Sicily - Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of an interior view of the Capuchin Catacombs. Orignially only intended for dead friars, it laster became a status symbols to be entombed in the catacomb. Around 8000 mummies line the walls, some are set in poses and at various levels of mummifaction.. Slide number 25 of Box 106 entitled Sicily
Picture No
10903734
Media ID
44900370
Size
4527px x 3979px
(9.6MB)
Credit
©The Boswell Collection, Bexley Heritage Trust / Mary Evans
Source
Lantern slide
Date
circa 1890s
