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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.
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 a book in the National Library of Madrid
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.
Portrait of Dante Aligheri painted a wall of Orvieto Cathedral, Italy.
Religious art in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy: Fresco detail
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Dates back to 1791. Soma, Manisa, Turkey.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
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
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.
Rhinoceros with huge horn and young rhinoceros in Renaissance style sketch
Open old christian book in the Ipatievsky Monastery. Kostroma, Russia. May, 2013.
Front and back covers of a British tenant’s rent book from the 1970s-1980s with all identifying details removed.
Detail shot of an old and historic Islamic scientist is working in his studio writing, reading and exploring.
Luxury marbled paper background texture, Brown and black
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021: An historic manuscript, hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Pompeii young woman with wax tablet and stylus Sappho 55-79 AD
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.
14th century frescoes in the Upper Basilica of St Francis in Assisi
Old manuscript in Burgos cathedral
Vintage book of 1829: safe and unmistakable means of exterminating mosquitoes, german language
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Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
TURIN, ITALY - CIRCA MAY 2021: antique Medieval manuscript with ancient calligraphy.
Gorgon in medaillon. Roman fresco from the Casa dei Vettii (VI 15,1) in Pompeii.\nIn Greek mythology, Medusa also called Gorgo or the Gorgon, was one of the three Gorgons.
Detail of page from a facsimile of the 1455 Gutenberg Bible, the first printed version of the Latin Vulgate.
Old antique book with damaged cover, scuffed and torn, Manners customs sports of England, 1820s
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