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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.
Text carved in sandstone 17th century Germany 1704
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Admire the enigmatic allure of Old Slavic writings, preserved with care, narrating stories of a bygone era
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Ancient books on white background
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
Old books with vintage bindings from the 1800s
Detail shot of an old and historic Islamic scientist is working in his studio writing, reading and exploring.
Campaign inscriptions in Pompeii at House of Aulus Trebius Valens\n( Lucreti ) Valentis fili
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
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.
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.
Antique brown leather hardcover book.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Vintage Photo Album.
Drollery on the lower margin of a medieval manuscript, showing a dragon
Blue Old Book Cover
Manuscript, drawings, inscriptions by Leonardo Da Vinci in the old book The Codice Sul Volo, by E. Rouveyre , 1940
Overhead view of a vintage journal open-wide with a full-page decoration,  on top of old scattered letters from the beginning of the 20th century.
A closeup of a book in the National Library of Madrid
Old book isolated with clipping path. Very high resolution and lot of details.
Turin, Piedmont, Italy - July 10, 2012: Old leather-bound book (detail of the gilding cover).
Antique brown hardcover book.
Background shot of a section of old English text
For centuries people have carved their initials and other words into the remains of the soft sandstone walls of the old town in Valkenburg, Netherlands.
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.
The Longmen Grottoes, located on bothsides of the Yi River to the south of the ancient capital of Luoyang, Henan province, comprise more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into the steep limestone cliffs over a 1km long stretch. These contain almost 110,000 Buddhist stone statues, more than 60 stupas and 2,800 inscriptions carved on steles. The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion, represent the high point of Chinese stone carving. Here is the beautifl stone carvings of all kinds of Buddist figures.
New Orleans, USA - Dec 11, 2017: Ancient biblical text page opened on public display at the iconic St. Louis Cathedral at the French Quarter. Feature ornate decorative drawings and artful manuscripts.
Ancient China Traditional Chinese Print Books
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