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Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Traditional Arab design on the top of a wooden box.  These boxes and designs are found on many things in many places around the Arab world
Ancient writing on a piece of paper
Close-up of unusual decorations and mosaic work in the Cathedral of Salerno, Italy
old slavic bible with cyrillic text
Chinese traditional pattern background
Monreale, Italy - July 8, 2020: Interior shot of the famous cathedral Santa Maria Nuova of Monreale near Palermo in Sicily, Italy
Apollon Lairbenos Temple, dates back to 2nd century in Çal, Denizli, Turkey
Hand holding The Holy Quran on a white background
Old egyptian hieroglyphic carvings.
Ancient brown plastered wall with weathered fresco.
Sintra, Portugal - Oct. 3, 2023: The view of Pena Palace - Palácio Nacional da Pena, Sintra, Portugal.
A possible first century Greek Manuscript of the Gospel of Matthew, published as a facsimile by Constantine Simonides in 1861. Simonides was a convicted forger and although this facsimile was denounced as a forgery, it has never been proven.
Wildlife tapestry rug design, craft workshop, Amman, Jordan. Jordan is well known for its various craft skills and products as is much of the Middle East,  including mosaic work, rug and carpet weaving, hand painted items such as ostrich eggs and ceramics
Rome - The ancient christian mosaic of Lamb of God on the Book of Revelation in the church  Basilica dei Sancti Cosma e Damiano from 7 cent..
Casa di Nettuno e Anfitrite\nA small, but richly decorated house in Herculaneum, features a mosaic depicting the sea-god Neptune and his wife in a a Nymphaeum, an artificial grotto with a fountain. It’s located in Insula V, Cardo IV of the city.\nNeptune, the god of the sea, is depicted nude next to his scantily-clad wife, Amphitrite. Neptune is easily recognizable by the trident that he’s holding in his left hand. Already in the Theogony, the epic poem about the origins of the world and the gods, attributed to Hesiod ( fl. ca. 700 BC ), he and Amphitrite are a couple ( ll. 930-933 ).
Wall detail of Alhambra UNESCO site in Granada - South of Spain. 600 years old arabic characters.
Ancient Byzantine Mosaic in the Diaconicon Baptistery of the Basilica of Moses, Mount Nebo, Jordan.\nDates back to 6th century.
Drawn and measured very precisely by Antoine Desgodetz Architect in 1676.
Ottoman period antic koran cover
A closeup of an ancient Roman mosaic background in Merida, Spain
Paper background with Islamic, Oriental Design.
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Text carved in sandstone 17th century Germany 1704
Old kouran page from an ancient book with beautiful ornaments
Ancient Italian Roman mosaic floor with geometric shapes composed of small colored stone tiles
Ancient byzantine mosaic over a door of San Marco Cathedral in Venice
Unesco World Heritage Site
New Orleans, USA - Dec 11, 2017: Ancient biblical text page opened on public display at the iconic St. Louis Cathedral at the French Quarter. Feature ornate decorative drawings and artful manuscripts.
Constructed as a Mosque in 785 and converted in 1236 in the current Cathedral of Córdoba, the temple even now retains features of the Islamic architecture. It is also know as the Great Mosque of Córdoba, and is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
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