Sold2023Indian Illuminated Manuscript LeafAn antique Indian illuminated manuscript leaf. Tempera on paper depiction of Krishna with harem. Minor toning, slight rippling to paper and one bend to corner, not examined out of frame. Image 9 1/2 xSee Sold Price
Sold2023FRAMED SAFAVID PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT LEAFIlluminated paper manuscript leaf from Safavid Persia. Excerpt from Nizami's "Khosrow and Shirin". Illustration depicts Khosrow II hunting lions. Measurements (framed) H. 11 1/4" W. 10"See Sold Price
Sold2022Large Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from the Qu'ran[QU'RAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT LEAF.] Manuscript leaf on paper, having Arabic black script in blocked borders, with larger script in three bands. The first side is illuminated with a gilt band with whSee Sold Price
Sold2022(Lot of 4) Persian illuminated manuscript leaves(Lot of 4) Persian illuminated manuscript leaves, each gouache and gilt on paper and script in ink, inner margins ruled in blue, red, black and gold, three examples framed, sight 8.25"h x 4.75"w; framSee Sold Price
Sold201819th c. MS Commonplace Book19th century manuscript commonplace book containing various notes and extracts, most dated from the early 1800s. 8vo journal, laid paper, with 61 leaves containing manuscript and with blank leaves intSee Sold Price
Sold2022Italian Manuscript on Paper, 1748.Italian Manuscript on Paper, 1748. Folio format manuscript on laid paper, with added engraved illustration depicting the three Marys mourning Christ by de Horatio dated 1768 bound before the text, wriSee Sold Price
Sold2021Circa 1400 Italian Illuminated Manuscript On VellumLeaf from a Book Of Hours in Latin. Deco-rated initial "D" of tempera on burnished gold ground, with extensions of bunished gold ivy leaves and flowers. Italy ca. 1400 5 x 3 1/2 in (sight), 11 x 9 inSee Sold Price
Sold2020Indian "Tiger Hunt" Illuminated Manuscript LeafPanel or leaf from an Indian illuminated manuscript, depicting figures hunting a tiger, gouache / opaque pigments on paper. Image: 8.25" H x 8.5" square; frame: 13.25" square x 1.25" D.See Sold Price
Sold2021Persian "Archers" Illuminated Manuscript LeafPersian illuminated manuscript leaf depicting scenes of archers on horseback in battle, gouache on paper with gilt accents. Image: 7.5" H x 10.25" W; frame: 13.625" H x 16.5" W.See Sold Price
Sold202117th C Arabic Manuscript Leaf17th Century or earlier manuscript leaf from an Arabic test, In brown and red ink with decorative header, notes in margin. On laid paper, worming. Measures 8.5 x 11.5". Reserve: $50.00 Shipping: DomesSee Sold Price
Sold2020ASIAN: Three illuminated manuscript leaves, probablyASIAN: Three illuminated manuscript leaves, probably Persian, 19th C., gouache and ink on paper, two with large figural scenes accompanied by text, one with text verso; one with flowers and text, allSee Sold Price
Sold201714 ANTIQUE PERSIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTSA GROUP OF FOURTEEN ANTIQUE PERSIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, 19TH CENTURY. Eight being loose sheets on laid paper with colorfully rendered scenes depicting horse mounted warriors, hunting scenes, domSee Sold Price
Sold2022Persian Illuminated Manuscript Leaves (19 th /20 thThree battle scenes and one sporting theme, four gouache and gold painting on paper, each with text on versos, sheets average 5 ¾ x 10 ¾”, each with identical mats and Plexiglas baSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare 16th c. Mughal Empire Illust./Illumin. ManuscriptRemarkable 16th Century Mughal [Persia] Illuminated Manuscript Leaf written in ink and hand-painted in gouache with gold on paper, depicting a lounging man & woman [miniature painting] | A beautiful 1See Sold Price
Sold202318/19th C. Persian Illuminated Manuscript Page18/19th Century Persian Illuminated Manuscript Leaf Page Possibly by Saadi Shirazi. Measures 9-1/2" x 7-1/2". Frame measures 18-1/2" x 16-5/8". Condition: Toning and light foxing to the paper otherwisSee Sold Price
Sold2020[Poetry, Music, Ephemera]Lot of 3 items, all laid down onto album leaves, including: ** Manuscript Italian poem (Emmanuele Stein?) dated 1880. 4to leaf, wove. ** Manuscript copy of poem "The American Flag" with several otherSee Sold Price
Sold2019[Working Manuscript, Wisdom, Philosophy]Working manuscript, "Prefatory Extracts," circa 1810. 8" x 6.25". 94 leaves, with manuscript to recto/verso. Laid paper with watermarks dated 1802. Begins with page 3 and text ends abruptly on page nuSee Sold Price
Sold2020A SET OF FOUR MUGHAL ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT FOLIOSA SET OF FOUR MUGHAL ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT FOLIOS SHOWING COURT SCENES BY HAIDAR KASHMIRI, CIRCA 1600 each ink and gold leaf on paper smallest: 31 x 17 cm (12 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.), largest: 34 x 22 cm (1See Sold Price
Sold2018An Egyptian Illuminated Manuscript, Cairo Egypt,An Egyptian Illuminated Manuscript, Cairo Egypt, 14th/15th Century, Mamluk Qur'an leaf on paper with illuminations on both sides. H: 15 1/2 W: 11 5/8 in. From Otto F. Ege.See Sold Price
Sold2017[Business, Arithmetic] Manuscript, 1797Arithmetic manuscript by Amos Jones, dated April 1797. 4to, approx. 68 leaves on laid paper, scribed in an elegant hand. Original paper boards rebacked with modern paper over spine. A couple of closedSee Sold Price
Sold2017[Articles, Church of England] Manuscript, ca. 1700Manuscript book, in Latin. England, circa 1700. Approx. 80 leaves on laid paper. 7.25" x 4.75". Bound (stitched) in period limp vellum, covers soiled and toned. First and last couple of leaves with liSee Sold Price
Sold2022Two Illustrated and Illuminated Persian Manuscripts Leaves from the ShahnamehTwo Illustrated and Illuminated Persian Manuscripts Leaves from the Shahnameh19th century, ink and colors on paper, two illustrated pages from the epic Shahnameh (Book of Kings), includes the story ofSee Sold Price
Sold2022Medieval Manuscript Illuminated LeafA beautifully penned Medieval manuscript leaf on paper circa 1500 in Latin with numerous large initials in red and blue, some fancy scrollwork. Fine with some light discoloration, large format measureSee Sold Price
Sold2023PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT, ILLUMINATED BOAT SCENESingle manuscript leaf on paper with hand-coloured illumination depicting thirteen men on a boat. Four lines of hand-written, Persian and Arabic text relating to the Prophet and Surah Luqman 31:27. DaSee Sold Price
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May 30Forum AuctionsArabic manuscript.- Illuminated manuscript Qur'an, 312ff., in Arabic on paper, Turkey, 1730£1,000
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