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William Shakespeare's signature
Vintage handwriting on old paper, 1880s, 19th Century
Old page of a medieval latin script
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
bits and pieces of antique French handwriting / calligraphy, letters, documents and ephemera from the 19th Century, isolated over a white  background, cut out retro journaling or collage design elements
Collage ideas 19th century on abstract background
Old vintage manuscript writing in cursive
old 18th letter
Aged, 200 years old letter from ottoman empire
Old vintage handwriting, original, 1825, name, William Wigson, 19th Century ephemera
Ancient manuscript in codex, texture
Vintage paper with Arabic script writing
antique document, deed in 1920
Photocopies of old papers
Aged handwritten manuscript text. Calligraphy on old paper, vintage background
A receipt for twelve shillings and six pence (12/6d) dated 18th September 1937, issued to a bereaved person or family for the ‘upkeep of graves’. (Identifying details removed.)
This page is a detail out of a statement in a witch trial from 1619. A young woman and two men were then burnt on a stake found guilty for witch craft.
Vinatge handwriting on old blue paper background, Petit journal pour rire, french 19th Century
The old manuscript with handwriting
Plaque outside New Place, High Street, in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK. It is on the site of  Shakespeare's final home where he died in 1616, it has been rebuilt to be as close to the original as possible and was completed in 2016 with the original gardens behind it.  There are tourist walking past towards Guild Chapel.
Manuscript, drawings, inscriptions by Leonardo Da Vinci in the old book The Codice Sul Volo, by E. Rouveyre , 1893
The Emancipation Proclamation is an executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War. The Proclamation immediately freed 50,000 slaves from the shackles of slavery.
Used paper texture with unreadable text. Stained paper sheet
19th century marriage certificate photocopies
This image features two blank pages of an old, vintage book or manuscript. The pages show signs of aging, with a slight imprint of faded ink bleeding through from the opposite side. The texture is rough and worn, giving the image an authentic antique feel. The center binding is visible, highlighting the book's traditional stitching. Perfect for themes related to history, literature, antiquities, and vintage paper textures
Vintage book ownership plate, This book is the property of.. 1890s, Victorian 19th Century
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 , 1940
A bill for what appears to be 5cwt (five hundredweight) of animal feed costing 4/- (four shillings) each and totalling £1.00 (one pound sterling). It is dated 1950 and comes from a ‘Fruit, Fish, Game, Poultry & Potato Merchant”. The dealer also stocks ‘English Trapped Rabbits Only’ and boasts of ‘Personal Service’ because ‘I depend on my customers - Their interests are mine’! (Identifying details removed.)
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