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Posted: 16 Jun 2018

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Stone book carvings in Krakow house wall.

Stone book carvings in Krakow house wall.
I like this. It sends out a message that literacy within books is timeless. Seen carved into an outer house wall in the medieval town centre of Krakow, Poland.

The titles shown here depict famous writers of the world as well as some famous books from this area.

I tried to find more information on this, but could not. Maybe a viewer might help.

Andy Rodker, , Rosalyn Hilborne, Annemarie and 4 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Wonderful capture Herb.
6 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Nice to see you again Jaap. Just back from here and so many more to post.

Best Wishes, Herb
6 years ago.
 Susanne Hoy
Susanne Hoy
This is an interesting motif!
6 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Susanne Hoy
Thanks Susanne, especially for reminding me that this was a motif. I managed to find just one other picture of this on the whole internet but no explanation as to what, who or why it was carved.
Regards, Herb
6 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Very nicely taken Herb.............you've captured the detail perfectly!
6 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
Cheers Keith, it can be tricky to capture such detail as this.

Cheers, Herb
6 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Herb,

a fascinating detail from your holiday, and a shame nobody else has any information. Were the book titles real, or just random letters? Maybe in Latin of course...!!

Best Wishes
Peter
6 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Peter_Private_Box club
H again Peter. I still have found no further info but because I have the original sized photo I can read the titles clearly: Sofokles: Sophocles -Greek- famous for his tragedies , Dumas: French author, Mann: Thomas Mann-German writer. Mistrzimałgorzata, Krabat and other shown here are famous books of this area. So the picture depicts historical authors and book titles -not much in Latin as far as I can see. Hope this helps.
Best Wishes, Herb
6 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
zijn die boeken ook te lezen ?
6 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Hallo Fred, aangezien deze hier gefotografeerde boeken in steen zijn uitgehouwen, denk ik dat het misschien moeilijk is om deze echt te lezen, maar ik vestig uw aandacht op mijn antwoord aan Peter hierboven. En dus kunnen alle boeken en werken van de afgebeelde auteurs natuurlijk nog steeds worden gevonden en gelezen!

Cheers, Herb
6 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
I love this shot! I have never seen a carving quite like it! Thanks for showing....Rosa.
6 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
I agree with Rosa, and it's a pity and a surprise that there doesn't seem to be anything about it anywhere!
6 years ago.

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