Antique Manuscript

This cabinet most likely was used to receive important manuscripts, charters, or indentures.

Three-part plainchant polyphonic manuscript of the Nicene Creed probably originating in Spain in the late 16th or early 17th century.

A beautiful hand-painted Persian Islamic illuminated manuscript leaf page depicting a scene of Chogan (Persian Polo) painted in the classic Persian miniature style.

Ottoman Qur'an manuscripts of the 18th century represent the culmination of centuries of artistic and devotional refinement.

Chromolithograph of Manuscripts Decoration Anglo-Saxon and Frankish, 8th-10th centuries ornaments.

A fine antique Indian or Indo-Persia Moghul Islamic Illustrated manuscript folio. Depicting monkeys gathering fruit at the base of the tree.

North African Maghribi Manuscript Leaf Gold Illumination, c. 14-15th Century North African, c. 14-15th century Print: Height 39cm, width 31cm Frame: Height 73cm, width 62cm, depth 4c...

Antique Burmese Gilt Lacquer Sadaik Manuscript Chest on an Associated Stand, late 19th century.

Condition: 1 folded leaf, with 3-page manuscript letter in pen and ink in German signed by "F.

More than three centuries old, the manuscript survives in notably attractive condition.

This is a working draft manuscript with occasional interpolated additional pages and corrections throughout.

Romanesque Decorative Prints by H. Dolmetsch, 1890, Manuscript and Mural Designs This pair of richly colored lithographic plates by Hermann Dolmetsch, published around 1887 in Stutt...

A fine set of antique stamped or carved leather inlay medallions likely produced manuscript cover inlays. Most with old Sotheby's Auction stickers to the reverse.

16th/17th Century Spanish Gregorian Chant Manuscript Leaf on Vellum in Glazed Silvergilt Frame.

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 truly miniatur...

An antique Burmese set of sixteen double-sided Kammavaca or Buddhist manuscripts, written in Bali in red and black lacquer on a gold leaf ground.

Chromolithograph of manuscripts decoration, 8th-12th centuries ornaments.

Ink, pigments and gold lead on gold embellished paper, c. 1600 Unsigned as is usual for illuminated manuscripts Note: The rock musician Eric Clapton was inspired by the classic Persi...

Chromolithograph of manuscripts decoration, France and Germany, 8th-13th centuries ornaments.

Rare and complete set Burmese manuscript (KAMMAVACA) made from thick cloth coated with gold and lacquer in nice condition.

Antique Mamluk Qur’anic Manuscript Leaf Folio Maghribi Script 14th-15th Century North African, 14-15th Century Print: Height 39cm, width 31cm Frame: Height 73cm, width 62cm, depth 4c...

Unique German Manuscript Broadside with Printed Border – Virgin Mary, 18th c.

A striking and authentic pair of Tuscan antiphonal manuscript leaves, dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, beautifully preserved on vellum.

Unlike the illustrated manuscripts of earlier periods, many Qajar miniatures were conceived as independent works intended for inclusion in albums, where they could be admired individ...

MUDRA OF ESOTERIC BUDDHISM A set of 10 handwritten practitioner’s charts depicting various mudras (symbolic hand gestures) used in Mikkyo — Japanese Esoteric Buddhism. These gesture...

A set of antique Lanna Thai wooden manuscript bookmark with stand. Age: Thailand, 19th Century Size of bookmark only: Length 39.1 - 49.9 C.M. / Width 3.5 - 4 C.M. / Thickness 1 C.M.

Chromolithograph of motifs from metalwork and manuscripts ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by Auguste Racinet.

Chromolithograph of motifs from metalwork and manuscripts 12th-15th centuries ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by Auguste Racinet.

Facsimile of an 18th-century manuscript; of military architecture; illustrated with 24 reproductions of fortified squares; town maps; etc.

Preceded by a study concerning the illuminations and adornments of the Portuguese manuscripts; in which mention is made of a French manuscript poem relating to the Brazilian festival...

The technique was deleted in the 16th century and was inspired by earlier manuscript illuminations. Mounted on a cream mat and framed in a period oak frame.

The ink and signatures remain clearly legible. The Bernadotte manuscript is mounted on period paper with later identifying annotations.

Poems by Francisco de Sâ de Miranda: Edition based on five unpublished manuscripts and all printed editions. Accompanied by a study on the poet; variants; notes; glossary and a portr...

Memoirs to serve the history of Napoleon Bonaparte. Manuscript brought from St. Helena in England; by the ship The Heron.

. - BURROWS; Millar. THE DEAD SEA MANUSCRIPTS. Robert Laffont - Paris.1957.494 pp. Bindings with spine; songs in leather and gold irons.

(The Sabbath of the Vaudois, miniature from a manuscript preserved in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris), followed by "Fd.

The manuscript was completed in Vienna between 1810 and 1820.

Chaucer is shown beside a pedestal piled with books, manuscripts and a quill. And has an inscribed pattern number, '155' to the reverse of the base.

The manuscript was completed in Vienna between 1810 and 1820.

The manuscript was completed in Vienna between 1810 and 1820.

The manuscript was completed in Vienna between 1810 and 1820.

The manuscript was completed in Vienna between 1810 and 1820.

This map originates from Churchill's 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts others now first printed in English', printed in 1744 for ...

A pair of hand-colored engravings depicting Imperial Russian cavalry, each titled in French with a Russian manuscript caption beneath, 1817. One plate, Trompette de Chasseurs à Chev...

In Lisbon by Lourenço Crasbeeck; 1636. 8vo of XVI-207 ff. + VI + pages. Manuscripts with poem. Full parchment binding with handwritten titles in ink on the spine.

These features make the leaf an attractive example of Sultanate manuscript culture, although its condition materially limits value.

Besides territory and a heavy payment in money, the Pope undertook to deliver a hundred works of art and five hundred manuscripts chosen by French commissioners, and the convoys that...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

The oval composition benefits from generous matting that emphasizes its manuscript-like character. Please note: This print is sold unframed.

Painting 2: A seated Muslim mystic or dervish holds small loose manuscript slips or prayer books in his right hand while fingering a long strand of prayer beads in his left.

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...

He produced several individual works and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1849 to 1874, reproductions of ancient manuscripts from the National Library, depicting classical and archa...