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Monk preparing a new edition of a sutra in the printing room of a Buddhist temple with shelves of printing blocks in the background, Beijing, 1933-1946. Photo by Hedda Morrison.

Paris Graveyard, 1974. Photo by Ihei Kimura.

Woman of Auxerre' (detail). Poros. Height of the whole figure, 65 cm. From "Greek Masterworks of Art" by Max Wegner, 1955.

Taïwan, 1978. From "Taïwan, la Chine redecouverte" by Patrice Fava.

Hetaera playing the aulos. Throne of Ludovisi. Marble, 104 cm high. From "Greek Masterworks of Art" by Max Wegner, 1955.

Head of the Charioteer of Delphi. "The statue formed part of a group representing the Chariot of Polyzelus, tyrant of Gela, brother of Gelon and Hieron of Syracuse, after his victory in the Pythian Games in 478 or 474. The head greatly recalls the works of the Attic sculptor Critius. Note the inserted eyes, with white opaque glass for the cornea and coloured stones for the iris and pupil. The lips were overlaid with a film of red copper. Delphi Museum." From "The Civilization of Greece" by François Chamoux, 1960.

Joe Strykowski and friend, 1974. Photo by Jim Tallon. From "Divers and Cameras" by Joe Strykowski.

The vault, December 1965. Photo by Bob Bradshaw. Courtesy of Arizona Highways.

Man smoking a tobacco water pipe near the Great Wall, China, 1933-1946. Photo by Hedda Morrison.

The 'torana' archways at the entrance of Udaipur's palace is a perfect place for the 'langur' to practice long jumps. From "Rajasthan, splendour in the wilderness" by Gopi Gajwani, 1988.

An aura of serenity pervades a face of the Buddha carved in northern India about the Fifth Century A.D. During the latter part of the Gupta period, religious sculpture flourished among Buddhists and Hindus alike. From "Historic India" by Lucille Schulberg, 1968.

Un indigène au milieu d'un petit groupe d'iguanes terrestres, LÉquateur, Les îles des Galápagos. From "Les Iles du Pacifique" by Bernard Villaret, 1979.