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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!

Manfredi’s Book

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 [...]

Keywords: pictures of books, books, calligraphy, music, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2007-06-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Alphabet Book Pile

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); [...]

Keywords: pictures of books, books, alphabets, colour, music, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2007-06-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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