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Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug

Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

decoration; it is an esoteric symbol woven with intention, transforming this piece into a manuscript of

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Talsint Moroccan Rug, Midcentury Modern Meets Tribal Enchantment
Vintage Talsint Moroccan Rug, Midcentury Modern Meets Tribal Enchantment

Vintage Talsint Moroccan Rug, Midcentury Modern Meets Tribal Enchantment

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

becomes a visual manuscript of Berber identity, encoded with meaning to both protect and empower

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...

Materials

Wool

Youthful Extravagance: A Member of the Venetian Calza, 1847
Youthful Extravagance: A Member of the Venetian Calza, 1847

Youthful Extravagance: A Member of the Venetian Calza, 1847

Located in Langweer, NL

-painted manuscripts, the original artists might have employed techniques or materials that gave a similar

Category

Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

New Modern Colorful Blue Oushak Rug with Transitional Style
New Modern Colorful Blue Oushak Rug with Transitional Style

New Modern Colorful Blue Oushak Rug with Transitional Style

Located in Dallas, TX

floral panels, echoing manuscript illumination and carved woodwork once reserved for the elite. Its

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug
Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug

Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug

$3,359Sale Price|20% Off

Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

lineage and prayers into its design, making this not merely a rug but a manuscript of symbolic value. For

Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African...

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Sultanabad Hunting Carpet with Modern Style
Antique Persian Sultanabad Hunting Carpet with Modern Style

Antique Persian Sultanabad Hunting Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

of art, a woven manuscript chronicling the noble virtues of strength, harmony, and beauty. Such

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Persian Sultanabad Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

The Guardian’s Gaze: A Vintage Boujad Moroccan Masterpiece of Tribal Refinement
The Guardian’s Gaze: A Vintage Boujad Moroccan Masterpiece of Tribal Refinement

The Guardian’s Gaze: A Vintage Boujad Moroccan Masterpiece of Tribal Refinement

By Boujad Tribe, Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

across the surface like an ancient manuscript—each shape symbolizing protection, fertility, and feminine

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Map of Overijssel by De Wit, c.1680
Antique Map of Overijssel by De Wit, c.1680

Antique Map of Overijssel by De Wit, c.1680

Located in Langweer, NL

loss in the left margin. A small manuscript annotation in the top right margin. General age-related

Category

Antique 17th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Carpet with Rustic Modern Style
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Carpet with Rustic Modern Style

Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Carpet with Rustic Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

presence, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Sultanabad rug unfolds like an ancient manuscript

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Rehamna Moroccan Rug, Tribal Enchantment Meets Bauhaus Movement
Vintage Rehamna Moroccan Rug, Tribal Enchantment Meets Bauhaus Movement

Vintage Rehamna Moroccan Rug, Tribal Enchantment Meets Bauhaus Movement

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

is more than a decorative textile—it is a woven manuscript, a statement of exclusivity rooted in

Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Florence Sketchbook of Frank Lloyd Wright (Book)
Florence Sketchbook of Frank Lloyd Wright (Book)

Florence Sketchbook of Frank Lloyd Wright (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

This is a limited edition facsimile of the manuscript sketchbook by Frank Lloyd Wright which served

Category

Early 20th Century Books

Materials

Paper

Attractive Hand-Colored Antique Plan of Nagapattinam in India, 1744
Attractive Hand-Colored Antique Plan of Nagapattinam in India, 1744

Attractive Hand-Colored Antique Plan of Nagapattinam in India, 1744

Located in Langweer, NL

'A Collection of Voyages and Travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts others now

Category

Antique 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century Persian Kermanshah Masterpiece of Biophilic Elegance
Late 19th Century Persian Kermanshah Masterpiece of Biophilic Elegance

Late 19th Century Persian Kermanshah Masterpiece of Biophilic Elegance

Located in Dallas, TX

to experience a textile symphony of nature, geometry, and artistry intertwined, a woven manuscript of

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Arts and Crafts Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Red Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug with Modern Style
Vintage Red Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug with Modern Style

Vintage Red Beni MGuild Moroccan Rug with Modern Style

By Beni M'Guild, Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

—it becomes a woven manuscript of Berber spirituality and life’s eternal cycles. To place this

Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Print of Church Valley on the Island of St. Helena and a Hunting Scene
Antique Print of Church Valley on the Island of St. Helena and a Hunting Scene

Antique Print of Church Valley on the Island of St. Helena and a Hunting Scene

By Johannes Nieuhof

Located in Langweer, NL

from original manuscripts others now first printed in English', printed in 1744 for Henry Lintot. First

Category

Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Persian Malayer Rug with Traditional Style
Antique Persian Malayer Rug with Traditional Style

Antique Persian Malayer Rug with Traditional Style

Located in Dallas, TX

pattern transform it into more than a runner—it becomes a cultural manuscript, a weaving of memory, myth

Category

Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1950's Turkish Angora Wool Carpet with Modern Style
1950's Turkish Angora Wool Carpet with Modern Style

1950's Turkish Angora Wool Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

mark one’s weaving. It floats within the field like an illuminated manuscript on parchment, stark and

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Angora

New Modern Light Blue Oushak Carpet with Transitional Style
New Modern Light Blue Oushak Carpet with Transitional Style

New Modern Light Blue Oushak Carpet with Transitional Style

Located in Dallas, TX

same hushed hues, like pressed flowers tucked between the pages of a centuries-old manuscript. This

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Romantic Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Late 19th Century Persian Mahi Tabriz Rug with Modern Rustic Style
Late 19th Century Persian Mahi Tabriz Rug with Modern Rustic Style

Late 19th Century Persian Mahi Tabriz Rug with Modern Rustic Style

Located in Dallas, TX

acquire this antique Tabriz is to inherit not just a work of art, but a living manuscript of Persian

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Late 19th Century Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet with Traditional Style
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet with Traditional Style

Late 19th Century Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet with Traditional Style

Located in Dallas, TX

. Together, they form a living manuscript—an illuminated margin around the woven text of the central field

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

The Sultan’s Soliloquy: Oversized 19th Century Oushak Masterpiece
The Sultan’s Soliloquy: Oversized 19th Century Oushak Masterpiece

The Sultan’s Soliloquy: Oversized 19th Century Oushak Masterpiece

Located in Dallas, TX

golds, burnished sand, and oxidized rose reads like faded script from a gilded manuscript, murmuring

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Turkish American Craftsman Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

1970's Zemmour Moroccan Kilim Rug with Modern Style
1970's Zemmour Moroccan Kilim Rug with Modern Style

1970's Zemmour Moroccan Kilim Rug with Modern Style

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

along its elongated form like a woven manuscript of symbols. This runner’s scarcity is unquestionable

Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vatican Museums, Rome
Vatican Museums, Rome

Vatican Museums, Rome

Located in valatie, NY

marble statues, frescoes, Medieval manuscripts, High Renaissance and Baroque painting. It also has the

Category

20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

The Garden Eternal: A Vintage Persian Lavar Kerman Rug Masterpiece
The Garden Eternal: A Vintage Persian Lavar Kerman Rug Masterpiece

The Garden Eternal: A Vintage Persian Lavar Kerman Rug Masterpiece

Located in Dallas, TX

illuminated manuscripts and Qajar enamelwork. Garnet reds, lapis blues, turquoise, emerald, and rose swirl

Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Kirman Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Boujad Moroccan Rug by Berber Tribes of Morocco
Vintage Boujad Moroccan Rug by Berber Tribes of Morocco

Vintage Boujad Moroccan Rug by Berber Tribes of Morocco

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Dallas, TX

Morocco’s earth, this hand-knotted wool vintage Boujad Moroccan rug unfurls like a woven manuscript of

Category

Late 20th Century Moroccan Spanish Colonial Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Sarouk Rug with Traditional Style
Antique Persian Sarouk Rug with Traditional Style

Antique Persian Sarouk Rug with Traditional Style

Located in Dallas, TX

of color, a timeless manuscript woven into wool. The enclosing floral border completes the design

Category

Early 20th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1960's Turkish Silk Hereke Carpet with Modern Style
1960's Turkish Silk Hereke Carpet with Modern Style

1960's Turkish Silk Hereke Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

exudes quiet opulence. Each floral motif, rendered with the care of a manuscript illuminator, evokes the

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Turkish Rugs

Materials

Silk

Tom Wolfe, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

Tom Wolfe, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

By Ted Streshinsky, Tom Wolfe, Lawrence Schiller

Located in Los Angeles, CA

reproductions of Wolfe’s manuscript pages, as well as Ken Kesey’s jailhouse journals, handbills, and underground

Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Books

Materials

Paper

1910's Persian Kerman Carpet with Modern Style
1910's Persian Kerman Carpet with Modern Style

1910's Persian Kerman Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

color and detail conjures the splendor of Safavid-era manuscript illumination, each botanical form a

Category

Early 20th Century Persian Regency Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1940's Turkish Oushak Carpet with Traditional Romantic Style
1940's Turkish Oushak Carpet with Traditional Romantic Style

1940's Turkish Oushak Carpet with Traditional Romantic Style

Located in Dallas, TX

stylized florets and symmetrical vines, mirror the botanical illuminations of court manuscripts—each one a

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Traditional Style & Timeless Elegance
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Traditional Style & Timeless Elegance

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Traditional Style & Timeless Elegance

Located in Dallas, TX

historical manuscript of symbols, hand-knotted into a tableau of prestige. The earthy, sun-baked colorway of

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

XXth Century Berber Carpet Ouarzate Red and Yellow, ca 1950
XXth Century Berber Carpet Ouarzate Red and Yellow, ca 1950

XXth Century Berber Carpet Ouarzate Red and Yellow, ca 1950

Located in Firenze, IT

at the same time the plot of their destiny. The carpet becomes a manuscript, an open book and a diary

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

New Modern Colorful Blue Oushak Rug with Transitional Style
New Modern Colorful Blue Oushak Rug with Transitional Style

New Modern Colorful Blue Oushak Rug with Transitional Style

Located in Dallas, TX

Pakistan unfurls like a page from a fabled manuscript, where each motif tells a story whispered through

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

20th Century Sun Colours Yellow Orange Blu Berber Rug € 2500, ca 1950
20th Century Sun Colours Yellow Orange Blu Berber Rug € 2500, ca 1950

20th Century Sun Colours Yellow Orange Blu Berber Rug € 2500, ca 1950

Located in Firenze, IT

manuscript, an open book and a diary of a lifetime. Once archived, it moves towards an unknown destiny and

Category

Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

1960's Persian Malayer Carpet with Modern Style
1960's Persian Malayer Carpet with Modern Style

1960's Persian Malayer Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

restrict but honors the field—like a frame around a cherished manuscript or a wall encircling a sacred

Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Bohemian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1900's Persian Shiraz Carpet with Modern Style
1900's Persian Shiraz Carpet with Modern Style

1900's Persian Shiraz Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

connection to the earth. This antique Shiraz runner is more than floor covering; it is a living manuscript

Category

Early 20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1900's Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet with Modern Style
1900's Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet with Modern Style

1900's Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

unfolds like illuminated manuscript margins. Vines dance upward in rhythmic scrolls, each curve entwined

Category

Early 20th Century Persian Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1960's Persian Gabbeh Carpet with Modern Style
1960's Persian Gabbeh Carpet with Modern Style

1960's Persian Gabbeh Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

through generations. The placement of each motif is intentional, a hand-woven manuscript of enduring

Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1829 Signed Watercolor Portrait with Scandalous Inscription on Reverse
1829 Signed Watercolor Portrait with Scandalous Inscription on Reverse

1829 Signed Watercolor Portrait with Scandalous Inscription on Reverse

By Mr. King

Located in Katonah, NY

reverse Reverse records events from 1829 to 1841 Unusual combination of portrait image and manuscript

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922

The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

manuscript in late 1921, and Charles Scribner's Sons published the book in March 1922. Scribner's prepared an

Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Doris Leslie Blau Authentic 19th Century Persian Tabriz Botanic Rug
Doris Leslie Blau Authentic 19th Century Persian Tabriz Botanic Rug

Doris Leslie Blau Authentic 19th Century Persian Tabriz Botanic Rug

Located in New York, NY

patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

New Modern Light Blue Oushak Rug with Transitional Style
New Modern Light Blue Oushak Rug with Transitional Style

New Modern Light Blue Oushak Rug with Transitional Style

Located in Dallas, TX

manuscript—delicate, ornate, and steeped in quiet luxury. The soft abrash, or intentional tonal variation

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak 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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