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The extraordinary Anglo-Saxon Alfred Jewel, in gold and rock-crystal, incorporating an enamel plaque bearing an image of a man, was discovered in Somerset in 1693 and is now housed...
Perhaps the most ambitious mission polyglot ever: a rendering of the "Magnificat" in 150 languages, many in unique scripts. This 1887 publication from the monastic island of Saint-...
"The building dated back to the XVIII century, on an estate where Hryhorii Skovoroda (outstanding and much-loved Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer) worked for the l...
Today, April 26, is the feast day of Stephen of Perm, and is celebrated as Old Permic Alphabet Day in Syktyvkar, capital of the Komi Republic. Old Permic (Важ Перым гижӧм) is one...
More top quality content from @histories_arch. The Kolbrin Bible is a very very ancient codex that may date back to as early as 2005. We know it's definitely super genuine, because...
These extraordinary woodcuts, assigned to the workshop of Hans Burgkmair, are part of a set of 15 depicting phantasmagoric beings based on mythology and travellers’ tales, likely p...
The Dabous Giraffes are neolithic petroglyphs found near the Aïr Mountains in north Niger. They are believed to have been created 6000 - 8000 years ago when the region was less ari...
One of the most remarkable surviving Books of Hours, completed in 1554 and famous enough to be frequently noted & described throughout the 17th, 18th & 19th centuries - was owned a...
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Strasti Khristovi [Passion of the Christ] & Povest iz drevnego letopistsa o stradanii Gospoda [Tales from the Ancient Chronicle of the Suffering of Christ], 1869. An outstanding ma...
Multiple Ukrainian sources are reporting that the cruiser Moskva, the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, has been hit by 2 Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles and is...
An 18th century Ethiopian Version of Kings, መጽሐፈ ነገሥት , which contains the two Books of Samuel and the two Books of Kings, together making up 1-4 Kings. THERE ARE TWO FULL-PAGE DIA...
Gujin tushu jicheng. 古今圖書集成 Nei-fu, Beijing, 1726- 1728. First edition, printed in copper movable type. The great Imperial Encyclopaedia 'Gujin tushu jicheng' - 852 000 pages...