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Here are some public domain pctures of old books. You can do whatever you like with these, although you shouldn’t say that you made them! The one with the shelf visible was taken by my partner, who also explicitly assigned copyright to the public domain.

There are some more pictures from old books taken from an old book, too.

There’s something about leather-bound books; a lot of people collect leather books. For my own part I’m more interested in what’s inside the book than the fine bindings, but since some of these antiquarian books still look rather pretty, I thought I’d share some pictures!

He was taking notes until he died

Pictures of old books (2003)

A relief pen (an old-fashioned dip-pen for writing), with a steel nib and an ivory handle, lies on an open book; a written manuscript lies below. Leather-bound books litter the oaken desk.

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Added: 2007-02-21

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Manfredi’s Book

Pictures of old books (2003)

This is a close-up of the antiquarian book tableau in Alphabet Book Pile. The book in the foreground was printed in 1564, and is a legal text by Girolamo di Manfredi; there are also some more pictures [...]

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Added: 2007-06-04

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Old Books 3: Chambaud Close-up

Pictures of old books (2003)

Chambaud’s Dictionary, close-up view showing the leather binding and the gold leaf used for the lettering on the spine.

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Added: 2005-11-10

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Memories

Pictures of old books (2003)

A photograph of an old leather-bound photograph album with a candle and a rose nearby. Sunlight, polished wood, and emotion.

This work is dedicated to the Public Domain.

Keywords: colour, pictures of books, candles, romance, roses, christmas, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2006-07-11

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My Wandering Boy

Pictures of old books (2003)

There’s a freshly cut red rose on this old hymn book. The music is open at “Where is my Wandering Boy?” and also “Give Me thy Heart.” Underneath you see the tuning pins, felts and keyboard of the gra [...]

Keywords: colour, pictures of books, roses, romance, pianos, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2006-07-11

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Green and Gold books on polished wood

Pictures of old books (2003)

A row of old books, green, with gold decoration and lettering on their spines, arranged in a row on the top of a polished wooden surface.

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Added: 2007-09-12

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1581 Psalter with Rose

Pictures of old books (2003)

Warm sunlight streams down on this ancient prayer book, bible and psalter, open to the Lord’s Prayer set to music. A rose lies on the open book. There are also some page scans of this Geneva Bible. It [...]

Keywords: colour, books, pictures of books, roses, romance, christmas, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2006-07-11

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Alphabet Book Pile

Pictures of old books (2003)

Several antique books of alphabets all open in a pile: 1. Manfredi from 1564, with the medieval music used as a cover; 2. Ornamental Alphabets by Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1879 (with the green letters); [...]

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Added: 2007-06-04

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Old Books 1: Chambaud’s French/English Dictionary

Pictures of old books (2003)

Close-up of the tops of three volumes from Chambaud’s Dictionary of English and French. Leather-bound books are always photogenic. I’ve made this image available in lots of sizes; please use the siz [...]

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Added: 2005-11-10

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