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Page from a 15th Century Book of Hours, written in France on vellum, showing Joseph and Mary taking Jesus to Egypt. (Fragment 19) From the Reed Rare Books Collection in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Old Christian (Coptic) Paintings in Ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Yeha village in Northern Ethiopia. Virgin Mary with Little Jesus and Apostles and Angels around. SEE my other photos from Ethiopia:
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
An antique copy of the Hebrew scriptures and New Testament Bible from the 1800's. Detail shot of the Lord's Prayer as taught to his disciples.
A closeup of an illuminated medieval manuscript on a parchment with the historical Gregorian chant
Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Southern Italy, Galatina, Apulia: Interiors fresco details
Valencia - The painting of Annunciation in the Cathedral and St. Peter chapell by Nicolas Falco from 16. cent.
Orthodox icons
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Psyches gather flowers ( Faniciulle Fioraie - Little flower girls )\n\nAn ancient Fourth-Pompeian-Style Roman wall painting in the House of the Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum. Excavated 1894-1895\n\nThe brothers Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva commissioned their Fresco decorations from one of the leading artists; workshops so that their home would be not only a comfortable residence but also a status symbol. Cupids and their female equivalents ( psyches ) engaged in a number of different activities
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Interior architectural features of the Valencia Cathedral, Spain. Official name: Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia
Illustration in 15th Century French Book of Hours, showing Joseph and Mary fleeing to Egypt. Photographed at the Dunedin Public Library, New Zealand and used with permission from curators of the Reed Collection.
Galatina, Apulia (Italy): a composition made of details from the XVth century frescoes painted on the walls of the Basilica of St. Catherine of Alexandria.
TURIN, ITALY - CIRCA MAY 2021: antique Medieval manuscript with ancient calligraphy.
Ancient religious murals in Siena, Italy
A stunning illustration of the archangel Saint Michael from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition trampling Satan, Lucifer, the Devil. It is in an antique illuminated manuscript style. The angel stands on Satan in the form of a dragon holding a spear aloft ready to strike. Good triumphing over evil..This is a reproduction of a late 13th Century illustration scanned and lovingly restored from an 1885 edition of Geschichte der Deutschen Kunst (German Art Illustrated) Volume 1 from the up-loaders personal archive.
This mosaic below the Assumption of the Virgin on the tympanum of the Porta della Mandorla (Almond Gate), depicts the Coronation of the Virgin, showing the Virgin Mary being crowned by Christ as a symbol of her exalted status in heaven. The gold halo signifies the sacred and divine nature of the figures depicted. The white dove above her represents the Holy Spirit. The mosaic lunette was created by Domenico and Davide Ghirlandaio in the late 15th century.
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021: An historic manuscript, hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Ysleta Pueblo, TX: A wooden retablo featuring the Holy Family inside Ysleta Mission, which is in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in the municipality of El Paso.
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
Madonna with child. Horizontal Shot.
15th century altarpiece, interior of the Romanesque church of Sainte-Marie d'Arties, Val d'Aran, Catalonia
Orthodox religion
Detail of a letter on a page from a 14th Century Latin Vulgate Bible, written in England on vellum. The capital letter is illuminated with gold and decorated with white tracery. (Fragment 13) From the Reed Rare Books Collection in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Detail of a fresco on a wall of the Romanesque church of Santa Maria Assunta, in Bominaco, L'Aquiila province, in Abruzzo (Italy). The church was founded around the year 1080, XII century
Bologna - The icon of The Annunciation in church Chiesa di San Pietro by Sebastian Tarud.
Frescoes in Ayayorgi Church and Fener Greek Patriarchate
Drollery on the lower margin of a medieval manuscript, showing a dragon
Loreta's courtyard. Loretanské nám. 7, 118 00 Praha 1-Hradčany, Czech Republic.
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