Some old pictures and prints are incredibly rare and valuable, but age is no guarantee of value.
There are thousands of 19th century prints on the market, many of which are small decorative bookplates (pages torn out of books) that may be worth a small amount if their subject has commercial appeal..
Notice the feel, the patina, the aroma of an old print.
Look for indications of hand printing such as the impression from the printing press or ink smudges, signs of age, the quality and texture of the paper.
Hold them up to a strong light and look for a watermark in the paper, the kind you find in quality stationary..
WHAT IS AN ANTIQUE PRINT? An antique (or antiquarian) print is over 100 years old.
The most sought after still have their original hand colouring..
Astronomy is the study of the universe and its contents outside of Earth's atmosphere.
Astronomers examine the positions, motions, and properties of celestial objects.
Astrology attempts to study how those positions, motions, and properties affect people and events on Earth..
The first documented records of systematic astronomical observations date back to the Assyro-Babylonians around 1000 BCE.
From this cradle of civilisation in Mesopotamia – in the southern part of present-day Iraq – astronomers had built up knowledge of the celestial bodies and recorded their periodic motions..
The first documented records of systematic astronomical observations date back to the Assyro-Babylonians around 1000 BCE.
From this cradle of civilisation in Mesopotamia – in the southern part of present-day Iraq – astronomers had built up knowledge of the celestial bodies and recorded their periodic motions..
The first documented records of systematic astronomical observations date back to the Assyro-Babylonians around 1000 BCE.
From this cradle of civilisation in Mesopotamia – in the southern part of present-day Iraq – astronomers had built up knowledge of the celestial bodies and recorded their periodic motions..
