Sentence examples for ancient book from inspiring English sources

Irish archaeologists heralded the discovery of an ancient Book of Psalms in the south Midlands.

The ancient "Book of Tea," by Lu Yu, plays an important role in his rivalry with a Chinese prince.

And what of the ancient book — the Marjean codex — that Cade forcibly took from the owners of a French chateau in the book's prologue?

An ancient book of dream interpretation was compiled by the 3rd-century soothsayer Artemidorus Daldianus in the Oneirocritica (from the Greek oneiros, "a dream").

Although the team said it had found several boxes that could have contained the ancient book, all of them were empty.

Jacqui Smith is bounding through the corridors of power - through the mighty central lobby, past the ancient book shelves, down the stairs to her somewhat shabbier office.

We read aloud the prayers of ancient books and recite prayers that comforted our ancestors.

Academics Miskatonic University10, in Arkham, Mass., is renowned for its expansive library and collection of rare and ancient books.

It's plenty atmospheric: illuminated vats of bubbling water, ancient books, murals of tentacled women, coppery portholes to nowhere.

But almost three years after they were smuggled out of the clutches of jihadists in Timbuktu who had begun to burn them, the ancient books remain at risk.

The knowledge of many languages, classic latinity, modern humanistic ideas, and ancient books and the support of new art and science were all familiar to him since childhood.