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Images of ancient stone inscriptions and law codes, showcasing intricate carvings and historical significance, primarily featuring Greek and Roman scripts.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe
Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe
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Roman inscription dedicated to a philanthropist (Theaterstiftung), 198 AD, sandstone plate, cm 60x84x16, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Roman civilization, 2nd century AD.
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Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe
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Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe
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The Wall
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Early Christian Art. Italy. Early Christians. Roman tombstone with Christian iconography. Inscription: Victoria, consecrated virgin, who lived 28 years. Christian phrase appears "in pace". The symbol of the dove and the olive branch and the monogram of Constantine T. 4th century AD. Baths of Diocletian, part of the National Roman Museum Rome. Italy.
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Consecration inscription from Sant Climent de Taüll. Date/Period: Ca. 1123. Mural painting. Fresco transferred to canvas. Height: 500 mm (19.68 in); Width: 700 mm (27.55 in). Author: UNKNOWN.
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Unknown photographer, stone fragment with inscription in Baalbek (without dat.): View. Photo, 18 x 13 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Fotograf : Steinfragment mit Inschrift in Baalbek (ohne Dat.)
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Pierre-François Palloy (1755-1835). "On the ruins of despotism has raised freedom". Etain, March 11, 1792. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 56704-11 Despotism, raising, tin, freedom, medal, numismatics, ruin, 18th century
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Samaritan Inscription with portions of the bible.
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Hebrew inscription on stone in ancient temple Hebrew inscription on stone found in ancient temple, close up of ancient script Copyright: xZoonar.com/DaixNtx 22161309
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Lápida judía del s.XIV.
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Lazio Roma Rome SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Museum05. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, fresco fragments, inscribed tomb markers. Houses one of the best collections of Malagan medieval ceramics for casting wall monuments, copies of which are housed in campanile. Specific Location: Museum Antiquities: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments Object Notes: Basilica has separate record and is filed separately. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Blok z inskrypcją łacińską ku czci cesarza Hadriana. unknown, author
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Wittiza (687-709). Visigothic King of Hispania from 694 until his death. Witiza tombstone. Copy in the Basilica of Saints Justo and Pastor. Barcelona. Spain.
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Kriegsgefallene names of war victims graved in stone Copyright: xZoonar.com/angetax 11165160
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Mosaic Floor withinscription
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TABLILLA IDENTIFICATIVA DE UN LUGAR DESTINADO A PLACERES SEXUALES - PLACA DE MARMOL CON INSCRIPCIONES PROCEDENTE DE POMPEYA. Location: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY. NEAPEL. ITALIA.
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Unknown photographer, stone fragment with inscription in Baalbek (without dat.): View. Photo, 18.1 x 13.1 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Fotograf : Steinfragment mit Inschrift in Baalbek (ohne Dat.)
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Unknown photographer, stone fragment with inscription in Baalbek (without dat.): View. Photo, 20.2 x 20.2 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Fotograf : Steinfragment mit Inschrift in Baalbek (ohne Dat.)
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Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo37. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Spain, Catalonia, Tarragona, Inscribed slab
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Close-up of Latin inscription
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Gallic lunar calendar, each month bears the sign ""Atinoux""
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Baked clay bricks from Mesopotamia, some with names of Babylonian rulers, many of Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon (604-561 BC)
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INSCRIPCION S IX EN FORTALEZA DE ALFONSO III. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO-COLECCION. Oviedo. ASTURIAS. SPAIN.
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Romania, Ulpia Trajana, Votive inscription from the temple of the Syrian Gods
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Memorial plaque at the Protestant St. Andrew's Church, memorial, lists of names of the fallen and missing, World War I and World War II, Eningen unter Achalm, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
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Stone of Rosetta, Stone of Rosetta, Rosetta Stone, Egyptian exhibition at the British Museum, London, England, Great Britain
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Alphabet in an edge of Moresken and Arabesken, Anonymous, Jean de Gourmont (I) (Rejected Attribution), c. 1516 - c. 1551 print Flat decoration. The decoration is white on a dark stock. France (possibly) paper
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Biblioteca de Cultura Artesana,Centre Cultural la Misericòrdia ,Palma de Mallorca , Mallorca, Balearic islands, spain.
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CHOZO DE LOS CASTAÑOS. DETALLE INSCRIPCION. 1877.
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Caradosso Foppa, Inscription (reverse), c 1499 Inscription reverse
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Campania Benevento Sant'Agata de' Goti Cathedral1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture and architectural sculpture (10th-12th centuries); frescos (14th century); stoup. Post-medieval: Baroque additions to exterior and complete remodel of interior, including extensive stucco work; elaborately carved wooden choir stalls (17th century); paintings on canvas; tessellated pavement; sculpture; inscription; crucifix Antiquities: Corinthian columns reused in portico and crypt German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Lazio Roma Rome Episcopal Complex (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Baptistery, Cathedral, Cloister)06. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 5th c. baptistery, restored in the 17th c. Interior views of baptismal urn (16th c.), carved walls, ceiling and wall painting; of mosaics and bronze doors in Cappella del Battista; of altar and mosaics in Cappella di S. Venanzio; of mosaic and statue in Cappella di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, sculptural fragments, fresco painting, painting, coffering, tiling, stucco. Views 756-886 are of the cathedral. Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments, tombstones, mosaics, sculpture, fresco painting, sculptural relief. Object Notes: Hutzel includes guidebook in German on the site. prints matched to negs General Notes: Views 756 thru 886 are of the Baptistery. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s u
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Tumba Amonemhat (53).
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Inscription on stone in the Great Court, temple of Baalbek, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lebanon, Middle East
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ROMAN LEGIONARY TABLET FOUND AT BRIDGENESS, LINLITHGOWSHIRE, 1868
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Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo42. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Campania Salerno Nocera Inferiore S. Antonio1. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Tablet. Sumerian. 3rd millenium BC. MESOPOTAMIA.
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old history in the antique kingdom of saudi arabia
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Cliff in Wyoming USA registrieren Register Cliff in Wyoming USA. An diesem Felsen haben die Siedler des Oregon Trails vor ungefähr 200 Jahren Nachrichten im Felsen hinterlassen, meistens ihren Namen und die Jahreszahl an der sie dort vorbeikamen. Register Cliff in Wyoming USA. A historic place. The Settlers of the Oregon trail left their Name in the wall of the stone two hundret years ago. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ChristinexNoehx 22765793
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Unknown photographer, stone fragment with inscription in Baalbek (without dat.): View. Photo, 18.1 x 13.1 cm (including scan edges) unbek. Fotograf : Steinfragment mit Inschrift in Baalbek (ohne Dat.)
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Emilia-Romagna Forli Cesena Biblioteca Comunale62. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 .. Medieval: Manuscripts: 1) Laurentius Rusius: "De cura equorum" (15th century) BCM S.XXVI.2 2) Paolo Veneto: "History of the Origins of the World through Henry VII" (14th century) BCM S.XI.5 3) S. Isidorus: "Etymologies" (late 8th-early 9th centuries) BCM S.XXI.5 4) Gospel Book (Evangeliario), Greek (10th century) BCM D.XXVII.4 5) Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographies, Hebrew (1348) BCM S.XXIX.1 6) "Somnium Scipionis", misc. (14th-15th centuries) BCM S.XII.6 7) Boethius: "De Consolatione Philosophie" (14th century) BCM D.XIV.1 8) Justinian: "Institutiones" (14th century) BCM S.IV.I 9) Bible (Old and New Testaments) (13th-14th centuries) BCM D.V.2 10) Giabir Ibn Afla "Almagestus" (De Astronomia) (13th and 15th centuries) BCM S.XXVII.2. Post-medieval: Manuscripts: 1) St. Augustine: "Enarrationes in Psalmos" (1452) BCM D.III.2 2) Herodotus: Histories (15th century) BCM S.X1V.1 3) St. Augustine: "De Civitate Dei"
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Funerary cippus of Lucius Lucretius Nepos, 2nd century AD. From Lisbon. Carmo Archaeological Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.
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Marble stone with latin inscription in a French church
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ABRIGO DE LA ENFERMERIA I (109/3-1R): DETALLE SECTOR A: FIGURAS 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Y 20.
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Latin inscription detail from the entrance/courtyard to the Capitolini museums, in Rome, Italy. The museums themselves are contained within 3 palazzi as per designs by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1536, they were then built over a 400 year period.
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North America, USA, Wyoming, Guernsey, Oregon Trail Register Cliff Inscription.
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Inscripción romana, "Luci Minici Natali" miembro del Senado de Roma.
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Exhibits on the open-air grounds of the Altenberg Mining Museum, Altenberg, Altenberg, Saxony, Germany, Europe
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Inscriptions on Ruins of Ashoka Pillar Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox
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ABRIGO DE LA ENFERMERIA I (109/3-1R): DETALLE SECTOR B: FIGURAS 15, 16, 17, 18 Y 19.
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Turkey, Ephesus. Ancient Ephesian ruins, marble carved text. (Large format sizes available).
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Greek lettering on sign in Corfu
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Fragmentary Roman Inscription; 1st-2nd century A.D; Marble; 43.2 x 50.8 cm (17 x 20 in.)
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Phoenician inscription, fragment of a marble pedestal, 4th century BC. Artist: Unknown
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Prison Cell in Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy.
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Bill Posted in Pompeii. Translation: In the inheritance of Julia Felix, daughter of Spurius Felix, is offered to let, from the first to the sixth of the Ides of August, for a term of five years, a bath called Venuss ET NONGENIUM, some shops, stallls, and upper rooms. They will not be let to any one exercising an infamous profession. The House of Julia Felix, also referred to as the praedia of Julia Felix, is a large Roman property on the Via dell'Abbondanza in the city of Pompeii. After the earthquake of 62 A.D., the owner of this sumptuous and elegant house, Julia Felix, daughter of Spur
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Schrifttafeln und Informationen zu den Maya-Ruinen von Coba, den antiken Gebäuden und Pyramiden im Dschungel des Tropenwaldes in der Gemeinde Coba in Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexiko. *** Writing boards and Information to the Maya Ruins from Coba, the antique Buildings and Pyramids at Jungle of tropical forest in the Community Coba in Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico 1129003268
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Roman inscription. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.
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Tumba Amonemhat (53).
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CALIZ DE SAN SEGUNDO - SIGLO XIV - DETALLE DE LA INSCRIPCION ALUSIVA AL AUTOR DEL CALIZ. Author: PETRUCCI ANDREA-ORFEBRE (SIGLO XIV). Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. AVILA. SPAIN.
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Some scripts of the Temple of the Seven Planets at Sogmatar in Sanliurfa, Turkey, Asia
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Genocide memorial in the forest of Paneriai (10 km south of Vilnius), Lithuania
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Old cemetery in Schwalenberg (district of Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia)
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Paleography, Roman Civilization. Tabula lusoria with a sort of menu reading ""we have chicken, fish, ham and peacock"". From Castrum Praetorium, Rome, Italy
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Umbria Terni Narni S. Domenico3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: 1965 photos, 29 Architecture, architectural sculpture (12th century); Wall painting (13-16th century); Mosaic, cosmati style pavement (c. 1200) 1986 photos, 44 Architecture, architectural sculpture, cosmati pavement, sculpture. Post-medieval: 1965 photos, 56 Frescoes, painting (13-16th century); sculpture (14-16th century) 1986 photos 167 Frescoes, painting, sculpture, metalwork Antiquities: 1986 Weaponry Object Notes: Church deconsecrated and modified for use as museum, 1970 General Notes: Bibliographic material sent, Getty Center library () German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissa
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Lazio Latina Terracina Museo Archeologico7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Antiquities: Stone figures, both full-length and busts; ancient altars, sarcophagi, inscriptions and stone fragments from the Temple of Giove Anxur and from the ancient town. Object Notes: Hutzel campaign notes are undated. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Brass hornbook ,
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LEYES DEL IMPERIO VESPASIANO EN BRONCE. Location: MUSEO CAPITOLINO. Rome. ITALIA.
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Italienische Schriftzeichen Italienische Schriftzeichen auf einer Steintafel in San Gimignano in der Toskana Copyright: xZoonar.com/ChristianxMueringerx 1517797
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ABRIGO DE LA ENFERMERIA I (109/3-1R): VISTA GENERAL SECTOR B.
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"Private property" sign in italian
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Alphabet table held by genii  /  Alphabet Tafel gehalten von Genien, 1535, historisch, C:CC5historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt.
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