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Part of a journal detailing a voyage made by a young man travelling to Argentina in 1863. He left Paisley, Scotland, in May and travelled by sailing ship to Buenos Aires, arriving in July. Here he described porpoises and other wildlife seen at sea.
Old page of a medieval latin script
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Vintage handwriting on old paper, 1880s, 19th Century
Aged handwritten manuscript text. Calligraphy on old paper, vintage background
Close-cp of musical notes on paper.
The old manuscript with handwriting
One of the longest and most elaborate surviving graffiti texts from the town, and may be the only known love poem from one woman to another from the Latin world.\nScratched into the wall of the hallway of house six (b) of insula nine, in region nine of the town\n\nPOEM : O utinam liceat collo complexa tenere\u2028braciola et teneris oscula ferre label(l)is\u2028i nunc, ventis tua gaudia, pupula, crede\u2028crede mihi levis est natura virorum\u2028saepe ego cu(m) media vigilare(m) perdita nocte\u2028haec mecum medita(n)s: multos Fortuna quos supstulit alte,\u2028hos modo proiectos subito praecipitesque premit.\u2028sic Venus ut subito coiunxit corpora amantum\u2028dividit lux et se...\nTranslation : Oh, if only I could hold your little arms wrapped around my neck\u2028and press kisses to your tender little lips.\u2028Go then, little doll, trust your happiness to the winds.\u2028Believe me, the nature of men[c] is fickle.\u2028Often I would lie awake, lost in the middle of the night,\u2028Thinking to myself: many whom Fortune has lifted up high,\u2028those, suddenly hurled away/abandoned and falling headlong, she then oppresses.\u2028So too, after Venus has unexpectedly joined the bodies of lovers,\u2028daylight divides them and...\nPhoto composition
School report from a secondary school boy named James (Jim) who obviously could have put a bit more effort into his studies! Dated 1971. (All identifying details have been removed.)
Ancient manuscript in codex, texture
Old vintage handwriting, original, 1825, name, William Wigson, 19th Century ephemera
Detail of an old medieval  manuscript in sepia, shallow depth of field
Manuscript, drawings, inscriptions by Leonardo Da Vinci in the old book The Codice Sul Volo, by E. Rouveyre , 1893
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.
Handwritten letter. Handwriting. Calligraphy. Unreadable text. Manuscript. Script. Font. Abstract texture background
Part of an old British handwritten cookery book with recipes for spring salad, meat burgers with April salad and potato cakes. The recipes date from World War Two when rationing was strict and food supplies were precious.
Handwritten text in three directions with a fountain pen and three colors of ink: blue, black and yellow
Worn and Used File Folder from 1960's.  Folder shows texture with hand-written notes. Also has a paperclip, label and sticky note attached.
Elizabethan encoded text with an encryption cypher in a letter.
Graceful French handwriting on grungy old paper. Beautiful script on a postcard. Letter sent from Lyon, France to Berlin, Germany in 1884. Makes a great background or wallpaper. Other side of postcard is also available. Size is 16\
Manuscript, drawings, inscriptions by Leonardo Da Vinci in the old book The Codice Sul Volo, by E. Rouveyre , 1940
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Undefined text with french words. Handwritten letter. Handwriting. Calligraphy. Manuscript. Script. Font. Abstract texture background
Vintage paper with Arabic script writing
Handwritten text in Dutch with stains.An extract from thoughts about love and what's right written down 80 years ago
An old Victorian document dated 1878 containing instructions on how to make claret jelly.
Latin manuscript and crumpled paper on the cathedral of Segorbe.
Vinatge handwriting on old blue paper background, Petit journal pour rire, french 19th Century
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