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Reinhard Görner, Beinecke, New Haven, Yale Rare Books and Manuscript Library
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner Beinecke, New Haven Yale Rare Books and Manuscript Library New Haven Contemporary
Category

2010s Conceptual Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Reinhard Görner: Beinecke, New Haven (Yale Rare Books and Manuscript Library)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner captures the monumentality of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale's
Category

2010s Conceptual Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Reinhard Görner: Beinecke, New Haven (Yale Rare Books and Manuscript Library)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner captures the monumentality of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale's
Category

2010s Conceptual Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

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

19th Century, Mandalay, a Set of Antique Complete Burmese Manuscript 'Kammavaca'
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare and complete set Burmese manuscript (KAMMAVACA) made from thick cloth coated with gold and
Category

Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Wood

1963 exhibition of the painter Georges Braque and the poet René Char
By Georges Braque
Located in PARIS, FR
unique collaboration. As a repository of rare manuscripts and a center for the preservation of literary
Category

1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Rare historic print (broadside) for 1971 Andy Warhol Gotham Bookmart exhibition
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
of sorting and cataloguing, said David McKnight, director of the rare book and manuscript library at
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Taschen : Stan LEE - DELUXE editon signed in pencil and numbered #MARVEL
Located in Paris, IDF
series, and which includes rare photo documents, manuscripts or facsimiles.
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Photogravure

The Tunning of Elinor Rumming, a Poem by John Skelton
Located in Middletown, NY
All text is legible, some spot tanning throughout. In near fine condition. Rare. [ESTC N46064 ] ESTC
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

Frank Poole Bevan "Design for Stage Costume" Yale University School of Drama
Located in Sharon, CT
, 10.50 x 8" (framed 15x12x1.25") Bevan's works and Papers are in the Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Materials

Paint

1937 original exhibition poster by Daragnès for "Le Livre au Trocadéro"
By Jean Gabriel Daragnès
Located in PARIS, FR
craftsmanship. The exhibition brought together an extraordinary collection of manuscripts, rare books
Category

1930s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Gordon Bunshaft Extra Large Credenza
By De Coene Frères, Florence Knoll, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Dronten, NL
Washington D.C., and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. Bunshaft was
Category

Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Chrome

Gordon Bunshaft Extra Large Credenza
Gordon Bunshaft Extra Large Credenza
H 26.58 in W 110.24 in D 19.69 in
Monograph titled FLARE Thomas Nozkowski Images (hand signed by Thomas Nozkowski)
By Thomas Nozkowski
Located in New York, NY
, Verona, Italy, Published by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library in association with the Yale
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Roots of Matter 4
Located in New York, NY
has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Roots of Matter 3
Located in New York, NY
has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 8
Located in New York, NY
rare convergence of two heavenly bodies. ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 4
Located in New York, NY
rare convergence of two heavenly bodies. ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 6
Located in New York, NY
rare convergence of two heavenly bodies. ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 7
Located in New York, NY
rare convergence of two heavenly bodies. ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 5
Located in New York, NY
rare convergence of two heavenly bodies. ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 3
Located in New York, NY
rare convergence of two heavenly bodies. ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Eclipse 2
Located in New York, NY
rare convergence of two heavenly bodies. ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Elipse 1
Located in New York, NY
rare convergence of two heavenly bodies. ARTIST BIO Rebecca Kamen, artist, and lecturer on the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Elipse 1
H 17 in W 14 in
Loren Eiferman, Nature Will Heal, 108 Pieces of Wood, 2016, Wood, Found Objects
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
researching mysterious manuscripts to studying the patterns inside our brains. For Invocation, we are
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Roots of Matter 2
Located in New York, NY
has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Roots of Matter 1
Located in New York, NY
has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the libraries of the American Philosophical
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Loren Eiferman, 2V, 180 Pieces of Wood with Celluclay, 2015, Polymer, Wood, Clay
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
researching mysterious manuscripts to studying the patterns inside our brains. For Invocation, we are
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Wood, Polymer

Loren Eiferman, Galaxy, 129 Pieces of Wood, 2012, Wood, Putty, Wood Sculpture
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
researching mysterious manuscripts to studying the patterns inside our brains. For Invocation, we are
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Putty

Loren Eiferman, Satellite, 2010, 125 pieces of wood, copper, patina
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
and currently housed at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book Library, the manuscript has eluded all
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Loren Eiferman, Voynich #1, 124 Pieces of Wood, 2015, Wood, Putty, 54x30x20 in
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
researching mysterious manuscripts to studying the patterns inside our brains. For Invocation, we are
Category

2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Putty

Loren Eiferman, Winter Solstice, 2012, 165 Pieces of Wood, Putty, Wood Sculpture
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
and currently housed at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book Library, the manuscript has eluded all
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Putty

Loren Eiferman, 5r, 146 Pieces of Wood with Rope and Wax, 2016, Wood Sculpture
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
researching mysterious manuscripts to studying the patterns inside our brains. For Invocation, we are
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

BMW Isetta, Messerschmitt Cars Autobahn - Humorous Mid-Century Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.[8] Works As author: Peddlers and
Category

1950s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

Points of Light
Located in New York, NY
. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Warming 1
Located in New York, NY
. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Warming 3
Located in New York, NY
. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Warming 4
Located in New York, NY
. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Warming 5
Located in New York, NY
. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Marilyn Monroe An Appreciation original vintage Leo Castelli Gallery print Lt Ed
By Eve Arnold
Located in New York, NY
Manuscript Library at Yale University, one of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Guitarist Figurative
By Norman Rubington
Located in Soquel, CA
manuscripts have been gifted to the Bienecke Rare Book Room and Manuscript Library of Yale University, where
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reverie 30
Located in New York, NY
. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Reverie 13
Located in New York, NY
. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Reverie 11
Located in New York, NY
. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Reverie 11
H 24 in Dm 18 in
Reverie 18
Located in New York, NY
. As catalysts for her artwork, she has investigated scientific rare books and manuscripts at the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Acrylic

Ruins of Hailes Abbey, 19th century landscape sketch
Located in London, GB
1950s to the 1970s Matthews operated as a dealer in prints, drawings, rare books and manuscripts. Scroll
Category

1830s Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
art photograph reveals the ethereal glow of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s vast
Category

2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Environmental Prognostication Coil Narrative "Homo Sapiens R.I.P."
Located in Miami, FL
American civil rights. His papers are preserved at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale
Category

1960s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Illustration Board

Apocalypse, Catastrophic Destruction of the World, Surrealism - Life Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
preserved at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.[8] Works As author
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media, Gouache, Board, Illustration Board

Painted Wood Tavolette Book Cover Binding The Biccherna Aesthetic Siena Tuscany
By Icilio Federico Joni
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
as a commission for a specific book. There is another in the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Category

Late 19th Century Renaissance More Art

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel

Painted Wood Tavolette Book Cover Binding The Biccherna Aesthetic Siena Tuscany
By Icilio Federico Joni
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
as a commission for a specific book. There is another in the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Category

Late 19th Century Renaissance More Art

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Tempera, Wood Panel

Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
art photograph reveals the ethereal glow of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s vast
Category

2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Bertrand Dorny Abstract Modern Painting Circa 1963
By Bertrand Dorny
Located in New York, NY
Chicago, USA Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Category

Vintage 1960s French Paintings

Materials

Aluminum

Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
art photograph reveals the ethereal glow of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s vast
Category

2010s Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
art photograph reveals the ethereal glow of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s vast
Category

2010s Conceptual Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print, Lambda

Rare illuminated Tibetan Medical Manuscript Leaves
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare illuminated Tibetan Medical Manuscript Leaves. Early 19th century. Gilt frame, glazed on both
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Scholar's Objects

Rare Kamawa-sa Burmese Manuscript, 16 Plates
Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT
Rare Kamawa-sa Burmese manuscript, 16 plates (Size: 60 x 14cm). Internal pages in palm leaf
Category

Late 20th Century Burmese Tibetan Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Rare Kamawa-sa Burmese Manuscript, 16 Plates
Rare Kamawa-sa Burmese Manuscript, 16 Plates
H 5.52 in W 23.63 in D 0.12 in
"Pelargonium sidoides”, Botanical Watercolor of a Scented Geranium
By Agnes Murray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
drawings, watercolors and prints in manuscripts in the rare book collection of the library of the BBG were
Category

2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Searching for Samuel VII
By James Murray
Located in Chicago, IL
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Contained within his expansive archives is a standard card
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

"Love That Burns" by Mick Fleetwood, Signed, Limited Edition Book
By Mick Fleetwood
Located in Guildford, Surrey
. This official limited edition chronicle, Love That Burns, contains over 400 rare images and an original
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

"Fatigue" Limited Edition Metallic Print by Douglas Stockdale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
), Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Yale), The Franklin Furnace Archive (Brooklyn) and the book
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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Rare Manuscripts For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of rare manuscripts for sale on 1stDibs. There are many Modern versions of these works for sale. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the rare manuscripts that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, black and blue. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Reinhard Görner produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in c print, digital print and lambda print.

How Much are Rare Manuscripts?

The average selling price for rare manuscripts we offer is $8,800, while they’re typically $796 on the low end and $11,000 for the highest priced.