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Background imageScript Collection: Roman mosaic of the Muses. 3rd-4th century AD. Torre de Palm

Roman mosaic of the Muses. 3rd-4th century AD. Torre de Palm
Roman mosaic of the Muses. From left to right: Calliope, Euterpe, Erato, Thalia, Melpomene, Clio, Polyhymnia, Urania, Terpsichore. 3rd-4th century AD. From Torre de Palma

Background imageScript Collection: Japanese girl practising calligraphy

Japanese girl practising calligraphy Date: 1909

Background imageScript Collection: Cartoon of Winston Churchill, British statesman

Cartoon of Winston Churchill, British statesman
A cartoon depiction of Winston Churchill, British statesman and historian

Background imageScript Collection: Mosaic with arab and kufic caligraphy (top) on a wall of the

Mosaic with arab and kufic caligraphy (top) on a wall of the Madrasa. Fes. Morocco

Background imageScript Collection: A Map of the Island of Chios

A Map of the Island of Chios
A Turkish Map of the Greek Island of Chios, at this point under Ottoman Turkish control. The island is in the Aegean Sea only 5 miles off the coast of Asia Minor

Background imageScript Collection: Sentimental German wartime postcard

Sentimental German wartime postcard
You, Only you alone are my true love - a sentimental wartime postcard sent from a German soldier to his girl back home in Munich

Background imageScript Collection: Elizabeth Is Signature

Elizabeth Is Signature
A Facsimile of Queen Elizabeth Is signature on the death warrant of Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (this original published in 1807)

Background imageScript Collection: Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Producer

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Producer. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Background imageScript Collection: Cylinder of Cyrus the Great with text written in akkadian cu

Cylinder of Cyrus the Great with text written in akkadian cuneiform. Clay

Background imageScript Collection: Sultan Osman II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks

Sultan Osman II - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Sultan Osman II or Othman II (commonly known as Genc Osman, meaning Osman the Young) (1604-1622) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death on 20 May 1622. Date: circa 1620

Background imageScript Collection: Colonel James Skinner holding a Regimental Durbar

Colonel James Skinner holding a Regimental Durbar, 1827.Watercolour with gouache on European paper by Ghulam Ali Khan (fl 1817-1855), 1827.Inscribed in Nastaliq script lower left

Background imageScript Collection: Neo-Sumerian. Statue of Gudea. Girsu, Iraq. 2120 BC. Cuneifo

Neo-Sumerian. Statue of Gudea. Girsu, Iraq. 2120 BC. Cuneifo
Mesopotamia. Neo-Sumerian. Ruler Gudea of state of Lagash. Diorita statue. From Girsu (modern Telloh). Iraq. 2120 BC. Cuneiform inscription. Detail. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageScript Collection: Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Coronati

Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Coronati
Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Coronation of the Virgin surrounded by Saints and Bishops. Miniature. Letter U. Spain

Background imageScript Collection: Sultan Murad IV Ghazi - ruler of the Ottoman Turks

Sultan Murad IV Ghazi - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Murad IV Ghazi (1612 February 9, 1640) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640 - known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his method in doing so

Background imageScript Collection: Sultan Ibrahim - ruler of the Ottoman Turks

Sultan Ibrahim - ruler of the Ottoman Turks
Ibrahim (16151648) ( Ibrahim the Mad ) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 until 1648. Date: circa 1645

Background imageScript Collection: Moods of Mount Fuji - 3

Moods of Mount Fuji - 3
A view across stormy seas to Mount Fuji. A stylised painting by Malcolm Greensmith in the style of the great Japanese printmakers of the late 18th and 19th centuries such as Hiroshige and Hokusai

Background imageScript Collection: Choirbook number 7. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. The Visi

Choirbook number 7. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. The Visi
Choirbook number 7. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. The Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. Drop cap D. Miniature. Spain

Background imageScript Collection: Witiza tombstone. Basilica of Saints Justo and Pastor. Barce

Witiza tombstone. Basilica of Saints Justo and Pastor. Barce
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

Background imageScript Collection: Carmina Burana 13th C

Carmina Burana 13th C
A page from a Latin manuscript of the Carmina Burana, a collection of poems, songs and short plays; published in 1847 by Johann Schmeller, the name means songs of Beuren Date: 13th century

Background imageScript Collection: Two Turkish Wrestlers

Two Turkish Wrestlers
A spectacular postcard photograph of two Turkish wrestlers, showing off their muscles, finely crafted moustaches and bowties!

Background imageScript Collection: Game / Children Acting

Game / Children Acting
A little girl stands on a stool and reads from a script, while her friends and their toys form the audience

Background imageScript Collection: Selection of Views of Seoul, Korea - Postcard Pack

Selection of Views of Seoul, Korea - Postcard Pack Date: 1930s

Background imageScript Collection: Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - Investiture Card

Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey - Investiture Card
Sultan Mehmed V Reshad of Turkey (1844 - 1918)

Background imageScript Collection: Clara Zetkin / Ils 1900

Clara Zetkin / Ils 1900
CLARA ZETKIN German Socialist and Feminist at the Paris Socialist Congress in 1900

Background imageScript Collection: Deaf and Dumb School, Palayamkottai, India

Deaf and Dumb School, Palayamkottai, India
C. E. Z. (Church of England Zenana Missionary Society) Deaf and Dumb School, Palamcottah (now Palayamkottai in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu), India. Deaf and Dumb children learning to talk

Background imageScript Collection: Phoenician inscription on a limestone stele. Tal-Virtu

Phoenician inscription on a limestone stele. Tal-Virtu, Rabat (Malta). 7th century BC. National Museum of Archaeology. Valletta. Malta

Background imageScript Collection: Honorific cippus from Thermae Cassiorum, Lisbon

Honorific cippus from Thermae Cassiorum, Lisbon. 1st century AD

Background imageScript Collection: Honorific cippus from Thermae Cassiorum, Lisbon

Honorific cippus from Thermae Cassiorum, Lisbon. 1st century AD

Background imageScript Collection: Honorific cippus from Thermae Cassiorum, Lisbon

Honorific cippus from Thermae Cassiorum, Lisbon. 1st century AD

Background imageScript Collection: Pedestal in honor of the Divine Augustus, by Caius

Pedestal in honor of the Divine Augustus, by Caius Arrius Optatus and Caius Iulius Eutychus, two municipal augustalis. Detail of the inscription: To the divine Augustus

Background imageScript Collection: Stone altar consecrated to Endovellicus, by Marcus

Stone altar consecrated to Endovellicus, by Marcus Licinius Nigellius

Background imageScript Collection: Pedestal in honor of the Divine Augustus, by Caius

Pedestal in honor of the Divine Augustus, by Caius Arrius Optatus and Caius Iulius Eutychus, two municipal augustalis. Inscription: To the divine Augustus

Background imageScript Collection: Stone altar consecrated to Endovellicus, by Marcus

Stone altar consecrated to Endovellicus, by Marcus Licinius Nigellius

Background imageScript Collection: Big pedestal dedicated to Endovellicus, by Marcus

Big pedestal dedicated to Endovellicus, by Marcus Vibius Bassus and Marcus Vibius Avitus. 1st century AD. Detail of an inscription. Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena, Alandroal, Evora. Portugal

Background imageScript Collection: Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus, by Marcus

Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus, by Marcus
Stone altar dedicated to Endovellicus (Endovelicus), by Marcus Fannius Augurinus. 1st century AD. Detail. Sao Miguel da Mota. Terena. Alandroal, Evora, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum

Background imageScript Collection: Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Serbia. Organisation

Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Serbia. Organisation
The Eastern Question. Serbiana??Ottoman Wars (1876-1878). Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on June 30, 1876. Serbia. Organisation of insurgent groups. Drawing by P. Kauffmann

Background imageScript Collection: Turkish ceremonial helmet. Gilded bronze. Provenance

Turkish ceremonial helmet. Gilded bronze. Provenance unknown. 16th-17th centuries. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Background imageScript Collection: The Virgin and Child. Mosaic. 12th-13th centuries

The Virgin and Child. Mosaic. 12th-13th centuries
The Virgin and Child. Mosaic. Byzantine style. 12th-13th centuries. From the Church of St. Nicholas in Melnik, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Background imageScript Collection: Stele erected by Cassia Cogitata in memory of

Stele erected by Cassia Cogitata in memory of her parents Cassius Felix and Cassia Lacaena, and her son Vetsidius Super. Detail of the inscription. Dated to the middle of the 2nd century AD

Background imageScript Collection: Stele erected by Cassia Cogitata in memory of

Stele erected by Cassia Cogitata in memory of her parents Cassius Felix and Cassia Lacaena, and her son Vetsidius Super. Decorated with reliefs of Medusa and a krater with vine branches

Background imageScript Collection: Detail of the stele erected by Praepositus Aurelius

Detail of the stele erected by Praepositus Aurelius Crescentius and his wife Vincentia in memory of Aurelia Vericia. Family portrait. Dated to the beginning of the 4th century AD

Background imageScript Collection: Stele erected by Praepositus Aurelius Crescentius

Stele erected by Praepositus Aurelius Crescentius and his wife Vincentia in memory of Aurelia Vericia. Family portrait. Dated to the beginning of the 4th century AD. From Montana, Bulgaria

Background imageScript Collection: Bust of a bearded man and a woman. Stele of Ziles

Bust of a bearded man and a woman. Stele of Ziles
Bust of a bearded man and a woman. Inscription in Greek. Stele of Ziles, son of Pyroulas, erected by his wife Katou. First half of the 3rd century AD. From Laskarevo, Blagoevgrad region, Bulgaria

Background imageScript Collection: Detail of a column with memorial inscription of

Detail of a column with memorial inscription of Kopsis Kopan. Time of Omurtag, Great Khan of Bulgaria (814-831). National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Background imageScript Collection: Gladiator fight. Fragment of a marble slab. From

Gladiator fight. Fragment of a marble slab. From
Gladiator fight. Greek inscription: Leukaspis (name of the gladiator). Fragment of a marble slab. From Stara Zagora (Augusta Traiana), Bulgaria. First half of the 2nd century AD

Background imageScript Collection: Column with memorial inscription of Kopsis Kopan

Column with memorial inscription of Kopsis Kopan. Time of Omurtag, Great Khan of Bulgaria (814-831). National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Background imageScript Collection: Remains of a column with the text of a peace treaty

Remains of a column with the text of a peace treaty. Provenance unknown. First half of the 9th century AD. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria

Background imageScript Collection: Treaty of 815. Detail of a column bearing

Treaty of 815. Detail of a column bearing
Treaty of 815. 30-year peace agreement signed in Constantinople between the Bulgarian Khan Omurtag (814-831) and the Byzantine Emperor Leo V the Armenian (813-820)

Background imageScript Collection: Treaty of 815. Column bearing the text of

Treaty of 815. Column bearing the text of
Treaty of 815. 30-year peace agreement signed in Constantinople between the Bulgarian Khan Omurtag (814-831) and the Byzantine Emperor Leo V the Armenian (813-820)

Background imageScript Collection: Alphabet of initial letters decorated with garlands and birds fr

Alphabet of initial letters decorated with garlands and birds fr
Alphabet of ornate initial letters decorated with garlands and birds from England. Alphabet d'Anglaise

Background imageScript Collection: Ornate alphabet from a French illuminated manuscript 15th centur

Ornate alphabet from a French illuminated manuscript 15th century. Alphabet du XVeme Siecle tire du Manuscrit No. 145 Franc. Bibl. Nat

Background imageScript Collection: Initial letters in the Ronde (Round) script decorated with garla

Initial letters in the Ronde (Round) script decorated with garlands, pearls, and foliage. Alphabet de Ronde

Background imageScript Collection: Moses with the Tablets of the Law

Moses with the Tablets of the Law
Old Testament. Prophet Moses with the Tablets of the Law. Engraving. Historia Universal, by Cesar Cantu. Volume I, 1854

Background imageScript Collection: Detail of a Roman dedicatory inscription, Malta

Detail of a Roman dedicatory inscription, Malta
Detail of a Roman dedicatory inscription. Original unknown provenance. It was found beneath a statue overlooking the bridge close to the old gate of the Citadel. Second half of the 2nd century AD

Background imageScript Collection: Roman dedicatory inscription

Roman dedicatory inscription. Original unknown provenance. It was found beneath a statue overlooking the bridge close to the old gate of the Citadel. Second half of the 2nd century AD

Background imageScript Collection: Punic commemorative inscription

Punic commemorative inscription on a marble slab broken, with a substantial part of the text missing

Background imageScript Collection: Roman imperial period. Pedestal belonging to headless statue

Roman imperial period. Pedestal belonging to headless statue
Roman imperial period. Pedestal belonging to a headless white marble statue. Probably representing an Augusta (title given to members of the imperial family). Julio-Claudian epoch

Background imageScript Collection: Prayer niche. Late 13th-early 14th centuries. From Kashan

Prayer niche. Late 13th-early 14th centuries. From Kashan
Prayer niche. Late 13th century-early 14th century. From Kashan (Iran). Ilkhanid Period (125-1353). Stonepaste, moulded and painted under and over the glaze. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Background imageScript Collection: Relief - hieroglyphical scripture - New Kingdom, Egypt

Relief - hieroglyphical scripture - New Kingdom, Egypt
Relief depicting hieroglyphical scripture. Sandstone. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. 1479-1458 BC. From the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany

Background imageScript Collection: Relief - hieroglyphical scripture - New Kingdom, Egypt

Relief - hieroglyphical scripture - New Kingdom, Egypt
Relief depicting hieroglyphical scripture. Sandstone. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. 1479-1458 BC. From the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. Neues Museum. Berlin, Germany

Background imageScript Collection: Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Relief panel from Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II (reign 883-859 BCE) at Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq). Relief of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II with protective spirit. 9th century BC

Background imageScript Collection: Boat trip of the royal couple. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty

Boat trip of the royal couple. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty
Relief depicting a boat trip of the royal couple on the occasion of a celebration. Sandstone and remains of polychrome. New Kingdom. 18th Dynasty. 1479-1458 BC. From the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Background imageScript Collection: Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire

Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
Relief panel from Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II (reign 883-859 BCE) at Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq). Relief of Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II with protective spirit. 9th century BC. Detail

Background imageScript Collection: Roman altar to the Lucoves Arquieni

Roman altar to the Lucoves Arquieni. Roman votive inscription to local Galician gods: Lucoubu Arquien (O) Silonius Silo Ex Voto. Silonius Silo fulfilled his vow

Background imageScript Collection: Altar to the goddess Fortuna. Second half of 2nd century AD

Altar to the goddess Fortuna. Second half of 2nd century AD
Altar to the goddess Fortuna. Inscription: To Fortuna. Valerius Lupus, assistant of the centurion, accomplished his vow of free will. Second half of the 2nd century AD

Background imageScript Collection: Tombstone with inscription written in Galician language

Tombstone with inscription written in Galician language, 1446. From the Convent of Santo Domingo (A Coruna, Galicia, Spain). Archaeological and History Museum of A Coruna (San Anton Castle)

Background imageScript Collection: Altar with inscription dedicated to the god Mithras

Altar with inscription dedicated to the god Mithras. Marble. 66 x 47 x 25 cm. 2nd century AD. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain

Background imageScript Collection: Spain. Royal Casino of Murcia. Detail of a relief

Spain. Royal Casino of Murcia. Detail of a relief
Spain. Royal Casino of Murcia. The construction of this building began in 1847, on the site of a former palace. Detail of a relief with Islamic decoration on one of the interior walls

Background imageScript Collection: Arthur Richard Burrows, BBC broadcaster

Arthur Richard Burrows, BBC broadcaster
Arthur Richard Burrows (1882-1947), BBC broadcaster and journalist, known affectionately as Uncle Arthur. 1922

Background imageScript Collection: The Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard

The Turkish State Barge Seughudlu, built at Elswick Shipyard, Newcastle upon Tyne for His Imperial Majesty Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) - September 25, 1903

Background imageScript Collection: The signature of Queen Elizabeth I of England

The signature of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603). Date: late 16th century

Background imageScript Collection: Prince Shehzade МMehmet Ziyaeddin Efendi

Prince Shehzade МMehmet Ziyaeddin Efendi
Shehzade ð£ Mehmet Ziyaeddin Efendi (Hehzade Mehmed Ziyaeddin Efendi) (1873-1938) - the eldest child of Ottoman sultan Mehmed V from his first wife Kamures Kadin Efendi - a doctor and musician

Background imageScript Collection: Ilyushin Il-86 SSSR-86058

Ilyushin Il-86 SSSR-86058 (msn 3025), of Aeroflot (CϾϾϾР-86058) (CϾϾϾР is in Cyrillic script - Со?з Сове?ски? Со?иалис?и?ески? Респ)

Background imageScript Collection: RMSTitanic, letter, United Artists Studos

RMSTitanic, letter, United Artists Studos
RMS TITANIC: Previously unseen letter, dated 5th May 1938 on United Artists Studio Corporation, Hollywood notepaper to Titanic First-Class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli

Background imageScript Collection: Letter to Laura Francatelli, RMS Titanic survivor

Letter to Laura Francatelli, RMS Titanic survivor
White Star Line, RMS Titanic

Background imageScript Collection: Giuseppe de Begnis, Italian operatic bass singer

Giuseppe de Begnis, Italian operatic bass singer
Giuseppe de Begnis (1793-1849), Italian operatic bass singer Date: early 19th century

Background imageScript Collection: Maria Pita - Spanish heroine

Maria Pita - Spanish heroine
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine

Background imageScript Collection: George Formby Snr and Luisa Tetrazzini, recording studio

George Formby Snr and Luisa Tetrazzini, recording studio
George Formby Snr recording his voice, with opera singer Luisa Tetrazzini watching Date: 1949

Background imageScript Collection: Noted Hymnal (Fragment)

Noted Hymnal (Fragment)
Leaf from a hymnal, parchment. Text in a gothic script in two columns interspersed with musical notation in a German gothic hufnagel style on a 4-line stave with C marked. Date: 13th Century

Background imageScript Collection: Psalter (Fragments)

Psalter (Fragments)
Parts of three bifolia from a psalter, parchment

Background imageScript Collection: Bible (Fragment)

Bible (Fragment)
Leaf from a Bible, parchment. Main body text in a rounded Gothic script in black in two columns. No coloured pigments. Date: circa 14th Century

Background imageScript Collection: Liber Sextus Decretalium (Fragment)

Liber Sextus Decretalium (Fragment)
Leaf from a copy of the Liber Sextus Decretalium or Decretals of Pope Boniface VIII, parchment. Main body text in two columns in a cursive documentary script

Background imageScript Collection: Legal Text? (Fragment)

Legal Text? (Fragment)
Two fragments from the same manuscript, parchment. Original text unknown. Text is in a cursive documentary script in brown in a single column recto and verso on both fragments

Background imageScript Collection: Categoriae Decem (Fragment)

Categoriae Decem (Fragment)
Single quarto sized leaf, parchment, with text from the Categoriae Decem, a summary of the categories of Aristotle, originally attributed to St Augustine. Text in a minuscule script in dark brown



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