Manuscripts

An antique Persian manuscript leaf with an Arabic Islamic calligraphic text, adorned with gilding.

This pair of manuscript pages are 18th century and are done it water colour and gauche.

4 Spanish Renaissance style (16th Cent) parchment music manuscript leaves from a choir book (Gradual) in burl wood frames (PRICED EACH)

This highly decorative version of the manuscript chest may be intended for the export market.

Burmese Kammavaca manuscript with two lacquer cover pieces and inscribed leaves for Buddhist ordination texts, circa 1880.

This 19th-century Thai manuscript box is a rare and exquisite example of traditional Thai craftsmanship, designed to store sacred palm-leaf manuscripts or religious texts.

Culturally significant 18th Century Indo Persian manuscript hand painted in gouache depicting historical events.

An antique Persian manuscript leaf featuring a miniature painting depicting a flower.

An antique Persian manuscript leaf featuring a miniature painting depicting a flower.

This antique Burmese manuscript – Kammavaca book is a rare and exquisite 19th-century artifact from Burma (Myanmar).

This antique Burmese Kammavaca manuscript is a rare and exquisite devotional text from the 19th century, crafted from lacquered palm leaves and richly gilded with 24-karat gold.

A double-sided illuminated manuscript on parchment hand-written and coloured from the Gothic period (15th century) This is a page from a liturgical book such as the Psalters and cour...

Discover this antique Burmese Kammavaca manuscript, an extraordinary 19th-century artifact showcasing Burma’s rich Buddhist heritage.

Burma, 19th century Kammavaca manuscript with case. Sixteen gilt and lacquer leaves with two gilt and lacquer book covers.

An antique Quran book with manuscripts. The hardcover of the book is adorned with embossed traditional ornaments.

Framed 15th century illuminated Book of Hours manuscript circa 1450, France. Gouache, ink gold wash and gold burnishing on vellum.

This deeply atmospheric portable manuscript belongs to the mysterious world of early Central European folk spirituality, where Christian devotion, ritual protection, sacred healing, ...

This monumental manuscript cabinet is from Rangoon, Burma and made from teak wood, lacquer, and gold leaf.

Large Antique Thai Buddhist Manuscript Storage Cabinet. A tapering upright cabinet made of teak with black lacquered exterior and red interior.

Charming 18th Century illustrated manuscript of an elephant with passengers executed in gouache on paper on the front and exposed manuscript on the back.

Both compositions are enriched with dense, repeating floral motifs across the ground plane, while the upper and lower registers incorporate panels of calligraphy, reinforcing the man...

Historical pair of 18th Century Indo Persian manuscripts hand decorated in gouache depicting cultural events.

This antique Burmese Kammavaca manuscript is a rare and important example of 19th-century Buddhist religious literature, originating from Myanmar.

Multiple original red rubrications and annotations throughout the manuscript.

"Romanesque Manuscript and Mural Art from Ornamentenschatz, 1887" Description: These vibrant prints by H.

Framed late 15th century illuminated Book of Hours manuscript circa 1500, France. Gouache, ink gold wash and gold burnishing on vellum.

Of special interest among Spain's artistic treasure are the manuscripts produced from the seventh through the eleventh centuries, especially those masterpieces which were decorated i...

The early 19th century music manuscript stand is of the English Regency period and has a rosewood veneer.

This antique Burmese Kammavaca manuscript book is an exceptional example of 19th-century Buddhist ritual art, originating from Burma (Myanmar).

Thai manuscript wooden chest with gilded gold. Age: Thailand, Rattanakosin Period, 19th Century Size: Length 87.5 C.M. / Width 30.8 C.M. / Height 33.4 C.M.

This antique Palm Leaf Manuscript book, also known as a Parabaik, is a rare 19th-century artifact from Burma (Myanmar).

This antique Palm Leaf Manuscript book, also known as a Parabaik, is a remarkable 19th-century artifact from Burma (Myanmar).

This antique Palm Leaf Manuscript book, also known as a Parabaik, is a rare 19th-century artifact from Burma (Myanmar).

This antique palm leaf manuscript book from 19th-century Burma (Myanmar) is an extraordinary piece of Buddhist heritage and craftsmanship.

This antique palm leaf manuscript book from 19th-century Burma (Myanmar) is a rare and exceptional artifact of Buddhist scholarship and devotion.

This antique palm leaf manuscript book from 19th-century Burma (Myanmar) is a rare and valuable piece of Buddhist cultural heritage.

Original 1738 working sketch for a French Baroque altarpiece, functioning as both an architectural drawing and an approval document. Originating from the parish context of Jonvelle a...

Judaica Collectibles, Hand Written Manuscripts, Home Library Specimen. Dimensions: L 145 in.

"Celtic Manuscript Painting, 1887" from Ornamentenschatz by H.

A beautiful hand-painted Persian manuscript page featuring what appears to be a serene mosque scene with colorfully clad attendees in the foreground and a wonderful blue tree of life...

Description [MEDICINE -- MANUSCRIPT]. Collection of lecture notebooks from courses taken in anatomy, materia medica, and other medical subjects at the Kyoto Imperial University.

Additionally, the use of the leogryph also points to a Nepalese origin. Manuscript or book covers were used to protect sacred texts and illuminated manuscripts.   

This monumental framed presentation features an antique Burmese prayer manuscript, richly adorned with gilt decoration and script, carefully mounted for display.

Important Latin manuscript in quarto format on moral theology, titled “Tractatus moralis de actibus humanis” – A Moral Treatise on Human Acts.

Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript storage box Burma 19th century. This wooden box is entirely covered in moulded lacquer-work in relief (known as thayo work) and gilding (gold leaf) and ...

Painted binding –  Her Anthology, manuscript poetry. c 1931. 8vo, 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in (187 x 151 mm); 82 pages of which 66 with hand-writing and 16 blank; Hand-made Florentine album w...

Celtic Illuminated Ornament – Decorative Motifs from Early Manuscripts, c.1869 This richly colored plate, numbered XXXIX from L'Ornement Polychrome, presents an exquisite compilatio...

Medieval Floral Ornament – Illuminated Manuscript Motifs, Plate XLVIII, c.1869 This ornate chromolithograph from L'Ornement Polychrome (Plate XLVIII) presents a vivid composition of...

Medieval Floral Borders – Illuminated Manuscript Motifs, Plate L, c.1869 This richly detailed chromolithograph from Plate L of L'Ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet presents a cap...

Celtic Manuscript Illumination Print by H. Dolmetsch, Germany ca. 1887 This richly detailed chromolithograph of Celtic manuscript art was created by German artist and designer Herma...

A vintage illuminated page manuscript taken from a Thai Buddhist prayer book and set inside custom wooden frame under glass.

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

An oeuvre of around fifty manuscripts has been reconstructed for the master through comparison to his only documented work from 1475 (La Cité de Dieu in Paris, Bib.

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

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

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

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