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Manuscript of Beowulf from c. AD 1000, located in the British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom in London, UK.
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Open ancient handwritten book with pictures lies on a wooden table. Near the book inkwell with quill pen. Vintage still life.
Top view of open holy bible
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
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
Old Victorian newspaper page, 1880s 19th Century
Drollery on the lower margin of a medieval manuscript, showing a dragon
Illuminated antiquities and historical ruins at night - Ephesus Ancient City - İzmir / Turkey
very old and Ancient holy Bible in Amharic language in the UNESCO monastery Ura Kidane Mehret, Zeghe peninsula, near Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, 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.
An antique copy of the Hebrew scriptures and New Testament Bible from the 1800's.  Detail shot of the ten commandments as given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Open old christian book in the Ipatievsky Monastery. Kostroma, Russia. May, 2013.
Simulated medieval manuscript in gothic blackletter with illuminated drop cap at the beginning, making a frame of text around space for your copy.
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
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
11th century copy of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle located in the British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom in London, UK.
Copenhagen, Denmark Jan 17, 2023 The original Gutenberg Bible on display in the Danish Royal Library, or Black Diamond Library.
Old open book isolated on white background. Close-up.
Religious text
Ancient China Traditional Chinese Print Books
A close up view of a hand written manuscript from circa 1500, on display at the MET Cloisters in New York City.
Old Victorian newspaper page, Home, Theatre news, Scraps, 1870s, 19th Century
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
Medieval Book of Armenia.Fragment of the manuscript.Vaspurakan ,15-16 centuries.
Hofburg Brixen Bressanone, Italy
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