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this is very old Chinese traditional herbal medicine ancient book(Golden Mirror of Medicine),from qing dynasty have more than 200 years(maybe 18th century).the book records the use of acupuncture,herbal medicine and book of changes with chinese script.It is preserved complete by one chinese doctor of my grandfather.
JAIPUR, INDIA - OCT 11, 2017 - Scenes from the Ramayana in antique manuscript,  Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Illuminated antiquities and historical ruins at night - close-up - Ephesus Ancient City - İzmir / Turkey
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
11th century copy of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle located in the British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom in London, UK.
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Inscriptions written on a rock found in the ancient city of Ephesus. This is not a paid museum.
Nepali scriptures details from a buddhist bell in Kathmandu.
Text carved in sandstone 17th century Germany 1704
Ancient writing on a piece of paper
Konya,Turkey:August 3 ,2023 Antique handwritten koran in Mevlana Tomb.Konya
A possible first century Greek Manuscript of the New Testament, published as a facsimile by Constantine Simonides in 1861. Simonides was a convicted forger and although this facsimile was denounced as a forgery, it has never been proven.
Old egyptian hieroglyphic carvings.
Babylonian historical writing background. Ancient hieroglyphs of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations. Archaeological objects and antiquities. High quality photo
Codex Calixtino inside the Church of the Collegiate Church of Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain
Hand lettered vellum from a 1490 edition of the Book of Hours.
Old inscription,Deyr ul-Zafaran Monastery in Mardin Turkey
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Letterpress printing made of clay, partial close-up, Chinese word
25.11.2022 Istanbul Turkey Ancient Latin, Greek- English Dictionary  open page view with soft yellow dramatic light, Education, knowledge concept.
The first chapter of Don Quixote
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
Ottoman period antic koran cover
Hand holding The Holy Quran on a white background
Toro, Spain, April 06, 2024: Old book to read mass from the interior of the Collegiate Church of Toro
A closeup of a book in the National Library of Madrid
A framed version of the Ten Commandments inside the pretty church of St Botolph in the village of Culpho, Suffolk, Eastern England. The church dates from the 14th century but has had much more recent sympathetic interior restoration.
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.
Admire the enigmatic allure of Old Slavic writings, preserved with care, narrating stories of a bygone era
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