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Vienna, Austria - May 20, 2017: An ancient tome with miniature illustration, open inside a display case of the Austrian National Library, famous historic library of Vienna, on may 20, 2017
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Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Hofburg Brixen Bressanone, Italy
A closeup of a book in the National Library of Madrid
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.
Historic Quran from ottoman era in Doha, Qatar
Historical ancient manuscript Holy Quran
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
11th century copy of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle located in the British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom in London, UK.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Palermo, Italy - June  18, 2021. An antique book of Gregorian sings, exposed in the Palermo Cathedral
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.
Toro, Spain, April 06, 2024: Old book to read mass from the interior of the Collegiate Church of Toro
A closeup of an illuminated medieval manuscript on a  parchment with the historical Gregorian chant
Top view of open holy bible
Drollery on the lower margin of a medieval manuscript, showing a dragon
Orthodox icons
Old manuscript in Burgos cathedral
Ancient China Traditional Chinese Print Books
15th century altarpiece, interior of the Romanesque church of Sainte-Marie d'Arties, Val d'Aran, Catalonia
Pages from a several century old book that was hand written with expressive lettering.
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
Dates back to 1791. Soma, Manisa, Turkey.
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.
Codex Calixtino inside the Church of the Collegiate Church of Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain
A closeup of ancient text pages with calligraphy.
Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Southern Italy, Galatina, Apulia: Interiors fresco details
Ancient medieval book in a church
Interior architectural features of the Valencia Cathedral, Spain. Official name: Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia
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