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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.
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.
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, Southern Italy, Galatina, Apulia: Interiors fresco details
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Old book on the table.
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
A stack of old fantasy leather books
Detail from an ancient venetian golden mosaic showing three egyptian arabs in Alexandria  with classical architecture in the background. from the basilica of Saint Mark, Venice
Detail of a fresco on a wall of the Romanesque church of Santa Maria Assunta, in Bominaco, L'Aquiila province, in Abruzzo (Italy). The church was founded around the year 1080, XII century
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
Head in medaillon. Roman fresco from the Casa dei Vettii (VI 15,1) in Pompeii.
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.
The very rare pre-reformation wall paintings at Breage Church, Cornwall.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Saint George and the Princess is a fresco by the Italian master Pisanello, located in the Pellegrini Chapel of the Church of Sant'Anastasia, Verona, northern Italy. It is one of the most notable works of International Gothic painting.
Very old book isolated on white
Antique old classic book spine, scuffed leather, gold title, Wild sports of the World, hardback, 1860s
A closeup of an illuminated medieval manuscript on a  parchment with the historical Gregorian chant
Ancient archangel painting in the Saint Michele church in Savoca Italy
Drollery on the lower margin of a medieval manuscript, showing a dragon
The House of the Tragic Poet ( also called The Homeric House or The Iliadic House ) is a Roman house in Pompeii, Italy dating to the 2nd century BC. The house is famous for its elaborate mosaic floors and frescoes depicting scenes from Greek mythology.
Open old christian book in the Ipatievsky Monastery. Kostroma, Russia. May, 2013.
Frescoes in the Church of San Miniato al Monte in Florence
Granada - The baroque fresco of early christian martyr Saint Catharine of Alexandria in nave of church Monasterio de San Jeronimo by Juan de Medina from 18.cent.
interior of a Greek church, broken-down Christian fresco
16th century fresco depicting a musician angel, Valencia Cathedral, Spain
Bulgaria - Rila Mounts - Rila Monastery - It is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the Southwestern Rila mountains. It is part of UNESCO world heritage site
A stunning illustration of the archangel Saint Michael from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition trampling Satan, Lucifer,  the Devil. It is in an antique illuminated manuscript style. The angel stands on Satan in the form of a dragon holding a spear aloft ready to strike. Good triumphing over evil..This is a reproduction of a late 13th Century illustration scanned and lovingly restored from an 1885 edition of Geschichte der Deutschen Kunst (German Art Illustrated) Volume 1 from the up-loaders personal archive.
Campaign inscriptions in Pompeii at House of Aulus Trebius Valens\n( Lucreti ) Valentis fili
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