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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.
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.
Zal (with a black beard) celebrates the birth of a son. Persian miniature from the Shahnamah
Golden Heraldry Pattern Design on Banknote
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
11th century copy of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle located in the British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom in London, UK.
Hand lettered vellum from a 1490 edition of the Book of Hours.
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
A print from an old 18th century Bible of the flight to Egypt from Bethlehem in the Christmas story, Mary riding on a donkey with the Christ child.  A key story in the Christian faith.
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.
Hofburg Brixen Bressanone, Italy
A closeup of an illuminated medieval manuscript on a  parchment with the historical Gregorian chant
Leather Book Label , Italian, Monte Sancto, Dante, Petrercha
old fresco of an angel with violin, unfinished restored
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
A certificate of merit from a British temperance society, dated 18th December 1912. (All identifying details removed.)
Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, an old mural in Keldby Church, Denmark, October 10, 2022
Paper background with Islamic, Oriental Design.
A close up view of a hand written manuscript from circa 1500, on display at the MET Cloisters in New York City.
Pattern Design on Banknote
Detail shot of an old and historic Islamic scientist is working in his studio writing, reading and exploring.
Old Victorian newspaper page, 1880s 19th Century
Turin, Piedmont, Italy - July 10, 2012: Old parchment-bound book (detail of the gilded spine).
Text carved in sandstone 17th century Germany 1704
Ancient medieval book in a church
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
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