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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.
Psyches gather flowers ( Faniciulle Fioraie - Little flower girls )\n\nAn ancient Fourth-Pompeian-Style Roman wall painting in the House of the Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum. Excavated 1894-1895\n\nThe brothers Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva commissioned their Fresco decorations from one of the leading artists; workshops so that their home would be not only a comfortable residence but also a status symbol. Cupids and their female equivalents ( psyches ) engaged in a number of different activities
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Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
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.
Como - The tapestry of Assumption of Virin Mary in The Cathedral (Duomo di Conmo) from 16. cent.
Medieval architectural feature in the Seville Cathedral, Spain. Part of a series. Its official name is the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See (Spanish: Catedral de Santa María de la Sede). 16th Century Gothic style building
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.
Old Victorian newspaper page, 19th Century
This photo was taken in St. Francisco convent in Santo Domingo de Silos, La Rioja, Spain.
Antique photo and old Retro Vintage Style Positive Film scanned, 1980s  Church of St. Martin, Zillis, Switzerland.
Altar and interior of the large cathedral in Havana.
Vienna - The fresco of Joyful mystery of the Rosary in the Votivkirche church by brothers Carl and Franz Jobst (sc. half of 19. cent.).
This international landmark, as seen on the external public-facing door of the baptistery, was designed by Lorenzo Ghiberti (between 1425-1452) and is an icon of the renaissance. The reliefs represent stories from the Old Testament. The visible heads are those of prophets. The doors displayed are now a copy of the original, with those being displayed in a local museum.
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.
Leather Book Label , Italian, Monte Sancto, Dante, Petrercha
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
1989 old Positive Film scanned,  the entrance of Saint Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Chur, Switzerland.
Europe. France. Picardy. Oise. Senlis. 02/08/2012. This colorful image depicts from the paintings of the Annunciation and the Nativity with the Virgin Mary. Notre-Dame de Senlis Cathedral.
picture of the crucifixion of jesus on the ceiling of an old church
Arco - The carved relief  Twelve old Jesus in the Temple in St. John the Baptist basilica (Johannes Basilika) by Anton Morman (19. cent.).
East Doors (Gates of Paradise) by Lorenzo Ghiberti on Florence Baptistery (Battistero di San Giovanni) in Tuscany, Italy. These doors consist of 10 panels depicting scenes from the Old Testament and were commissioned in 1424. Once completed, they were described by Michelangelo as being fit to be the 'gates of paradise'. The doors displayed are now a copy of the original, with those being displayed in a local museum.
Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, Gates of Paradise, Florence
Rome, Italy: the architect Virginio Vespignani was the director of building the cemetry Verano in Rome on Valadier's project based.
Detail of Magdeburg Gates at the West Entrance to The Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Veliky Novgorod, Russia.
Toledo, Spain- September 27, 2023:  The Primatial Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo. Details of decorations of the interior chapels.
Medieval Book of Armenia.Fragment of the manuscript.Vaspurakan ,15-16 centuries.
Interior architectural features of the Valencia Cathedral, Spain. Official name: Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia
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