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Replica of an icelandic old text.
Myanmar alphabet on stone
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Ancient greek script
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
One of the longest and most elaborate surviving graffiti texts from the town, and may be the only known love poem from one woman to another from the Latin world.\nScratched into the wall of the hallway of house six (b) of insula nine, in region nine of the town\n\nPOEM : O utinam liceat collo complexa tenere\u2028braciola et teneris oscula ferre label(l)is\u2028i nunc, ventis tua gaudia, pupula, crede\u2028crede mihi levis est natura virorum\u2028saepe ego cu(m) media vigilare(m) perdita nocte\u2028haec mecum medita(n)s: multos Fortuna quos supstulit alte,\u2028hos modo proiectos subito praecipitesque premit.\u2028sic Venus ut subito coiunxit corpora amantum\u2028dividit lux et se...\nTranslation : Oh, if only I could hold your little arms wrapped around my neck\u2028and press kisses to your tender little lips.\u2028Go then, little doll, trust your happiness to the winds.\u2028Believe me, the nature of men[c] is fickle.\u2028Often I would lie awake, lost in the middle of the night,\u2028Thinking to myself: many whom Fortune has lifted up high,\u2028those, suddenly hurled away/abandoned and falling headlong, she then oppresses.\u2028So too, after Venus has unexpectedly joined the bodies of lovers,\u2028daylight divides them and...\nPhoto composition
TURIN, ITALY - CIRCA MAY 2021: antique Medieval manuscript with ancient calligraphy.
Old page of text from a book on the history of Spain
Old page of a medieval latin script
Classical Greek  inscription Background
Open old christian book in the Ipatievsky Monastery. Kostroma, Russia. May, 2013.
St. Nicholas Church, located in the Demre district of Antalya, is a historic church. It's a significant pilgrimage site associated with Saint Nicholas, widely known as Santa Claus
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.
Illuminated antiquities and historical ruins at night - Ephesus Ancient City - İzmir / Turkey
in a monastery library with books, collection and archive of old books and literature
Old Victorian newspaper page, New Music, London Illustrated News, 1881
Detail shot of an old and historic Islamic scientist is working in his studio writing, reading and exploring.
For centuries people have carved their initials and other words into the remains of the soft sandstone walls of the old town in Valkenburg, Netherlands.
A closeup of an illuminated medieval manuscript on a  parchment with the historical Gregorian chant
Ancient roman latin script on the Appian Way Park, on white marble.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
In brown marble, ancient Roman lettering makes this background image.
Aged handwritten manuscript text. Calligraphy on old paper, vintage background
Old books with vintage bindings from the 1800s
Retro text background. Fragment of broken ancient inscription (imperial law in ancient Greek language), carved on marble block. Old film stylization. Sagalassos Ancient city, Turkey (Turkiye)
Turin, Piedmont, Italy - July 10, 2012: Old leather-bound book (detail of the gilding cover).
It is an important historical and archaeological site in Antalya province, Turkey. It exhibits ancient artifacts belonging to the Lycian civilization.
New Orleans, USA - Dec 11, 2017: Ancient biblical text page opened on public display at the iconic St. Louis Cathedral at the French Quarter. Feature ornate decorative drawings and artful manuscripts.
Mounted plaque in the Amphitheater. It refers to the builders of the stadium, Quinctius Valgus and Marcius Porcius, who funded its construction to advance their political careers.\nDedication Inscription: C. Quinctius C.f. Valgus M. Porcius M.f. duovir[i] quinq[uennales] coloniai honoris caussa spectacula de sua peq[unia] fac[iunda] coer[arunt] et coloneis locum in perpetuom deder[unt]
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