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XIII century illuminated code from Virgil's Aeneid, National Library in Naples, Italy.
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
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.
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021: An historic manuscript, hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
An empty stone memorial tablet with ogee ornamentation in Norwich Cathedral. Some old graffiti is evident on the ancient stone wall.
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
peace dove, detail of a wooden medieval altar in Langenzenn, Germany, franconia
Paris, France - August 29, 2010: a photo of a catholic priest giving a mass inside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
Milan - The icon Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees in the church Chiesa dei Santi Nereo e Achilleo by Iulian Rosu.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
View of the central nave of the interior of the Ambronay Abbey church illuminated at night. This photo was taken at the Notre Dame d'Ambronay Abbey famous local monument in the French village of Ambronay, in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region.
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.
Photography from 19th century
A closeup of an illuminated medieval manuscript on a parchment with the historical Gregorian chant
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin is a church in Toulouse. The image shows the interior of the basilica (measures 115 x 64 x 21 meters). The central nave is barrel vaulted; the four aisles have rib vaults and are supported by buttresses.
The Chinese Goddess of Mercy delivering a soul from purgatory with a lotus flower. The goddess is called Guanyin, Quan Yin, or Kuan Yin.
Old manuscript in Burgos cathedral
Grande Chartreuse, France - September 30, 2023: Vintage hymnal of Gregorian chants with sheet music
Vintage photograph of Chapel of St George at Windsor Castle, 19th Century
Paintings in the interior of a wooden church Archangels Mihail and Gavril from Rozavlea. It belongs to a collection of Wooden Churches of Maramures, Romania
First Holy Communion Bible reading
A closeup of a book in the National Library of Madrid
Lisbon Cathedral interior, Portugal.
Drollery on the lower margin of a medieval manuscript, showing a dragon
Italy - Torino - the Holy Shroud in the cathedral of St John Baptist
Leaf from 15th Century Armenian Illuminated Manuscript Gospel
Toulouse Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Toulouse, France. The cathedral is a national monument, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Toulouse. The church was built in different styles and periods (romanesque, gothic, flamboyant). The image shows some features of the church.
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.
Kastelruth, Italy - May 8th - 2023: inscription on a house: Creation and striving is God’s command, work is life, idleness is death
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