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Islamic Illuminated Manuscript Pages
Located in Hudson, NY
This pair of manuscript pages are 18th century and are done it water colour and gauche. The images
Category
Antique 18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paper
Antique Quran Book With Manuscripts
Located in New York, NY
An antique Quran book with manuscripts. The hardcover of the book is adorned with embossed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Spanish Renaissance Parchment Music Manuscripts
Located in Queens, NY
4 Spanish Renaissance style (16th Cent) parchment music manuscript leaves from a choir book
Category
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Wood
Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest. A rectangular wooden hinged lid box painted red with
Category
Late 20th Century Burmese Other Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Persian Manuscript Page - Garden Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
Persian Manuscript Page depicting a garden scene. Circa 18th century.
Hand painted scene depicts
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Persian Islamic Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Buddhist Manuscript Chest - Trunk. Antique Burmese Sadaik Chest of the Mandalay
Category
Antique 1890s Thai Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Teak
Antique Burmese Sadaik Manuscript Chest.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Burmese manuscript chests are with an undecorated lid. The decoration usually depicts scenes from the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Framed Antique Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscript
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Culturally significant 18th Century Indo Persian manuscript hand painted in gouache depicting
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique Burmese Gilt Lacquered Kammavaca Manuscript
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Burmese Gilt Lacquered Kammavaca Manuscript, Consisting of 2 lacquered wood end covers and
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Other Lacquer
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th C. Burmese Buddhist Gilded Manuscript
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Introducing an Exquisite and Rare Gilded Buddhist Manuscript
This remarkable piece presents a
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Scholar's Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Illuminated Manuscript Parchment, Gothic Period, 15th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A double-sided illuminated manuscript on parchment hand-written and coloured from the Gothic period
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Parchment Paper
Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
A miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art watercolor painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
Miniature Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
A miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art watercolor painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
Burmese Temple Manuscript Cabinet with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental manuscript cabinet is from Rangoon, Burma and made from teak wood, lacquer, and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Cabinets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Antique Thai Buddhist Manuscript Storage Cabinet.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Antique Thai Buddhist Manuscript Storage Cabinet. A tapering upright cabinet made of teak
Category
Antique 19th Century Thai Other Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscript of an Elephant
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 18th Century illustrated manuscript of an elephant with passengers executed in gouache on
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Paintings
Materials
Paint
Framed 15th Century Illuminated Book of Hours Manuscript
Located in Houston, TX
Framed 15th century illuminated Book of Hours manuscript circa 1450, France. Gouache, ink gold wash
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Wood, Parchment Paper
Pair of Antique Framed Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscripts
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Historical pair of 18th Century Indo Persian manuscripts hand decorated in gouache depicting
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Indian Islamic Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript Book from, Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: palm leaves & wood.
Material: wood.
Measures: 16 cm high.
49 cm wide and 6, 5 cm deep.
Weight: 1.864 kgs.
Gilded with 24 krt gold.
Originating from Burma.
19th Cent...
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early 20Th C Hand Written Quran Surah Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
A museum quality hand written Quran Surah manuscript in Kufic script. Circa the first half of the
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Romanesque Manuscript and Mural Art from Ornamentenschatz, 1887
Located in Langweer, NL
"Romanesque Manuscript and Mural Art from Ornamentenschatz, 1887"
Description:
These vibrant
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
Early Spanish Manuscript Illumination Paperback – January 1, 1977
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early Spanish Manuscript Illumination Paperback – January 1, 1977.
* Publisher : George
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Books
Materials
Paper
Early 19th Century Regency Rosewood Music Manuscript Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
The early 19th century music manuscript stand is of the English Regency period and has a rosewood
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Music Stands
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Manuscript Wooden Chest
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Thai manuscript wooden chest with gilded gold.
Age: Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century
Category
Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Framed Late 15th Century Illuminated Book of Hours Manuscript
Located in Houston, TX
Framed late 15th century illuminated Book of Hours manuscript circa 1500, France. Gouache, ink gold
Category
Antique 16th Century French Medieval Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Celtic Manuscript Painting, 1887" from Ornamentenschatz by H. Dolmetsch
Located in Langweer, NL
"Celtic Manuscript Painting, 1887" from Ornamentenschatz by H. Dolmetsch
Description:
This print
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
Treasures in Heaven: Armenian Illuminated Manuscripts Softcover Book 1994
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Treasures in Heaven: Armenian Illuminated Manuscripts Softcover Book 1994.
by Thomas F. Mathews
Category
Late 20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Royal Conclave: A Manuscript Glimpse into Persian Courtly Life
Located in Langweer, NL
A page from a Persian manuscript, distinguished by its intricate miniature painting and surrounding
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper
Antique Judaica Hand Illuminated Megillah Scroll of Esther Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
. Judaica Collectibles, Hand Written Manuscripts, Home Library Specimen.
Dimensions: L 145 in. All
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Drawings
Materials
Parchment Paper
Nepalese Carved and Painted Buddhist Manuscript Cover, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual wooden book or manuscript cover with a carved exterior and painted interior
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nepalese Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Medicine Manuscript Koyto Imperial University-Collection Lecture Notebook 1900
Located in Norton, MA
Description
[MEDICINE -- MANUSCRIPT]. Collection of lecture notebooks from courses taken in anatomy
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Scholar's Objects
Materials
Paper
H 9.06 in W 5.91 in D 1.58 in
Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript Storage Box Burma 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript storage box Burma 19th century.
This wooden box is entirely covered
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Thai Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Dorothy M.T. Colles Anthology Manuscript in Painted Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
binding – Her Anthology, manuscript poetry. c 1931.
8vo, 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in (187 x 151 mm); 82 pages of
Category
Vintage 1930s European Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Thai Buddhist Manuscript Painting of a Scene from the "Mahabharata"
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Manuscript Painting of Scene from the epic "Mahabharata", created using watercolor
Category
Antique 19th Century Thai Other Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vivid Safavid: Enchanted Tales of Persia - Gold Highlighted Miniature Manuscript
Located in Langweer, NL
A manuscript page containing Persian miniature painting, surrounded by script. This artwork is
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
H 9.45 in W 6.7 in D 0 in
Framed Illuminated Manuscript from Thai Buddhist Prayer Book Under Glass
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage illuminated page manuscript taken from a Thai Buddhist prayer book and set inside custom
Category
20th Century Thai Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Plainsong Manuscript of the Nicene Creed - 3 Parts for Performance
Located in Ilkley, GB
Three-part plainchant polyphonic manuscript of the Nicene Creed probably originating in Spain in
Category
Antique 17th Century European Renaissance Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Flemish / Dutch Walnut Marquetry Royal Manuscript Cabinet, circa 1680
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Flemish / Dutch walnut marquetry Royal Manuscript cabinet, circa 1680. The cabinet
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 71 in W 60 in D 25 in
Decorative Antique Print of Manuscripts Decoration, Anglo-Saxon, circa 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Manuscripts Decoration Anglo-Saxon and Frankish, 8th-10th centuries ornaments.
This print originates from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 16.34 in W 11.42 in D 0.2 in
Antique Indian / Indo-Persia Moghul Islamic Illustrated Manuscript with Monkeys
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Indian or Indo-Persia Moghul Islamic Illustrated manuscript folio.
Depicting
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Islamic Drawings
Materials
Paper
H 17.25 in W 13.25 in D 1 in
Mid-19th Century American Stationary with Manuscript Letter, Signed 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
folded leaf, with 3-page manuscript letter in pen and ink in German signed by "F. Rosenthal", dated "New
Category
Antique 1850s Prints
Materials
Paper
Clansmen by Ethel Boileau - Full Length Autograph Manuscript of Scottish Novel
By Ethel Boileau
Located in Ilkley, GB
Autograph manuscript of best-selling novelist Ethel Boileau’s most successful novel which tells the
Category
Early 20th Century British Modern Books
Materials
Paper
H 5.91 in W 8.67 in D 3.15 in
19th Century North African Calligraphy Manuscript Leaves, Set of Six
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful group of 6 colorful pages of a 19th century North African prayer book with expressive calligraphic script in black ink with red, green and yellow highlights. These are trul...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Moroccan Islamic Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Burmese Set of Sixteen Double-Sided Kammavaca or Buddhist Manuscripts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Burmese set of sixteen double-sided Kammavaca or Buddhist manuscripts,
written in Bali
Category
Antique 1890s Scholar's Objects
Materials
Paper
H 5.25 in W 26.75 in D 8.25 in
Pl. 52 Antique Print of Middle Ages Manuscripts Decoration by Racinet
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Middle Ages - Moyen Age - Mittel Alter'. Chromolithograph of manuscripts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Pl. 51 Antique Print of Middle Ages Manuscripts Decoration by Racinet
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Middle Ages - Moyen Age - Mittel Alter'. Chromolithograph of manuscripts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
"Pila and the Lizard, " Important Unpublished Manuscript, 12 Art Deco Watercolors
By Robert Lee Eskridge
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable find, this original manuscript for an unpublished book, "Pila and the Lizard," along
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
H 10.5 in W 8.25 in D 0.1 in
19th Century, Mandalay, a Set of Antique Complete Burmese Manuscript 'Kammavaca'
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare and complete set Burmese manuscript (KAMMAVACA) made from thick cloth coated with gold and
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities
Materials
Wood
H 1.58 in W 23.47 in D 5.91 in
Calman Shemi Manuscript 1989 Abstract Modern Signed Lithograph 90/300 Framed
By Calman Shemi
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
An expressive and lively lithograph titled "Manuscript" from artist Calman Shemi. Hand signed in
Category
Vintage 1980s Prints
Materials
Paper
H 34.5 in W 44.75 in D 1 in
Turkish Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts from the Collection of Edwin Binney
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Turkish Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts from the Collection of Edwin Binney,
Binney, Edwin
Category
20th Century Turkish Moorish Books
Materials
Paper
H 8.5 in W 8 in D 0.5 in
19th Century, A Set of Antique Lanna Thai Wooden Manuscript Bookmark with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of antique Lanna Thai wooden manuscript bookmark with stand.
Age: Thailand, 19th Century
Category
Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities
Materials
Wood
H 23.98 in W 1.58 in D 0.4 in
Extremely Large Hand-Drawn Manuscript Map of Surinam, 1830, History of Slavery
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique large hand-drawn map of Surinam by Albrecht Helmut Hiemcke (German, 1760-1839)
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'Colonie Surinaame', 1830
A large hand-drawn and coloured map of the colony of Suri...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Surinamer Maps
Materials
Paper
H 34.85 in W 97.05 in D 0.08 in
Pl. 68 Antique Print of Russian Motifs from Metalwork and Manuscripts by Racinet
Located in Langweer, NL
manuscripts ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by Auguste Racinet. Published circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 16.34 in W 11.42 in D 0.2 in
Pl. 66 Antique Print of Russian Motifs from Metalwork and Manuscripts by Racinet
Located in Langweer, NL
manuscripts 12th-15th centuries ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by Auguste
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
H 16.34 in W 11.42 in D 0.2 in
Persian Boxed Pahlavi Koran Quran Arya-Mehr By Shah of Iran gold leaf Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
Persian Boxed Pahlavi Koran Quran Arya-Mehr By Shah of Iran gold leaf Manuscript. Large Persian
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Religious Items
Materials
Paper
IMPORTANT AND RARE LITURGICAL PSALTER, Spain, 16th Century (1550-1575)
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
(Liturgical Psalter according to the Roman Rite)
Latin (with Spanish additions), illuminated manuscript on
Category
Antique 16th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Parchment Paper
H 24.02 in W 16.15 in D 4.73 in
1950s Chinese Coromandel Four-Panel Screen with Trompe-l'œil Bookshelves and Gil
Located in London, GB
painted books, scrolls, and manuscripts adorned with Chinese calligraphy in vibrant blue, green, red, and
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Wood
H 72.05 in W 66.93 in D 0.6 in
Antique Indo Persian Mughal Architectural Painting
Located in New York, NY
An antique Indo Persian Mughal Art miniature gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Paintings
Materials
Paint
Edward F. Caldwell Gilt & Silvered Renaissance Revival Style Bronze Table Lamp
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
the drawings of illuminated manuscripts with figures, scroll forms, acanthus leaves and trefoils
Category
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
1920's Persian Kerman Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
outlines dancing against the saturated backdrop like illuminated manuscript ink upon ancient parchment.
A
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Victorian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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