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Sequence showing books and notices in a second-hand book shop in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.
Quill and ink by candle light.
A hand writing in a quill pen by a candle
LD Typing by pressing the keys of typewriter in hurry
Quill and ink by candle light.
Old German Gothic print in the Holy Book
Pull focus onto the spines of old books on a bookshelf.
LD person typing fast on a typewriter
Quill and ink by candle light.
SLO MO LD Dust flying off an old book falling on the table
Nostradamus thumbs through and reads a book.
Vintage Alarm Clock with Old Leather Covere Books on Wooden Table
Handheld shot of books and a mechanical typewriter on a wooden desk
Old Ancient Leather Covered Book and Vintage Clock on Wooden Background
Quill and ink by candle light.
Quill and ink by candle light.
A scribe adds details to a map.
Old books side by side in bookstore window
HD: Antique Library
Extreme closeup of text on a page starting with "Call me Ishmael" from Moby Dick
HD Ancient Scrolls
Quill and ink by candle light.
Handheld shot of vintage Penguin books on a shelf of a second-hand book shop in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.
Close shot across a stack of old manuscripts.
A robed man flips through a book and looks around thoughtfully.
HD: old book
Information Old book INF CO
Timeless Pages of an Old Book Rolling on a Table
Grandmother, girl and child bonding in library, education bookstore and learning bookshop while walking up stairs. Family outing, senior and kids in research, study and science center for information
Ext shots of National Library of Athens; 1965
Portrait of a bookseller arranging books in a shelf
ancient book
Library with wooden furniture
Hands writing on a vintage typewriter. Metal parts of old typewriters. Macrophotography
SLO MO Old book landing on a dusty table
Traditional moon ritual in ancient Shrine
Old woman is reading book
CU PAN Classic French books on bookstall / Paris, France
MS Classic French books on bookstall / Paris, France
All aboard for the Orient Express!
Time Lapse Shot of Tourists Walking in Ancient Temple . Hanoi, Vietnam
VOICED: Is this a baboon I see before me?
CLEAN: Is this a baboon I see before me?
?Kyokusui-no-En?-Festival of writing Waka Poetry
?Kyokusui-no-En?-Festival of writing Waka Poetry
?Kyokusui-no-En?-Festival of writing Waka Poetry
Static shot of an angled bookshelf in a bookshop in Paris, France
Shot of tourists browsing an outdoor bookcase in Paris, France
Shot of tourists browsing an outdoor bookcase in Paris, France
Time Lapse Shot of Tourists Walking in Ancient Temple . Hanoi, Vietnam
Tourists in Front of Temple of Literature main gate. Hanoi, Vietnam. Time lapse video
Time Lapse Shot of Tourists in Front of Temple of Literature main gate. Hanoi, Vietnam
Young woman reading book at a cafe
Ancient pot discovery in Turkey contests smiley origin
businessman reading a book
Hands Fingers with gold nail performing Art roll over with delicate smooth
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao visits Stratford-upon-Avon
'Three Musketeers' film released: interviews with cast
man hand opening and flipping book at table
Literature: 200 years since Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice published
Controversy over decision to drop American literary classics from syllabus
Slowmotion: Calligraphy
Slowmotion: Calligraphy
Slowmotion: Calligraphy
Man reading a book
Man reading a book
Man reading a book
Vintage book of Buddhism scripture in Chinese
entrance area of Bauhaus Archive / Museum of Design in Berlin
The Bauhaus Archiv / Museum of Design in Berlin
young student girl is reading a book and enjoys a healthy drink in a stylish coffee house
Monger making hot tea in thai style.
A man approaches a fire with pages of writings by Nostradamus in a reenactment.
A man burns pages of Nostradamus' writings in a fire.
A man places writings by Nostradamus in a fire.
A man burns the writings of Nostradamus in a fire.
A man in period clothing burns pages of works by Nostradamus in a reenactment.
Flames dance above burning manuscript pages by Nostradamus in a reenactment.
Rolled pages of the writings of Nostradamus burn in a reenactment.
Pages of the writings of Nostradamus burn in flames in a reenactment.
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