colliery Row for Earsdon Churchyard, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster of 16 January 1862 was a coal mining accident in Northumberland which resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. '...there were probably 60,000 persons present...carts containing a layer of straw were slowly driven to the door of each cottage, and, amid the weeping and still more agonising signs of silent grief in every sorrowstricken house, the coffins were lifted over the side of the cart and packed in loads of five each...[by] three o'clock, nearly all t

A group of holy men holding candles around a bier with a prelate, ca. 1880-1910. Stock Photo

RM2BT10KM–A group of holy men holding candles around a bier with a prelate, ca. 1880-1910.

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RM2XX4F12–Hamar 19490615Actual 13-1949: Catholic splendor and celebration at Sigrid Undset's bier Author Sigrid Undset's funeral in St. Torfinn chapel Hamar. - At the small, beautiful cemetery in Mesnalien, Sigrid Undset will rest between her children. Bishop Mangers serves appetizers at the grave, where the guard of honor is lined up on both sides of the coffin. High and free lies the Mesnalien chapel, in a nature that is as authentically Norwegian as it gets. A large part of the villagers had turned up, and the flags flew at half-mast over the whole village. Photo; Sverre A. Børretzen / Aktuell / NTB

The comédie humaine . stic party which he had foughtagainst. His hatred of the men he had tried to serve was sovirulent that he would gladly have joined the coalition thatwas about to be formed among certain ambitious spirits who,at least, had one idea in common—that of shaking off the Z. MARCAS. 389 yoke of the court. But Marcas could only reply to the envoyin the words of the Hotel de Ville— It is too late! Marcas did not leave money enough to pay for his funeral.Juste and I had great difficulty in saving him from the igno-miny of a paupers bier, and we alone followed the coffin ofZ. Marcas Stock Photo

RM2ANHTMY–The comédie humaine . stic party which he had foughtagainst. His hatred of the men he had tried to serve was sovirulent that he would gladly have joined the coalition thatwas about to be formed among certain ambitious spirits who,at least, had one idea in common—that of shaking off the Z. MARCAS. 389 yoke of the court. But Marcas could only reply to the envoyin the words of the Hotel de Ville— It is too late! Marcas did not leave money enough to pay for his funeral.Juste and I had great difficulty in saving him from the igno-miny of a paupers bier, and we alone followed the coffin ofZ. Marcas

Catafalque for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 1589. From 'Libro De Catafalchi, Tabernacoli, con varij designi di Porte fenestre et altri ornamenti di Architettura', a work on funerary architecture. Stock Photo

RM2GGBCH1–Catafalque for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 1589. From 'Libro De Catafalchi, Tabernacoli, con varij designi di Porte fenestre et altri ornamenti di Architettura', a work on funerary architecture.

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Two centuries of song : or, Lyrics, madrigals, sonnets, and other occasional verses of the English poets of the last two hundred years . The Dormouse attended, but cold and forlorn,And the Gnat slowly winded his shrill little horn ;And the Moth, who was grieved for the loss of a sister,Bent over the body, and silently kissed her. The corse was embalmed at the set of the sun, And enclosed in a case which the Silk-worm had spun ; By the help of the hornet the coffin was laid On a bier out of myrtle and jessamine made.. In weepers and scarves came the Butterflies all, And six of their number supp Stock Photo

RM2ANJ5F2–Two centuries of song : or, Lyrics, madrigals, sonnets, and other occasional verses of the English poets of the last two hundred years . The Dormouse attended, but cold and forlorn,And the Gnat slowly winded his shrill little horn ;And the Moth, who was grieved for the loss of a sister,Bent over the body, and silently kissed her. The corse was embalmed at the set of the sun, And enclosed in a case which the Silk-worm had spun ; By the help of the hornet the coffin was laid On a bier out of myrtle and jessamine made.. In weepers and scarves came the Butterflies all, And six of their number supp

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A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities.. . ). 1. The hilt of asword, which was frequently much ornamented.[Gladius.] The handles of knives were alsomuch ornamented ; and of the beautiful work-manship sometimes bestowed on them, a judgment. may be formed from the three specimens here in-troduced. (Montfaucon, Ant. Expliquee, iii. 122.pi. 61.) 2. A bier or coffin. [Funus.] CAPUT, the head. The term head is oftenused by the Roman writers as equivalent to per-son,1 or human being. (Caes. Bell. Gall. iv. 15.)By an easy transition, it was used to signify life:thus, capite damnari, plecti, &c. a Stock Photo

RM2AM1192–A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities.. . ). 1. The hilt of asword, which was frequently much ornamented.[Gladius.] The handles of knives were alsomuch ornamented ; and of the beautiful work-manship sometimes bestowed on them, a judgment. may be formed from the three specimens here in-troduced. (Montfaucon, Ant. Expliquee, iii. 122.pi. 61.) 2. A bier or coffin. [Funus.] CAPUT, the head. The term head is oftenused by the Roman writers as equivalent to per-son,1 or human being. (Caes. Bell. Gall. iv. 15.)By an easy transition, it was used to signify life:thus, capite damnari, plecti, &c. a

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. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. ith on the feet of a femalefigure in one of the Pompeian paint-ings. Mus. Borb. vii. 39. SANDAFILA. A coarse andcommon kind of coffin or bier, inwhich the corpses of indigent peopleand of malefactors were carried outto burial. Fulgent, s. v. Suet Dom. 17. SANDAPILARIUS. One whocarries out the bier called sand Stock Photo

RM2AFR103–. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. ith on the feet of a femalefigure in one of the Pompeian paint-ings. Mus. Borb. vii. 39. SANDAFILA. A coarse andcommon kind of coffin or bier, inwhich the corpses of indigent peopleand of malefactors were carried outto burial. Fulgent, s. v. Suet Dom. 17. SANDAPILARIUS. One whocarries out the bier called sand

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Hero tales of the far North . Till. Hi A1H TRAXSFORMKI) IX TWENTY-ONE Yl.ARS illO l THE GHOST OF THE HEATH 177 present here, will see from this how muchyou think of me, and possibly my recom-mendation that the State make a largercontribution to the Heath Societys treas-ury may thereby acquire greater weightwith him. I drink to an increased appro-priation. On the heath Dalgas was prophet, prince,and friend of the people. In the crowdsthat flocked about his bier homespun el-bowed gold lace in the grief of a commonloss. Boughs of the fragrant spruce deckedhis coffin, the gift of the heath to the Stock Photo

RM2AN13HY–Hero tales of the far North . Till. Hi A1H TRAXSFORMKI) IX TWENTY-ONE Yl.ARS illO l THE GHOST OF THE HEATH 177 present here, will see from this how muchyou think of me, and possibly my recom-mendation that the State make a largercontribution to the Heath Societys treas-ury may thereby acquire greater weightwith him. I drink to an increased appro-priation. On the heath Dalgas was prophet, prince,and friend of the people. In the crowdsthat flocked about his bier homespun el-bowed gold lace in the grief of a commonloss. Boughs of the fragrant spruce deckedhis coffin, the gift of the heath to the

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People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . Ruins of Nain. {After a Photograph.). Site of Machserus, 116 A COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE. [Luke 7 : 15-18, to Dr. Post, either wrapped in the outer garment, abba, and such covering asthe family can afford ; a napkin or handkerchief on the face and without acoffin, but on a bier; or, if in a coffin without a lid, the whole body beingexposed to view. At a funeral of an adult the crowd is usually large, andthe mourners wailing loud and very Stock Photo

RM2AWMXDP–People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . Ruins of Nain. {After a Photograph.). Site of Machserus, 116 A COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE. [Luke 7 : 15-18, to Dr. Post, either wrapped in the outer garment, abba, and such covering asthe family can afford ; a napkin or handkerchief on the face and without acoffin, but on a bier; or, if in a coffin without a lid, the whole body beingexposed to view. At a funeral of an adult the crowd is usually large, andthe mourners wailing loud and very

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Two years abaft the mast; or, Life as a sea apprentice . the firm here, Messrs H and C. L coming down to meet us at the landing-stairs. The river here is very narrow,and swarms with junks, large and small, be-sides an endless variety of other craft. Messrs J M & Co.s business house, or rather mansion, is a fine structure, standing inwell-] aid-out grounds. We were at first goingto carry the coffin slung in ropes, but the abovegentlemen having procured a bier, helped usconsiderably. Supported hj eight men shoul-der-high, and the others following, we movedsteadily on towards the English cemetery Stock Photo

RM2AXH88X–Two years abaft the mast; or, Life as a sea apprentice . the firm here, Messrs H and C. L coming down to meet us at the landing-stairs. The river here is very narrow,and swarms with junks, large and small, be-sides an endless variety of other craft. Messrs J M & Co.s business house, or rather mansion, is a fine structure, standing inwell-] aid-out grounds. We were at first goingto carry the coffin slung in ropes, but the abovegentlemen having procured a bier, helped usconsiderably. Supported hj eight men shoul-der-high, and the others following, we movedsteadily on towards the English cemetery

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. Life and death : being an authentic account of the deaths of one hundred celebrated men and women, with their portraits . ething; then he turned his face to the wall and seemed to fall asleep.By one oclock on the morning of 5th December 1791, his spirit had fled.The next day the body was removed to St. Stephens Church, and at threeoclock in the afternoon the benediction was pronounced over his coffin. The 135 136 A BOOK OF LIFE AND DEATH bier was then carried for interment to the churchyard of St. Marks. A violentstorm raged so fiercely that all the mourners turned back, and not a friendstoo Stock Photo

RM2CE6X18–. Life and death : being an authentic account of the deaths of one hundred celebrated men and women, with their portraits . ething; then he turned his face to the wall and seemed to fall asleep.By one oclock on the morning of 5th December 1791, his spirit had fled.The next day the body was removed to St. Stephens Church, and at threeoclock in the afternoon the benediction was pronounced over his coffin. The 135 136 A BOOK OF LIFE AND DEATH bier was then carried for interment to the churchyard of St. Marks. A violentstorm raged so fiercely that all the mourners turned back, and not a friendstoo

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. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. PERFECT MASTER. IHE FIFTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTEDSCOTTISHSERIES.* DECORATIONS. The Lodge is hung with green cloth from eight whitecolumns, four on each side, and equidistant. An altar,draped in black, strewed with tears, is placed in theEast at the foot of the throne. In front of the altar isa coffin, draped in black,, resting on a bier, with thejewel and apron of Grand Master H. A.*. Four lights are placed at each of the cardinal points. Marks of blood are in the northeast section of theLodge. The star in the interlaced triangle Stock Photo

RM2CEKC7Y–. The book of the ancient and accepted Scottish rite. PERFECT MASTER. IHE FIFTH GRADE OF THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTEDSCOTTISHSERIES.* DECORATIONS. The Lodge is hung with green cloth from eight whitecolumns, four on each side, and equidistant. An altar,draped in black, strewed with tears, is placed in theEast at the foot of the throne. In front of the altar isa coffin, draped in black,, resting on a bier, with thejewel and apron of Grand Master H. A.*. Four lights are placed at each of the cardinal points. Marks of blood are in the northeast section of theLodge. The star in the interlaced triangle

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. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Ancient Babylonian Coffin. of the great, of sycamore-wood. But themost common method of carrying a corpse tothe grave was on a bier or bed, which mustsometimes have been furnished in a costlyand elegant style, forming in reality a cata-falque. The bier, however, in use amongthe common people was but a plain board,supported by two poles, on which lay thebody concealed from view by only a slightcoverlet. Thus was the wi Stock Photo

RM2CDGKTR–. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . Ancient Babylonian Coffin. of the great, of sycamore-wood. But themost common method of carrying a corpse tothe grave was on a bier or bed, which mustsometimes have been furnished in a costlyand elegant style, forming in reality a cata-falque. The bier, however, in use amongthe common people was but a plain board,supported by two poles, on which lay thebody concealed from view by only a slightcoverlet. Thus was the wi

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. North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . ll turn your head, with a smile,And fall asleep, Like a tired child, after a hard days play? 1 wonder when you lie in your coffin, Whether hundreds will pass your bier, With moistened eyes and stifled sobs, Because they love you so ? And yet, this man of whom I write, This man of the big unselfish heart, This man who could walk with the great ones Of the earth, with perfect ease, And also could walk with humbler folk, And feel as much at home with the men Along the water front Who love a boat, and know where fish will bite,They all loved him, and Stock Photo

RM2CDFYW6–. North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . ll turn your head, with a smile,And fall asleep, Like a tired child, after a hard days play? 1 wonder when you lie in your coffin, Whether hundreds will pass your bier, With moistened eyes and stifled sobs, Because they love you so ? And yet, this man of whom I write, This man of the big unselfish heart, This man who could walk with the great ones Of the earth, with perfect ease, And also could walk with humbler folk, And feel as much at home with the men Along the water front Who love a boat, and know where fish will bite,They all loved him, and