Manuscripts

For Taburet, working in a region saturated with Celtic legend and ancient symbolic imagery, solar forms carried genuine cultural meaning — a continuity between the prehistoric standi...

Their complexity rewards prolonged observation, revealing new details with every encounter and elevating the piece from decorative object to cultural manuscript. Encircling the fiel...

Every note has been verified against the original manuscripts; every dynamic, articulation, and ornament is documented and sourced.

Floral iris pendants extend from either end of the medallion like ceremonial finials, lending the composition a regal verticality that evokes palace ornamentation and illuminated man...

Montfaucon laid the foundation for the study of Greek manuscripts. Scrivener stated that his work still maintains a high authority, even "after more recent discoveries", especially o...

Technique: Engraving and manuscript on paper Maker: U.S. War Department, Washington D.C., 1867

A rare and beautifully illuminated Quran manuscript from the Timurid period, dating back to the 15th century.

Our collection inspired by this mythical guardian from the 17th century Indian manuscript, “The Book of Dreams”, attracts not just protection, but the combined blessings of the lion'...

Composed as a vast constellation of medallion-like forms drifting across a luminous field, the exceptional design possesses the atmosphere of a coded manuscript or celestial chart re...

Across the exceptional composition, diamond forms and stylized floral motifs interlace in rhythmic succession, creating a visual cadence reminiscent of Ottoman architectural ornament...

Saturated in regal magenta, ember orange, mulberry, and wildflower green, the composition unfolds like a jeweled manuscript woven beneath the starlit skies of the Middle Atlas Mounta...

The lattice design provides air to the books and manuscripts and may have originally been covered with rice papers from inside.

Beginning with a few pages he had removed from the earlier novel, Twain began work on a manuscript he originally titled Huckleberry Finn's Autobiography.

Art historian Parviz Tanavoli has established that horizontally striped flat-weaves from this Caspian province can be traced to at least the 15th century, and a painted manuscript of...

This elegant oval composition presents Walpole in a thoughtful pose, surrounded by attributes of scholarship, including books, manuscripts, and a quill—symbols of his literary and in...

This elegant oval composition presents Walpole in a thoughtful pose, surrounded by attributes of scholarship, including books, manuscripts, and a quill—symbols of his literary and in...

Racinet created these plates as educational and decorative studies, drawing inspiration from illuminated manuscripts, cathedral sculpture, mosaics, tomb effigies, and medieval miniat...

Condition: Very good antique condition overall. Manuscripts exhibit expected folds, light toning, and minor wear consistent with age.

Drawing from Persian manuscripts, textiles, miniatures, travel accounts, decorative arts, and architectural ornament, he transformed ethnographic and historical study into highly dec...

This tapestry was inspired from an original illustration from an ancient manuscript at the Bibliothque de Belgique. This beautiful tapestry is woven on a jacquard loom by skilled wea...

In 1909 Gill collaborated with Eric Johnston on Manuscript & Inscription Letters for the Use of Craftsmen, a loose‑leaf portfolio of sixteen plates published that September.

Tall, sinuous ceramic vase,by Gilles Caffier, signed, dated, and numbered /40 Diam 24 x 62.5 Light brown and beige 2016 13/40 With 3 long removable glasses inside Gilles Caffier Pa...

Siena’s paintings transcend painting to  encroach on mathematics, puzzles, manuscript  illumination and maps. They elude Western art to  evoke Andean textiles, Chinese bronzes, Afric...

A refined and visually compelling collection of two large-format illuminated from both sides manuscript leaves on vellum, originating from Italian choir books of the late 14th to ear...

Two folios from this manuscript are now preserved in the Louvre. It is still known today as the “Demotte Shāh-Nāmeh.”

SYNOPSIS: As Lucas Corso investigates the authenticity of a manuscript by Alexander Dumas–received from a man later found hanged–he becomes embroiled in a search for a rare book of s...

"The Travels of Cosmo the Third", Translated in English from the Italian Manuscript in the Laurentian Library at Florence, c.1821 Edition.

The calligraphic ring around the central medallion transforms this from a decorative object into a woven manuscript — a textile that carries both image and text, in the tradition of ...

For this, Paul Scheurich used his wife’s face as a model; see Johannes Rafael: Paul Scheurich, 1883–1945, Porcelain for the Meissen Manufactory, [Meissen Manuscripts, Special Volume ...

They were discovered in the Villa dei Papyri during an exploratory campaign that lasted from 1750 to 1765 outside the Herculaneum site. 93 works of art were discovered in this villa,...

Cartouche banners and manuscript-style annotations — naming each regiment and date — frame the compositions with an antiquarian charm entirely in keeping with the subject.

A fine Abbasid Qur’anic manuscript leaf on vellum, 9th century, featuring bold Kufic script in black ink with red diacritical marks, framed by colourful borders.

Thin multicolored horizontal bands at either end finish the exceptional composition with a refined sense of structure, like the closing lines of a beautifully composed manuscript. T...

While incorporating organic, stylized forms reminiscent of Celtic manuscript illumination, the overall structure maintains a strong, disciplined foundation.

Framing tips: A narrow gold frame paired with a deep red or cream mat will echo the manuscript origins of the designs and enhance the luminous colors.

REFERENCE: Wing C6480 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Cotton assembled one of the finest collections of manuscripts and printed books which he freely made available to scholars; both Raleig...

The backs of the sheets are inscribed with Persian calligraphy, possibly from a manuscript or poetic context. Largest: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm.)

Functionally, they were used to store books, manuscripts, brushes, inkstones, seals, and writing implements.

Blackbuck Napkin Rings in Brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal In "The Book of Dreams”, the 17th century Indian manuscript, a glimpse of the Blackbuck signifies an excellent omen, a harbinge...

A near-contemporary manuscript ownership inscription is present in the upper margin.

According to the 17th century Indian manuscript, “The Book of Dreams”, encountering this avian spectacle in dreams is deemed profoundly fortunate, made more so living amongst the tr...

Finely executed in gouache and gold on paper, this elegant composition captures the refinement of Qajar-period artistry and the poetic spirit of Persian manuscript illumination. The ...

With loosely inserted (slightly browned) manuscript letter by the secretary of Mr. W.M. Voynich, addressed to "Mr.

Painted manuscript sheet, inks and opaque gouache enhanced with gold on paper, text in nasta‘līq in cartouches at the top and bottom.

He is portrayed in a composed, intellectual pose, holding a manuscript, dressed in flowing robes and a large turban—symbols of wisdom, scholarship, and spiritual authority.

Originally intended for ecclesiastical or civic use, this antique Empire Bible or music stand would have held religious manuscripts or official documents during ceremonies.

Our collection inspired by this mythical guardian from the 17th century Indian manuscript, “The Book of Dreams”, attracts not just protection, but the combined blessings of the lion'...

The hinged construction allows the easel to fold nearly flat, demonstrating its functional intent as a portable stand—possibly for manuscripts, religious texts, or artwork. The craft...

Some study the stars through a telescope, others examine a terrestrial globe, while additional figures consult manuscripts and books, reinforcing the allegorical celebration of knowl...

At the bottom, the engraving notes that the image is derived “From a Limning in a Manuscript-book now in the Library at Lambeth,” linking the composition to an earlier historical sou...

Neufeld Collection, Manuscripts and Printed Books, Part I. Tuesday, 25 April 1995.

A remarkable early Tibetan manuscript cover, dating to the 14th century, with an extraordinary central figure that feels almost alive in its presence and expression.

Within the field, finely drawn floral scrolls, palmettes, and stylized blossoms unfold symmetrically, forming a dense yet harmonious composition that reflects the influence of Ottoma...

Its composition unfolds like an illuminated manuscript: tiered vases overflowing with blossoms, flanked by birds in flight, peacocks perched on flowering branches, and expressive ani...

Bonnard based this image on monastic representations found in medieval sculpture and manuscripts, highlighting scholarly labor and religious discipline within medieval society.

Every precious thread speaks of exclusivity: woven entirely in hand-spun wool with natural dyes, this extraordinary masterpiece is more than a textile — it is a cultural manuscript. ...

In each of them is inserted a cardboard box, hence the name of the piece of furniture, responsible for storing manuscripts, papers and various documents. If the cartonnier appeared u...