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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.
Reading The holy Quran
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.
Vienna, Austria - May 20, 2017: An ancient tome with miniature illustration, open inside a display case of the Austrian National Library, famous historic library of Vienna, on may 20, 2017
Historical ancient manuscript Holy Quran
Historic Quran from ottoman era in Doha, Qatar
Dates back to 1791. Soma, Manisa, Turkey.
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
11th century copy of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle located in the British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom in London, UK.
A closeup of a book in the National Library of Madrid
Hofburg Brixen Bressanone, Italy
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.
A page of the Orthodox Bible and reading glasses
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Ancient China Traditional Chinese Print Books
Hand lettered vellum from a 1490 edition of the Book of Hours.
Codex Calixtino inside the Church of the Collegiate Church of Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain
Open ancient handwritten book with pictures lies on a wooden table. Near the book inkwell with quill pen. Vintage still life.
Palermo, Italy - June  18, 2021. An antique book of Gregorian sings, exposed in the Palermo Cathedral
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Pages from a several century old book that was hand written with expressive lettering.
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
Pages of open book
Hands holding ancient bible with illustration.See my other pics of africa:
a book with an old arabic letters
A close up view of a hand written manuscript from circa 1500, on display at the MET Cloisters in New York City.
Leather Book Label , Italian, Monte Sancto, Dante, Petrercha
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
Free Images: "bestof:This Book of Hours was copied in Eastern France between 1425 and 1475. The miniature is one of twelve large miniatures in gold frames, arched at the top and"
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