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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
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
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
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
19th Century Manuscript Thai Prayer Box
Located in Chonburi, TH
This 19th-century Thai manuscript box is a rare and exquisite example of traditional Thai
Category
Antique 19th Century Thai Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
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 Quran Koran Book With Manuscripts
Located in Long Island City, 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
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
Antique Burmese Manuscript - Kammavaca book from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique Burmese Kammavaca manuscript is a rare and exquisite devotional text from the 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Burmese Manuscript - Kammavaca book from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Discover this antique Burmese Kammavaca manuscript, an extraordinary 19th-century artifact
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
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
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
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
$2,500 Sale Price
79% Off
H 86 in W 67 in D 49 in
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
$4,750 / set
H 13.25 in W 15.3 in D 0.5 in
Early 20Th C Hand Written Quran Surah Manuscript
Located in Long Island City, 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
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
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
$317 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 0 in
Early Spanish Manuscript Illumination Paperback – January 1, 1977
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Early Spanish Manuscript Illumination Paperback – January 1, 1977.
* Publisher : George
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript book - Parabaik book from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique palm leaf manuscript book from 19th-century Burma (Myanmar) is an extraordinary piece
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript book - Parabaik book from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique palm leaf manuscript book from 19th-century Burma (Myanmar) is a remarkable artifact
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
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
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript book - Parabaik book from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique palm leaf manuscript book from 19th-century Burma (Myanmar) is a rare and exceptional
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript book - Parabaik book from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique palm leaf manuscript book from 19th-century Burma (Myanmar) is a remarkable example of
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Palm Leave Manuscript book - Parabaik book from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique palm leaf manuscript book from 19th-century Burma (Myanmar) is a rare and valuable
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Lacquer
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
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.15 in W 34.45 in D 12.13 in
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
Antique Judaica Hand Illuminated Megillah Scroll of Esther Manuscript
Located in Long Island City, NY
. Judaica Collectibles, Hand Written Manuscripts, Home Library Specimen.
Dimensions: L 145 in. All
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Drawings
Materials
Parchment Paper
$2,250 Sale Price
50% Off
H 70 in W 145 in D 3 in
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
$326 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 0 in
Oversized Antique Burmese Gilt Prayer Manuscript Framed for Wall Display
Located in Yonkers, NY
This monumental framed presentation features an antique Burmese prayer manuscript, richly adorned
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Paper
$15,000
H 119.5 in W 40 in D 2 in
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 Persian Paintings
Materials
Paper
$496 Sale Price
30% Off
H 8.67 in W 5.12 in D 0 in
Treasures in Heaven: Armenian Illuminated Manuscripts Softcover Book 1994
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Treasures in Heaven: Armenian Illuminated Manuscripts Softcover Book 1994.
by Thomas F. Mathews
Category
Late 20th Century Books
Materials
Paper
$95
H 12 in W 9 in D 0.75 in
Illuminated Manuscript Ornament – Middle Ages Decorative Borders and Motifs 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Illuminated Manuscript Ornament – Middle Ages Decorative Borders and Motifs, c.1869
This richly
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$264
H 15.91 in W 11.34 in D 0.01 in
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
$35,000
H 9.06 in W 5.91 in D 1.58 in
Medieval Floral Ornament – Illuminated Manuscript Motifs, Plate XLVIII, c.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Medieval Floral Ornament – Illuminated Manuscript Motifs, Plate XLVIII, c.1869
This ornate
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$264
H 15.91 in W 11.34 in D 0.01 in
Celtic Illuminated Ornament – Decorative Motifs from Early Manuscripts, c.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Celtic Illuminated Ornament – Decorative Motifs from Early Manuscripts, c.1869
This richly colored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$264
H 15.91 in W 11.34 in D 0.01 in
Japanese Meiji-Era Illustrated Medical Manuscript with Human Body Diagram
Located in Chiba, JP
A hand-drawn Japanese medical manuscript from the Meiji period, featuring 27 anatomical
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paper
$300
H 7.88 in W 5.91 in D 0.79 in
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
$9,000
H 11.5 in W 30.25 in D 1 in
Medieval Floral Borders – Illuminated Manuscript Motifs, Plate L, c.1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Medieval Floral Borders – Illuminated Manuscript Motifs, Plate L, c.1869
This richly detailed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$264
H 15.91 in W 11.34 in D 0.01 in
Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript Storage Box Burma 19th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, 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
Celtic Manuscript Illumination Print by H. Dolmetsch, Germany ca. 1887
Located in Langweer, NL
Celtic Manuscript Illumination Print by H. Dolmetsch, Germany ca. 1887
This richly detailed
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
$276
H 13 in W 9.26 in D 0.01 in
Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures
By Francois-Jacques Boeri
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
leaves inserted at the end, with manuscript prayer in an 18th century hand, in French and Latin.
Text
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier European French Provincial Books
Materials
Leather
$78,103
H 2.1 in W 1.5 in D 1 in
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 Persian Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$496 Sale Price
30% Off
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
$1,100
H 14.5 in W 20 in D 1 in
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
$1,180
H 1.19 in W 11.03 in D 16.15 in
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
$18,500
H 71 in W 60 in D 25 in
6 Antique Qajar Period Stamped Manuscript Inlay Leather Medallions, Ex-Sotheby's
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine set of antique stamped or carved leather inlay medallions likely produced manuscript cover
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$595 / set
H 3.89 in W 2.55 in D 0.15 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
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$895
H 17.25 in W 13.25 in D 1 in
Romanesque Decorative Prints by H. Dolmetsch, 1887, Manuscript and Mural Designs
Located in Langweer, NL
Romanesque Decorative Prints by H. Dolmetsch, 1890, Manuscript and Mural Designs
This pair of
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
$396 / set
H 13 in W 9.26 in D 0.01 in
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
$2,569
H 5.91 in W 8.67 in D 3.15 in
Unique 18th c. German Manuscript Broadside – Virgin Mary Devotional Poem, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Unique German Manuscript Broadside with Printed Border – Virgin Mary, 18th c.
An exceptionally
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$961
H 17.72 in W 24.02 in D 0.01 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
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11.03 in W 8.86 in D 0 in
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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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