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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
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Antique 18th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paper

Islamic Illuminated Manuscript Pages
Islamic Illuminated Manuscript Pages
H 15.5 in W 11.25 in D 0.75 in
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
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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
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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
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Late 20th Century Burmese Other Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest
Vintage Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Chest
H 5.75 in W 27 in D 5.625 in
Persian Manuscript Page - Garden Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
Persian Manuscript Page depicting a garden scene. Circa 18th century. Hand painted scene depicts
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Antique Late 18th Century Persian Islamic Paintings and Screens

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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
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Antique 1890s Thai Trunks and Luggage

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Teak

19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk
19th Century Buddhist Manuscript Trunk
H 14.5 in W 33.5 in D 18 in
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
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Furniture

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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
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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
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Other Lacquer

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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
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Scholar's Objects

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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
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Historical Memorabilia

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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
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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
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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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Cabinets

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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
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Antique 19th Century Thai Other Furniture

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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
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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
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Religious Items

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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
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Antique Mid-18th Century Indian Islamic Paintings

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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...
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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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
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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
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Antique 1880s Prints

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Paper

Early Spanish Manuscript Illumination Paperback – January 1, 1977
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early Spanish Manuscript Illumination Paperback – January 1, 1977. * Publisher ‏ : ‎ George
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Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Books

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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
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Music Stands

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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
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Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

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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
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Antique 16th Century French Medieval Religious Items

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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
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Antique 1880s Prints

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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
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Late 20th Century Books

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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
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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
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Drawings

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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
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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
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Scholar's Objects

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Paper

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Thai Other Decorative Boxes

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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
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Vintage 1930s European Books

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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
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Antique 19th Century Thai Other Paintings

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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
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Antique Early 18th Century Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

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
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20th Century Thai Paintings

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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
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Antique 17th Century European Renaissance Books

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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
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Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Cabinets

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Walnut

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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Paper

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
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Antique 19th Century Indian Islamic Drawings

Materials

Paper

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
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Antique 1850s Prints

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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
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Early 20th Century British Modern Books

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Paper

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...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Moroccan Islamic Decorative Art

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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
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Antique 1890s Scholar's Objects

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Paper

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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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
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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
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

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Watercolor

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
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

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
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Vintage 1980s Prints

Materials

Paper

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
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20th Century Turkish Moorish Books

Materials

Paper

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
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Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

Materials

Wood

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) ? 'Colonie Surinaame', 1830 A large hand-drawn and coloured map of the colony of Suri...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Surinamer Maps

Materials

Paper

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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Paper

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

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Paper

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
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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
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Religious Items

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Parchment Paper

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
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

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
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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
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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
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Early 20th Century Persian Victorian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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An assortment of manuscripts is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and hardwood, all manuscripts available were constructed with great care. Manuscripts have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Baroque, Art Deco and Regency manuscripts are consistently popular styles. Manuscripts have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Zdenek Kaplan, Claus Meyer and Robert Lee Eskridge are consistently popular.

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