ANTIQUE HAND-WRITTEN DEVANAGARI MANUSCRIPT | HANDMADE PAPER, RED RUBRICATION, CHROMOLITHOGRAPH COVER

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ANTIQUE HAND-WRITTEN DEVANAGARI MANUSCRIPT

HANDMADE PAPER WITH RED RUBRICATION AND CHROMOLITHOGRAPH FRONT COVER

AN ANTIQUE INDIAN DEVOTIONAL MANUSCRIPT HAND-WRITTEN IN BOLD BLACK INK IN DEVANAGARI SCRIPT ON THICK, FIBROUS HANDMADE PAPER. EACH PAGE IS FRAMED BY RED RULED BORDERS, WITH VERSE NUMBERS, DANDAS AND KEY WORDS PICKED OUT IN RED RUBRICATION. THE TEXT APPEARS TO BE DEVOTIONAL VERSE, WITH OPENING INVOCATION AND NUMBERED STANZAS.

THE FRONT COVER HAS A VIVID CHROMOLITHOGRAPH PRINT SHOWING A BLUE-SKINNED, HALOED KRISHNA SEATED ON A THRONE, ADDRESSED BY A CROWNED KING, COURTIERS AND SAGES WITH HANDS FOLDED IN DEVOTION, SET IN A GARDEN PAVILION ABOVE A RIVER. THE PRINT SEEMS TO BE A RE-USED MANCHESTER-PRINTED PIECE-GOODS TRADE LABEL, WITH THE PRINTED MARGIN LEGIBLE AS "STEINER & CO., CHURCH AND MANCHESTER" AND "TARBUCK & CO., BOMBAY". IT IS AN INTERESTING SURVIVAL OF INDO-BRITISH TRADE ARTWORK GIVEN A SECOND LIFE AS A BOOK COVER.

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ANTIQUE HAND-WRITTEN DEVANAGARI MANUSCRIPT | HANDMADE PAPER, RED RUBRICATION, CHROMOLITHOGRAPH COVER

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Estimate £500-£1,000

Nov 8, 2026, 1:09 PM EST

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£250

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£8,000

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