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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.
Hands holding ancient bible with illustration.See my other pics of africa:
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Hofburg Brixen Bressanone, Italy
Historic Quran from ottoman era in Doha, Qatar
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 ancient text pages with calligraphy.
Top view of open holy bible
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Historical ancient manuscript Holy Quran
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Toro, Spain, April 06, 2024: Old book to read mass from the interior of the Collegiate Church of Toro
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.
Prague, Czech Republic
A closeup of an illuminated medieval manuscript on a  parchment with the historical Gregorian chant
peace dove, detail of a wooden medieval altar in Langenzenn, Germany, franconia
An ancient hand scripted Quran. It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language
Ancient big key and opened book on dark background
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
11th century copy of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle located in the British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom in London, UK.
Old manuscript in Burgos cathedral
Pages from a several century old book that was hand written with expressive lettering.
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Palermo, Italy - June  18, 2021. An antique book of Gregorian sings, exposed in the Palermo Cathedral
a very old worn bible. opened
A closeup of a book in the National Library of Madrid
Copenhagen, Denmark Jan 17, 2023 The original Gutenberg Bible on display in the Danish Royal Library, or Black Diamond Library.
Codex Calixtino inside the Church of the Collegiate Church of Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain
Page from a 15th Century Book of Hours, written in France on vellum. (Fragment 19) From the Reed Rare Books Collection in Dunedin, New Zealand.
An antique copy of the Hebrew scriptures and New Testament Bible from the 1800's.  Detail shot of the ten commandments as given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
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