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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
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
Illuminated Manuscript Painting by the German School
By German School
Located in New Orleans, LA
masterful Northern Renaissance artist of the German school, the illuminated manuscript pictured shows the
Category
16th Century Renaissance Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
German SchoolIlluminated Manuscript Painting by the German School, Painted in the early 16th century
H 25 in W 27.63 in D 2.25 in
Nepalese Carved and Painted Buddhist Manuscript Cover, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
origin.
Manuscript or book covers were used to protect sacred texts and illuminated manuscripts.
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nepalese Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Persian Illuminated Miniature with Two Figures Hunting in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present illuminated page was once part of a larger manuscript, as evidenced by the tears along
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Persian Illuminated Miniature with Four Figures Playing Polo in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. Although there is an equally well-established Persian
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper
Persian Illuminated Miniature with Three Hunters on Horseback in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
traditions of miniatures in illuminated manuscripts. Although there is an equally well-established Persian
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Tempera, Laid Paper
Book of Hours of Henry VIII - One-time only limited-edition facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a one-time only facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of an illuminated manuscript in
Category
2010s French Renaissance Books
Materials
Metal, Silver
Free Shipping
H 10.63 in W 7.09 in D 1.97 in
Book of the Hunt by Gaston Fébus, One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
manuscript, the Book of the Hunt, by the French nobleman Gaston Fébus, owned by the Bibliothèque nationale de
Category
2010s French Medieval Books
Materials
Leather
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H 14.57 in W 11.03 in D 2.37 in
Book of Hours of Charles of Angoulême - One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a one-time only facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of an illuminated manuscript in
Category
2010s French Renaissance Books
Materials
Leather
Free Shipping
H 8.67 in W 6.3 in D 1.19 in
Palace and Mosque : Islamic Art from the Middle East Book by Tim Stanley
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Palace and Mosque : Islamic Art from the Middle East Book by Tim Stanley.
1st Edition 2004. Great
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Islamic Books
Materials
Paper
Important Book 'Seigneurs et Princes de Monaco' by S.E René Novella and Philip R
Located in London, GB
Beautifully decorated in the style reminiscent of Medieval illuminated manuscripts, the book describes the
Category
Late 20th Century French Medieval Books
Materials
Leather, Satin, Paper
H 3.75 in W 13.39 in D 15.75 in
Lavar Kerman Carpet, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Classical Persian carpet design often followed the art of book binding and illuminated manuscript
Category
Antique Early 1900s Persian Islamic Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
LIFE OF SAINT JOHN AND THE APOCALYPSE - One-time only limited-edition facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a one-time only facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of an illuminated manuscript from
Category
2010s Dutch Renaissance Books
Materials
Metal
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H 12.6 in W 7.88 in D 1.58 in
Treasures of the Vatican, by Maurizio Calves, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
, illuminated manuscripts, mosaics, painted panels, tapestries, sculptures, frescoes, pictures and more
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Books
Materials
Paper
Verse 1 through Verse 60
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, c. 1600
Unsigned as is usual for illuminated manuscripts
Note: The rock musician Eric Clapton was
Category
Early 1600s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Carpet with Cup Motif, Antique Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Renaissance of Islam, Art of the Mamluks, Esin Atil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 58.67 in L 118.12 in
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Carpet with Cup Motif, Antique Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Renaissance of Islam, Art of the Mamluks, Esin Atil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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W 57.88 in L 72.84 in
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Carpet with Cup Motif, Antique Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Renaissance of Islam, Art of the Mamluks, Esin Atil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
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W 56.3 in L 90.95 in
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Carpet with Cup Motif, Antique Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Renaissance of Islam, Art of the Mamluks, Esin Atil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Free Shipping
W 58.27 in L 61.82 in
Vagos y Reinas (Vagabonds and Queens), Hand Signed, Numbered by RETNA and El Mac
By RETNA
Located in New York, NY
-Tang Clan lyric.
RETNA cites eclectic artistic influences such as illuminated manuscripts, Renaissance
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Offset, Ink, Board
H 9.25 in W 12 in D 2.25 in
Persephone
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
British Museum where she studied illuminated manuscripts.[13]
Freelance years
The new, popular and
Category
1890s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pop Art Large Signed Aquatint Ice Cream Cone Etching - Sugar Lift & Spit Bite
Located in Surfside, FL
informed by Pop Art, Surrealism, Dada and Illuminated Manuscripts. Goldstein’s work draws inspiration from
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Etching
Chaco
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
untitled
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and work by Giotto
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled Floral Still Life
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and
Category
1960s American Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Persephone
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
untitled (Pueblo)
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and work by Giotto
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Park Scene (Chelsea, Manhattan)
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kandahar
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Other Medium
Ossabaw (Georgia) Inlet
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and
Category
1990s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
untitled (Pueblo)
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts, and work by Giotto
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Calendar and Gospel Sequences (from a Guildbook?)
Located in New York, NY
In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment
Western France (?), c. 1415
16 leaves, complete in
Category
15th Century and Earlier More Art
Book of Hours
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum France, Poitiers, c. 1480 8 large miniatures
Category
18th Century and Earlier More Art
Book of Hours (unidentified use)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment
France, Paris or the Loire Valley (Tours?), c. 1525
Book of Hours (Use of Rome)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment
Italy, Florence, c. 1450
4 miniatures by the workshop
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment
France, Normandy (Lisieux, Sees?), c. 1480
Book of Hours (Use of Rome)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment
Southern Netherlands, Bruges, c. 1460
14 miniatures
Book of Hours (Use of Cambrai)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment
France, Hainaut (Cambrai?), c. 1480
5
Book of Hours (Use of Cambrai)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment, France, Valenciennes, c. 1475-1480 1
Category
15th Century and Earlier More Art
Book of Hours (Unidentified use, apparently of Troyes)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin with additions in Catalan, illuminated manuscript on parchment
France, perhaps Champagne
Book of Hours of Jean le Sauvage and Jacqueline de Boulogne (Use of Rome)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment
Belgium, Ghent or Bruges, dated 1503
15
The Katherina Hours (Use of Rome)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment
France, Tours, c. 1485-90
1 full-page
Your God, My God - Ruth 1250 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
manuscript, pen and ink. 6" x 4". Handwritten and illuminated in Paris, 1250. On fine translucent vellum
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Paintings
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
"Wembley Or Bust" by Jeff Lynne's ELO – The Signed, Limited Edition Book
By Jeff Lynne
Located in Guildford, Surrey
pyrotechnics, lasers and a giant illuminated spaceship, for over two hours Lynne performed his group’s most
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 12.21 in W 8.67 in D 1.97 in
Triumph of David - Berlin Master of Mary of Burgundy (Ghent?, active late 1470s-1480s)
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
, illustrates the Triumph of David; it probably prefaced the beginning of the Seven Penitential Psalms in a Book
"River Bird and Warblers", painted with expressive lines blues and yellows
By Valentina DuBasky
Located in New York, NY
illuminated manuscripts from the ancient world, seen in her travels along the Silk Routes in China, India, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
"Spotted Horse in Claret Field", bold shapes and expressive lines in reds
By Valentina DuBasky
Located in New York, NY
illuminated manuscripts from the ancient world, seen in her travels along the Silk Routes in China, India, and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Conversion of the Empress Faustina and Porphryrius, Captain of the Guard, during their Visit to St. Catherine in Prison, his
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
illuminated manuscript. Oliver has established that the parent manuscript was once a thirteenth-century Mosan
Embroidered Panels: Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi
Located in New York, NY
Gottingen Modelbook, a book of designs much used by printers and manuscript illuminators and that circulated
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Tapestries
Materials
Silver
Embroidered Panels: Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi
Located in New York, NY
Gottingen Modelbook, a book of designs much used by printers and manuscript illuminators and that circulated
Sensibility
By Hillary Gruenberg
Located in Santa Monica, CA
space, not the space of painting but the space of literature — even the space of the illuminated
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Childs Play
By Hillary Gruenberg
Located in Santa Monica, CA
literature — even the space of the illuminated manuscript. Gruenberg is certainly not the first modernist to
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Down to the Essence
By Hillary Gruenberg
Located in Santa Monica, CA
space, not the space of painting but the space of literature — even the space of the illuminated
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hands as Bright as Wings
By Hillary Gruenberg
Located in Santa Monica, CA
space, not the space of painting but the space of literature — even the space of the illuminated
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Hands That Carry
By Hillary Gruenberg
Located in Santa Monica, CA
space of the illuminated manuscript. Gruenberg is certainly not the first modernist to recycle books in
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate illuminated manuscript book for your needs in our varied inventory. Find modern versions now, or shop for modern creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for an illuminated manuscript book from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right illuminated manuscript book is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gold, beige, gray and brown. An illuminated manuscript book from Hillary Gruenberg, Book of Hours, Virginia Dehn, Miniature and Arthur Szyk — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, paper and acrylic paint can add an especially memorable touch.
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