Manuscripts

Chromolithograph of motifs from woodwork, manuscripts and votive paintings ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by Auguste Racinet.

This precious Oushak runner is more than a luxurious floor covering—it is a woven manuscript of cultural memory and timeless style. Ideal for those curating a world of refined design...

This is not merely a carpet—it is a royal manuscript in wool, a textile reliquary of forgotten hunts and remembered wisdom.

Chromolithograph of Enamelwork on glass as depicted in Italian manuscripts ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by Auguste Racinet.

In 1882, the women artists of Doulton Lambeth gifted Henry Doulton with an illuminated manuscript “to take this opportunity of expressing our obligations to you for the origination o...

Chromolithograph of Italian manuscripts decorations second half of the 16th century ornaments.

Chromolithograph of mosaic and glass paintings, St. Mark's, Venice, manuscript initial ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by Auguste Racinet.

A single two-sided Qur'an manuscript leaf with beautiful hand inked calligraphy with gilt borders and a gilt cartouche with calligraphic decoration.

Codex or Códice means in latin a chunk of wood, it’s also used to refer to hand written manuscripts. Mayan and Mexica Codices were written in wood bark, mostly in pictorial Glyphs, b...

A collection of 27 police booking photographs, male and female detainees in typical profile and straight-on poses, some with contemporary manuscript name and dates. The majority cap...

Flanked by delicate inner and outer floral guard bands, the border serves not just as a perimeter but as a sanctuary—preserving the inner world of the rug like a rare manuscript. Its...

As with all plates in the series, the artist worked from authentic sources in sculpture and manuscript to recreate historically accurate dress and demeanour, offering collectors and ...

At the center of the composition, the bride and groom stand before a tonsured priest holding an open book, likely a liturgical manuscript. The couple is cloaked together under a cere...

Created by Pauquet Frères in the 19th century and based on ancient French manuscripts, this hand-colored engraving is part of the revered “Modes et Costumes Historiques” series, cele...

The Gothic style first appeared in the early 12th century in northern France and rapidly spread beyond its origins in architecture to sculpture, textiles and painting, including fres...

Chromolithograph of Italian manuscripts decorations, second half of the 16th century ornaments.

The artist’s skill is equally evident in the accompanying woodcut decorations, which echo the style of medieval manuscript borders and further root the edition in the historic spirit...

The Prescott Collection: Printed Books and Manuscripts, English Furniture, Old Master Paintings.

Technique: Engraving with manuscript ink Maker: Unknown artist, German-speaking regions, early 18th century

Artists began to give the tiny faces of the figures in grotesque decorations strange caricatured expressions, in a direct continuation of the medieval traditions of the drolleries in...

Ortelius credited him directly, a testament to the quality and importance of the original manuscript. The map was first engraved and printed in Antwerp around 1570–1595, and this par...

In this tranquil scene, Van Baerle is seated in a garden with a letter or manuscript in hand, suggesting a moment of peaceful contemplation or study.

Provenance: Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Bronzina Room at Halton House, Buckinghamshire Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942) Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009) The Trustees of Exbu...

Here are the different ways the Prophet Mohammed's name is written: Arabic: Muhammad English transliterations: Mohammed, Muhammad, Mohammad, Muhammed, Mohamad, Mohamed, Mahomet (ol...

Inner and outer guard bands of faint celadon and sky blue offer additional layers of refinement—like whispered incantations at the edge of a sacred manuscript. This interplay of stru...

Material: bronze 19 cm high 13 cm wide and 11 cm deep Weight: 1.423 kgs Fire gilded with 24 krt. gold Originating from Nepal Dating from +/- 1700 Seated in lalitasana, her six arms ...

Signature Vase Motif: A hallmark of Kerman weaving, featuring ornate vases from which floral arrangements emerge Intricate Floral & Palmette Design: Includes sickle leaves, trees, my...

Created by Pauquet Frères in the 19th century and based on historical manuscripts, this print is part of the renowned “Modes et Costumes Historiques” series, celebrated for its detai...

The excellent rendering will convince the publisher that Matisse must develop this technique to create a modern painting manuscript, the most beautiful book ever written on colour.

Miniature paintings were highly prized in the Mughal court, often used to illustrate manuscripts, document historical events, and celebrate the nobility.

The construction suggests that the use of the piece might be to store books or manuscript, known as Ch'aek Bandaji. The cabinet was made from stained pine wood and fitted with black ...

Antique color prints with handwritten text on the entire surface represent an example of an ancient practice called manuscript on image or illustrated manuscript. This technique was ...

At its heart blooms a grand lozenge medallion, richly adorned with palmettes and delicate floral sprays, unfolding like a cherished manuscript upon a field of deep crimson red. The m...

This report brings together two separate but stylistically linked manuscript leaves, written in Classical Persian (Farsi) with Sufi-inspired texts.

Bathed in a golden warmth, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug unfurls like an ancient manuscript, its every motif a whispered tale from Anatolia’s storied past.

For centuries, drawings of this kind were to be found only in manuscript scrolls such as the present copy. This hierarchical diagram charts the order of azilut (emanation) according...

✔ Signature Vase Motif – The hallmark of Kirman weaving, featuring ornate vases from which floral arrangements emerge ✔ Intricate Floral & Palmette Design – Sickle leaves, trees, m...

Cats is depicted seated at his writing desk, pen in hand, with books and manuscripts surrounding him. His composed yet thoughtful expression, modest attire, and scholarly setting all...

This is not a rug that commands attention with ostentation, but one that seduces with softness—its understated grandeur whispering of Anatolian palace gardens, ancient manuscripts, a...

Altogether, this magnificent work of art is more than textile—it is a tactile prayer, a poetic manuscript of woven memory, and a testament to the enduring elegance of Anatolian tradi...

The project was one of the most ambitious 19th-century efforts to document historical dress using visual references from paintings, sculptures, and illuminated manuscripts. The firs...

These enigmatic motifs dance across the surface like illuminated marginalia in an ancient manuscript—whispering tales of love, pilgrimage, and paradise long sought.

The chest was used as a storage cabinet in the men's study for books and manuscripts. It was known in Korean as a Ich'ung Ch'aek-Sang (two-level book chest).

Paintings by artists like Bruegel, manuscript illuminations and frescoes give a good insight into life in the Middle Ages and its Gothic furnishings.

The medallion pulses at the rug’s heart like an illuminated manuscript brought to life, its curvilinear design stitched in warm sienna, beige, and earthy browns.

The exceptional composition blooms like a fading manuscript from a forgotten court, where medallions melt into a field of burnished earth tones—chocolate, tawny gold, faded terra cot...

Renaissance Frescoes 7. Manuscript Illumination 8. Art History Collectibles 9.

But linger longer, and it begins to unfold like an old manuscript—each raised motif a stanza, each flat expanse a pause for breath.

He holds an open palm-leaf manuscript in both hands, with multiple leaves visible, a common form of textual transmission in pre-modern India.

Steeped in the timeless mystique of Anatolian storytelling, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug is more than a rare textile—it is a luminous manuscript of sacred symbol...

The final plate is devoted to typographic ornament, including initials, scrolls, borders, and grotesques that were used in fine German book printing and manuscript illumination. Her...

Together, these end elements serve as bookends to the central medallion, enclosing the composition like the covers of a cherished manuscript. Framing this visual narrative is a flor...

Designed and printed by Stephen Gan, James Kaliardos & Cecilia Dean FIRST EDITION -- 1/1500 THE SEA was inspired by ancient Oriental watercolor books, Egyptian manuscripts, and chil...

Collected chiefly from old Manuscripts, Lieger-bookes, and other like Records, for the most part, never as yet printed...

Its prototype likely came from the altar table of Chinese origin, and it was traditionally used in the temples for reading and studying Buddhism manuscripts during Goryeo period. In ...

The print is unmounted and retains generous margins. Contemporary manuscript annotation in Dutch adds historical value and uniqueness.

Offering an annotated and signed original costume design watercolor, 10.50 x 8" (framed 15x12x1.25") Bevan's works and Papers are in the Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Libr...

Huntington Library and Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library; and two British Isles copies only: Oxford University Bodleian Library (both copies).

This is not merely a rug—it is a woven manuscript of tribal wisdom and ancestral pride, a quiet anthem spun from wool, ritual, and the memory of the land.

Chivalry in Devotion Knight and Lady Heraldic Prayer Plates c 1400 These two exquisitely hand-coloured costume plates come from the landmark 1845 edition of Costumes Historiques des...