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Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Greek Gospel (c. 10th century)
Hand lettered vellum from a 1490 edition of the Book of Hours.
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.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Campaign inscriptions in Pompeii at House of Aulus Trebius Valens\n( Lucreti ) Valentis fili
Detail from 15th Century Armenian Illuminated Manuscript, on Vellum.  Gold.  Lapis Lazuli
The church of Saint-Hilaire, Melle, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The Church of Saint-Hilare in Melle,is the most important of its three churches and a UNESCO world heritage site because of its historical importance to pilgrims,built in the late 11th century and 12th century
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
Hofburg Brixen Bressanone, Italy
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.
Text carved in sandstone 17th century Germany 1704
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.
Old Victorian newspaper page, 19th Century
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
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.
Ancient greek script
TURIN, ITALY - CIRCA MAY 2021: antique Medieval manuscript with ancient calligraphy.
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
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Old Victorian newspaper page, 1880s 19th Century
A closeup of an illuminated medieval manuscript on a  parchment with the historical Gregorian chant
Toro, Spain, April 06, 2024: Old book to read mass from the interior of the Collegiate Church of Toro
Ancient Byzantine Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Santa Claus. Historical monument of architecture. The old Greek antique temple of Saint Nicholas in city of Myra (Demre), Antalya, southern Turkey.
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