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This vintage engraving from a 15th century manuscript depicts the epic battle for Jerusalem led by Charlemagne, King of Franks (742 - 814) in the Crusades of the Middle Ages. He is often regarded as the Father of Europe. Engraved by an unknown artist, it was published in an 1878 history of the Middle Ages and is now in the public domain.
Jerusalem, Israel - December 8, 2013: A Bible written in ancient Geez language in the in Ethiopian Patriarchate in Jerusalem.
Hampshire, UK - September 17, 2021:  An historic manuscript,  hundreds of years old, handwritten in Norman French.
Ancient greek script
old roman text scribed and carved tablet found at an eleventh centurey building site
St. Nicholas Church, located in the Demre district of Antalya, is a historic church. It's a significant pilgrimage site associated with Saint Nicholas, widely known as Santa Claus
Open old christian book in the Ipatievsky Monastery. Kostroma, Russia. May, 2013.
Religious art and architectural details in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy
Hand lettered vellum from a 1490 edition of the Book of Hours.
Mounted plaque in the Amphitheater. It refers to the builders of the stadium, Quinctius Valgus and Marcius Porcius, who funded its construction to advance their political careers.\nDedication Inscription: C. Quinctius C.f. Valgus M. Porcius M.f. duovir[i] quinq[uennales] coloniai honoris caussa spectacula de sua peq[unia] fac[iunda] coer[arunt] et coloneis locum in perpetuom deder[unt]
A top view of ancient gold coins isolated on gray surface background
Greek letters carved on a stone on tablet at Miletus.
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.
It is an important historical and archaeological site in Antalya province, Turkey. It exhibits ancient artifacts belonging to the Lycian civilization.
Solomon's judgment of harlots for the baby in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Latin inscription carved on a stone wall, classic style
High resolution photograph of a detail from a portrait of an Turkish ottoman Janissary  soldier carrying red flag 16th Century
Girona, Spain - 18 July, 2024: Illustrated manuscript of the Beatus of Girona
Zal (with a black beard) celebrates the birth of a son. Persian miniature from the Shahnamah
Dresden, Germany - July 2014: Procession of Princes (Fürstenzug) on the outside wall of Dresden Castle.
Gothic inscriptions on the stone
Detail with initial letter and musical notation from illuminated antiphonary manuscript from Ferarra
Roman text inscription on amphora found in Pompeii\nAb Apuleio Vero Nuce M (ille)? in parva amphora\nPL VIIII TP XII PLXLVII CEIAE GRATAE in amphora\nPhoto composition
Picture shows Saul spared by David in the cave from Hebrew bible story in biblical costume in desert lands.
Temple restoration in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
fragment of a stone from the catholic church engraved with latin text. It is a fragment of the ruins in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Munster Germany. After the bomb attack in 1945 the stones were collected and placed in the church
High angle extreme closeup photo of 300 year old handmade paper with cursive handwriting in French in faded brown ink noting details of farm transactions in 1705, from Burgundy, France.
Saint-Chef, Isere, France: A close-up of a stone text on the facade of Église Saint-Theudère de Saint-Chef, a romanesque church founded in the 10th or 11th century.
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