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London -  The tiled mosaic of Old testament scenes with the patriarchs, Melchizedek, Moses and Abraham in church All Saints by Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820 - 1877).
Picture shows Saul spared by David in the cave from Hebrew bible story in biblical costume in desert lands.
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Roman fresco showing flower dealers. Cherubs represent the flower dealers, and the flowers are being carried in baskets over one cherub's shoulder and on the back of a goat. This fresco is from the triclinium (dining room) of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii\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
JAIPUR, INDIA - OCT 11, 2017 - Scenes from the Ramayana in antique manuscript,  Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Ancient China Bronze Close-up
Drawn and measured very precisely by Antoine Desgodetz Architect in 1676.
A certificate awarded to a school child by a British county council in recognition of “good conduct, industry and attendance during the year 1916-17” as the awarding of medals had been suspended “during the Great War”. (All identifying details have been removed.)
The dogs of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) attacking the Indians on engraving from 1770.
Last supper of Christ fresco
Open old christian book in the Ipatievsky Monastery. Kostroma, Russia. May, 2013.
Dates back to 1791. Soma, Manisa, Turkey.
page from a facsimile of the 1455 Gutenberg Bible, the first printed version of the Latin Vulgate.
House of the Vettii - North wall of the exedra with painting by Daedalus depicting Pasiphae, the wooden cow.\nPasiphaë was the wife and queen of Minos of Crete. She fell in love with a bull Minos was supposed to sacrifice to Poseidon and told Daedalus to build her a wooden cow disguise so she could have sex with the bull.
Vicenza - The stone mosaic (Pietra Dura) of Last Supper on the main altar in the chruch Chiesa di Santa Corona by Corbarelli  (1670-1671).
Vintage photograph of Officer of the Highland Regiment, British Army, 19th Century
GREECE - CIRCA 1971: A stamp printed in Greece from the \
The oldest part of the church - the nave - dates back to around year 1250 and is the only part of the original building, about year 1300 the 8 arches were build in and in 1350 the first frescoes were painted on the chancel arch at the choir, they portraits the four evangelists. Then 150 years later the church was white-washed and decorated by the much so mysterious Elmelundemestrer. In the beginning of the 16th century the old choir was replaced with the one present today and the tower was build.\nThe frescoes was covered for many years but then in 1932-34 they were brought back into the light. Due to the massive layer of dust the frescoes had been protected from the white-wash and in order to bring them forward the restorer only had to dry-out the church and knock/peel of the outer coat of white-wash.
Hanging of Judas in a tree, an ancient fresco in Fanefjord church, Denmark, October 10, 2022
Aarhus Domkirke, Aarhus, Denmark, October 21, 2020:  Furniture placed in front of an old fresco painting. The construction of the cathedral of Aarhus, called St. Clemens began in 1190 and despite the switch to Protestantism some of the original frescos is still visible in the church.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
The first chapter of Don Quixote
Vicenza - The stone mosaic (Pietra Dura) of Resurrection of Jesus on the main altar in the chruch Chiesa di Santa Corona by Corbarelli  (1670-1671).
Pompeii Woman preparing for concert with harp and kithara 30-40 AD
this is very old Chinese traditional herbal medicine ancient book(Golden Mirror of Medicine),from qing dynasty have more than 200 years(maybe 18th century).the book records the use of acupuncture,herbal medicine and book of changes with chinese script.It is preserved complete by one chinese doctor of my grandfather.
Wheat Frame on Pattern Design on Banknote
Colorful Medieval Bayeux Tapestry Bayeux Normandy France. Created 11th century right after Battle Hastings 1066 AD showing Norman Conquest England. Shows Battle and deaths in lower panel
interior of a Greek church, broken-down Christian fresco
Choir Book about 1380 illumination by Don Simone Camaldolese. Made for monastery probably Tuscany.
Vintage photograph of Oscar de Négrier, French army General, 19th Century. French general of the Third Republic, winning fame in Algeria in the Sud-Oranais campaign (1881) and in Tonkin during the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1887).
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