IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A project to describe images in this ...

To preserve the architectural finishes of the Chapel, the only floral decorations permitted are altar table arrangements. Bows may be attached to pews with ribbons, but not with wire. Helium balloons ...

A fresh flower altar is an altar for funerals created using only fresh flowers that are also said to have originated in Kyushu or Hokkaido. It is a site that gathered various works of such a flower ...

Pope Francis walks past flowers as he leaves Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 20, 2014. (Credit: CNS photo/Paul Haring.) Listen VATICAN CITY — Of the many traditions and ...