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Monte oliveto, tuscany,  italy, june 15, 2016 : frescoes of the Life of St. Benedict painted by Luca Signorelli and il Sodoma, in the great cloister, 15th century
Hands holding ancient bible with illustration.See my other pics of africa:
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Southern Italy, Galatina, Apulia: Interiors fresco details
Monopoli, metropolitan city of Bari, Apulia, Italy - 26 march 2023: Cathedral Basilica Maria Santissima della Madia - The pictorial cycle, created around 1732 by Michelangelo Signorile from Bari, commissioned by Bishop Iorio, recalls, with four paintings, the story of the coming of the Icon of the Madonna
Pages from a several century old book that was hand written with expressive lettering.
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.
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
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.
16th century Romanesque paintings depicting Judgment Day, interior of the Romanesque church of Sainte-Marie d'Arties, Val d'Aran, Catalonia
Religious art in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy: Fresco detail
Renaissance Fresco , depiction of the separation of Abraham and Lot, in the Collegiata of San Gimignano, Italy.
The beautiful fresco painted by Giotto depicting Saint Francis talking to birds inside the Basilica Superiore di San Francesco (Upper Basilica of Saint Francis), in the medieval heart of Assisi, in Umbria. Giotto painted a series of great frescoes along the walls of the single nave of the Basilica between 1292 and 1305, depicting the Stories of St. Francis, from his vocation to his death. Built in the Italian Gothic style starting from 1228 and completed in 1253, the Basilica preserves the mortal remains of the Saint of the Poor since 1230. The construction of the Basilica consists of a Lower Basilica and an Upper Basilica, perfectly integrated. Over the centuries Assisi and the spirituality of its sacred places have become a symbol of peace, a point of reference for tolerance and solidarity between peoples and between the different confessions of the world. The Umbria region, considered the green lung of Italy for its wooded mountains, is characterized by a perfect integration between nature and the presence of man, in a context of environmental sustainability and healthy life. In addition to its immense artistic and historical heritage, Umbria is famous for its food and wine production and for the high quality of the olive oil produced in these lands. Since 2000 the Basilica and other Franciscan sites of Assisi have been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Image in high definition format.
Life of Jesus. By Albert Welles. NY 1874 Completely redrawn (in a new style) ancient illustration.
Hofburg Brixen Bressanone, Italy
The Chinese Goddess of Mercy delivering a soul from purgatory with a lotus flower.  The goddess is called Guanyin, Quan Yin, or Kuan Yin.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Perugia - The fresco of Martyrdom of St. Peter Martyr in the church Basilica di San Domenico by Cola Petruccioli from end of 14. cent.
Top view of open holy bible
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
The first chapter of Don Quixote
16th century Romanesque paintings depicting Judgment Day, interior of the Romanesque church of Sainte-Marie d'Arties, Val d'Aran, Catalonia
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Detail of page from a facsimile of the 1455 Gutenberg Bible, the first printed version of the Latin Vulgate.
The oldest part of the church - the nave - dates back to around year 1250 and is the only part of the original building, about year 1300 the 8 arches were build in and in 1350 the first frescoes were painted on the chancel arch at the choir, they portraits the four evangelists. Then 150 years later the church was white-washed and decorated by the much so mysterious Elmelundemestrer. In the beginning of the 16th century the old choir was replaced with the one present today and the tower was build.\nThe frescoes was covered for many years but then in 1932-34 they were brought back into the light. Due to the massive layer of dust the frescoes had been protected from the white-wash and in order to bring them forward the restorer only had to dry-out the church and knock/peel of the outer coat of white-wash.
Open old christian book in the Ipatievsky Monastery. Kostroma, Russia. May, 2013.
Saint George and the Princess is a fresco by the Italian master Pisanello, located in the Pellegrini Chapel of the Church of Sant'Anastasia, Verona, northern Italy. It is one of the most notable works of International Gothic painting.
Old Calligraphic Handwriting on Parchment
Toro, Spain, April 06, 2024: Old book to read mass from the interior of the Collegiate Church of Toro
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