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Quranic and Scientific Texts

A selection of ancient texts, including Quranic manuscripts and herbarium sheets, illustrating historical writing styles and botanical illustrations.

Medical, drawing and book of anatomy on paper in antique, vintage or old science textbook with knowledge. Archive, illustration and diagram on parchment with information and study of heart or organ
Medical, drawing and book of anatomy on paper in antique, vintage or old science textbook with knowledge. Archive, illustration and diagram on parchment with information and study of heart or organ
160 assets in this story
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Blind man reading from page written in braille
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United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Expo 2020. The French pavilion. Arabic alphabet in an exposed old book
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The deception, by Leopoldo and Caterina Della Santa (active in the late 18th century).
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Old Torah scrolls, Synagogue of the Liberal Jewish Community of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe
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Bamboo Poetry Sheet 1860 Japan. This print is an example of the many large-scale surimono that Shibata Zeshin created during the Meiji period (1868ñ1912). These differ from the smaller surimono in this exhibition in several ways. Smaller surimono usually displayed poetry made by a small group of poets that lived in the same location and belonged to the same group. They also carried a strong seasonal component and were typically created for a specific time of year, such as the New Year, or a significant date for the group, such as a retirement, birthday, or important visitor from afar.The larger prints retained this seasonal component but took on stronger commemorative roles by including bigger groups of people, sometimes unrelated to the poetry club. In this print, the host is Tchikubai, possibly a poetry teacher with a sizable group of students.. Color woodblock print; surimono . Shibata Zeshin
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Persépolis. Palais no. 5 du plan général. Inscriptions de l'escalier de l'ouest marquées N sur le plan. Takht-i-Djemchid Takht-i Jamshîd. Coste, Pascal, 1787-1879. Flandin, Eugène (1809-1876). Prints. 1851 - 1854. General Research Division. Iran, Iran , Antiquities
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PP1-392-1 (3) Mayor, Aldermen of City of Hereford Description: From Mayor, Aldermen of the City of Hereford: address to Queen Victoria on her Diamond Jubilee. Illuminated; bound in morocco. Date: 1897 jubilee, queenvictoria, pp1, loyaladdress
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Vintage letter concept.
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The Albert Schweitzer hospital. The museum. Albert Schweitzer's desk. Lambarene. Gabon.
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Manuscrit trouvé dans l'envelope d'une momie. Tiré du Cabinet de M. Denon.. Denon, Vivant, 1747-1825. Prints, Illustrations. 1829. Rare Book Division. Egypt , Description and travel
1795R-7122
Quill pen and ink jar next to old ledger books
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Mexico.Mexico city.National Museum of Anthropology.Nahuatl people culture.Codex.
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Preservation work of rare books in library of mumbai university Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 9-July-2009 Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox
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Porte d. Taureau 2.. Botta, Paul Emile. Prints, Illustrations. 1849 - 1850. General Research Division. Assyria , Antiquities & archaeological sites, Nineveh (Extinct city)
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Madrid, 11/20/2023. Historical Archive of the Juan Sebastián Elcano Navy. Pilar del Campo Hernán, technical director of the AHA. Photo: Tania Sieira. ARCHDC.
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Declaration of Independence
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Japan, Small shunga album, title strip - stamped, Leporello album; blue cover with blank title strip at top left; cover sheet, image of two cranes; 12 images of lovemaking couple, alternating male and female genitals; cover sheet, landscape. Preserved in multi-coloured chitsu (fold-out box) with wave pattern, in which loosely added, sheet with signature and two butterflies; blank sheet; sheet with table of contents., book, prints, images, Japan (collection), height 91 mm, width 67 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1850 - 1920, paper, silver powder, gold powder, colour woodcut, blind stamp
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Murcia, 08/03/2024. Report with the graphic document restorer Esther Marcos at the General Archive of the Region of Murcia. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.
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alte Briefe mit Tintenflecken und unverständlicher Schrift Sibiu, Romania, August 05 2023. old letters with ink stains and unintelligible writing LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RobertoxSorinx 23239738
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Close up shot of a love letter written in Atlantic City, NJ, more than a hundred years ago in 1915; envelope was sent to Pleasantville, NJ
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Golden Compass, navigation equipment. Vintage Golden Compass, navigation equipment
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Tibetan scriptures - Drepung Monastery - Lhasa, Tibet.
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Manuscript of the Qur'an Manuscript of the Qur'an, A.H. 889/1484 C.E. Ink, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper, Paper: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 cm). The patron who commissioned this manuscript of the Quran spared no expense—from the first few folios, replete with lush illumination, to the binding, elaborately engraved with the Chinese-inspired lotus blossoms and cloud bands common to the art of the Timurid dynasty in Iran and Central Asia. The second and third pages displayed here feature intricate vegetal ornamentation in gold on a background of cobalt blue, both materials prized for their value and beauty. The right-hand page contains the Arabic text of the Qurans first sura, or chapter, which plays a part in many Muslims daily lives; the following chapter begins on the left. The script is known as ghubar, which literally means “dust,” because the letters were thought to be as minute as grains of powder. The small overall size of the codex suggests that it was meant for tr
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Murcia, 08/03/2024. Report with the graphic document restorer Esther Marcos at the General Archive of the Region of Murcia. Photo: Ignacio Gil. ARCHDC.
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Ferdowsi's Tomb, Mausoleum, Mashad, Iran, Asia
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Manuscript of the Qur'an Manuscript of the Qur'an, A.H. 889/1484 C.E. Ink, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper, Paper: 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (9.5 x 9.5 cm). The patron who commissioned this manuscript of the Quran spared no expense—from the first few folios, replete with lush illumination, to the binding, elaborately engraved with the Chinese-inspired lotus blossoms and cloud bands common to the art of the Timurid dynasty in Iran and Central Asia. The second and third pages displayed here feature intricate vegetal ornamentation in gold on a background of cobalt blue, both materials prized for their value and beauty. The right-hand page contains the Arabic text of the Qurans first sura, or chapter, which plays a part in many Muslims daily lives; the following chapter begins on the left. The script is known as ghubar, which literally means “dust,” because the letters were thought to be as minute as grains of powder. The small overall size of the codex suggests that it was meant for tr
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Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia. Ashurbanipals Library.7th century BC. Assyrian Empire, Iraq. British Museum. London. GBR.
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Golden Compass, navigation equipment. Vintage Golden Compass, navigation equipment
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Preservation work of rare books in library of mumbai university Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 9-July-2009 Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox
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Caribbean, Barbados, St Philip, Sunbury Plantation House - book
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Cover and title label of 'Cerebri anatome..'
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David Powless provides some insights to boxes of photos and articles that belonged to his grandfather, George Newton Powless who served aboard USS Louisiana (BB 19) to Tonia Deetz-Rock, Curator and Deputy Director at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. His grandfather was aboard Louisiana during the ships participation during the round the world cruise of the Great White Fleet, which departed Hampton Roads, Virginia in December 1907 and returned in February 1909. Specifically, Powless was providing some insights to his grandfathers shellback certificate awarded after crossing the equator for the first time. The boxes of photos and articles were being donated to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and will be accessioned into their museum collections.
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Stele Forest Museum, stele reproduction technique. Shaanxi, Xi'An, China
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Notebook being written by a man.
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Cover and title label of 'Cerebri anatome..'
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Islam. Religious text. The Quran consists of over 6000 verses organized in 114 capters, so called Surahs. Digital Quran.
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The French in Friuli, 1797, Museum of the Risorgimento on regional history, Castello di Udine, seat of the State Museums, Udine, most important historical city of Friuli, Italy, Udine, Friuli, Italy, Europe
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Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, First Edition of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervante at the library of El Toboso.
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FIRMA DE COLON. Location: MONASTERIO DE LA RABIDA. PALOS DE LA FRONTERA. Huelva. SPAIN.
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Ancient Book in Mevlana museum in Konya,Turkey. 28 August 2017. Ancient Book in the Mevlana museum
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Türkische Standarte; Türkische Dolche.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection
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Antique manuscript document with architectural studies by Giorgio Martini, 1486 circa Turin, Italy - 12 December 2023: antique manuscript document with architectural studies by Giorgio Martini, 1486 circa - Royal Library Copyright: xZoonar.com/PAOLOxGALLOxMODENAx 22133665
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Belgium, Antwerp, Museum Plantin-Moretus, museum at the world's first industrial printing works, 16th century printed books
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Cairo, Egypt, Koran Africa dating from the 14th century , 1914 - Egypt - Auguste Léon - (January -February) (French - Le Caire , Egypte , Afrique Coran datant du XIVe siècle). Museum, prayer, calligraphy, Islam, object of worship, writing, literature, drawing, Art , Religion, Egypt, library, Koran of the Ashraf Beressat, of the Emir Kitmas El-Isaki (Ixe s. Of the Hégire) (31)
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Vipern Schnurre.
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Anefo photo collection. book world, "Gutenberg Bible", exhibited exhibition Laurens Jansz. Coster Haarlem. 20, 1988. Haarlem, Noord-Holland
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Towneley Lectionary details Front corner. 1550. three dimensional object. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Canada's Books Of Remembrance In The Memorial Chamber At The Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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David Powless provides some insights to boxes of photos and articles that belonged to his grandfather, George Newton Powless who served aboard USS Louisiana (BB 19) to Tonia Deetz-Rock, Curator and Deputy Director at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. His grandfather was aboard Louisiana during the ships participation during the round the world cruise of the Great White Fleet, which departed Hampton Roads, Virginia in December 1907 and returned in February 1909. Specifically, Powless was providing some insights to a logbook that belonged to his grandfather. The boxes of photos and articles were being donated to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and will be accessioned into their museum collections.
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Family tree
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Cairo, Egypt, Koran Africa dating from the 14th century , 1914 - Egypt - Auguste Léon - (January -February) (French - Le Caire , Egypte , Afrique Coran datant du XIVe siècle). Museum, prayer, calligraphy, Islam, object of worship, writing, literature, drawing, Art , Religion, Egypt, library, koran of the Ashraf Beressat, of the Emir Kitmas El-Isaki (Ixe s. Of the Hegira) (31), another page
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Greenland, Qaqortoq, Tele Museum, communications museum in former mountainside radio station, editorial release (PR) (Editorial Use Only)
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Bible with a dried tree leaf.
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The Rosetta Stone, texts in Hieroglyphic, Demotic and Greek script. EGYPT.
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England, London, Bloomsbury, British Museum, Egyptian Room, Rosetta Stone, its discovery allowed the deciphering of the ancient Egyptian alphabet, being photographed by cell phone
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Northern Ireland, Lisburn. Museum Irish Linen Center.
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Seattle, Wa, Dr. Michael Beecher Looking At Voice Prints Of Song Sparrow (Released) Story
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David Powless provides some insights to boxes of photos and articles that belonged to his grandfather, George Newton Powless who served aboard USS Louisiana (BB 19) to Tonia Deetz-Rock, Curator and Deputy Director at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. His grandfather was aboard Louisiana during the ships participation during the round the world cruise of the Great White Fleet, which departed Hampton Roads, Virginia in December 1907 and returned in February 1909. The boxes of photos and articles were being donated to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and will be accessioned into their museum collections.
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USA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ben Franklin's print shop, Franklin Court (MR)
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Madrid, 11/29/2023. Javier Roza, director of Mantequerías Arias. Photo: Tania Sieira. Archdc.