illuminated manuscript margaret of austria 16th century

Illuminated manuscript; Margaret of Austria - 16th century

Very rare illuminated manuscript of Handwritten illuminated decree signed by Duchess Margaret of Austria towards the councillors of the city of Penne. Handwritten on parchment with seal, 16th century.Size 40 x 61 cm.The manuscript contains decrees to be implemented in the duchy of PenneHandwritten, in excellent condition.The manuscript contains decrees to be implemented in the Duchy of Penne. Read More

Manuscript; Margaret of Austria - 16th century

Very rare illuminated manuscript of Handwritten illuminated decree signed by Duchess Margaret of Austria towards the councillors of the city of Penne. Handwritten on parchment with seal, 16th century.Size 40 x 61 cm. The manuscript contains decrees to be implemented in the duchy of PenneHandwritten, in excellent condition.The manuscript contains decrees to be implemented in the Duchy of Penne Read More

Manuscript; Margaret of Austria - 16th century

Handwritten decree signed by the Duchess Margaret of Austria against the councillors of the city of Penne. Handwritten on parchment with seal, 16th centurySize 40 x 61 cmThe manuscript contains decrees to be implemented in the city of PenneIn excellent conditionThe manuscript contains decrees to be implemented in the Duchy of Penne Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 16th century

Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly tanned. This 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a Dutch/German prayer book written in Germany. The text is written in brown ink, the initials and some letters are decorated with red ink, and so is a scribble at the bottom of the page. All text on this leaf is written by hand. This is an original leaf from the 16th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 16th century

Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cm.Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly tanned. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 16th-century manuscript leaf is from a Dutch/German prayer book written in Germany. The text is written in brown ink, the initials and some letters are decorated with red ink, and so is a scribble at the bottom of the page. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is an original leaf from the 16th century. Read More

Illuminated manuscript - Persia Safavid - 17th century

Rare ILLUMINATED Manuscript - Persia Safavid - 17th century- 20 cm x 16.5 cm - in nice antique condition with some signs of wearShipping by Mail / Post with tracking. Read More

Persian manuscript illuminated parchment - 19th century

Sheet of handwritten and illuminated Koran with 14 lines on a column that contains clouds of gold. Persia, mid 19th century, qajar art.The verses are separated by little enhanced golden flowers of blue and red.Dimensions 22 x 20 cm.Perfect condition. Read More

Persian illuminated manuscript on parchment - 19th century

Sheet of handwritten and illuminated Koran with 14 lines on a column that contains clouds of gold. Persia, mid 19th century, qajar art.The verses are separated by little golden flowers enhanced with blue and red.Size: 22 x 20 cmPerfect condition. Read More

Manuscript; Original 14th-century illuminated leaf - c.

Original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a c. late 14th-century book of hours, probably from Northern France - completely hand-written text in Gothic script, text in a column of 16 lines and with classic initial and border decorations from that era - c. cm. Written in Latin. Condition: Good - Some letters are slightly lighter - On one side is a contemporary handwritten word ‘beata’ - Considering the age of more than 600 years in very good condition. This is an original and unique piece from c. late 14th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with brown and red ink, and with beautifully gilded initials and border decorations. Read More

Manuscript; Original 15th-century illuminated leaf on vellum

Rare manuscript on vellum from a 15th-century book of hours - fully handwritten text in Gothic script, text in a column of 22 lines and with classic hand-painted border decorations from that time - c. cm. Written in Latin. Condition: Good - Two tiny holes (visible only in the light) - a few small dark spots at the bottom of the margin - border decoration on one side slightly faded at the bottom, colours and golden parts otherwise crisp - sturdy and light vellum - in good condition, considering its age of more than 545 years. This is an original and unique piece from the 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown ink. Next to the text a beautifully decorated border with flowers and a gilded butterfly. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from a 15th-century

Original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a c. late 15th-century book of hours, probably from the Northern Netherlands - completely hand-written text in Gothic script, in a column of 15 lines and with decorations in the text and classic hand-painted initials in red and blue from that era - c. , dim. cm. In Dutch. Condition: Very good - Minor discolouration to edges of margin, otherwise crisp and clean vellum - Considering the age of more than 545 years in perfect condition. This is an original and unique Dutch piece from the Middle Ages. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown ink, and featuring beautiful red and blue initials and decorations in the text. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from the 15th century

Rare 15th-century manuscript from a 15th-century French book of hours - complete with the handwritten text in Gothic script, text in a column of 15 lines and with classic wide hand-painted border decorations - c. cm. In French. Condition: Good - Vellum in some locations slightly thinner but intact, vellum in general solid - Considering the age of more than 560 years in good condition. This is an original and unique French piece from the 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown ink, the initials decorated with red ink. Next to the text a beautiful wide border decoration with flowers and leaves in green, blue and red and beautifully gilded. Read More

Manuscript; Original sheet from a 15th century illuminated

Original handwriting - 15th century - Vellum - 10 x 7,5 cmCondition: although more than 550 years old, it’s still in good condition, the parchment is partly tanned by moisture Elements that determine the value: The rarity, quality given its age, and the attractiveness. A top piece for every serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. Every sentence starts with a gold embossed initial with red, blue, and white pen work. Most of the sentences have a sentence filler in the same colours and gold. This manuscript is made of vellum (thin parchment, animal skin) with nice decorated initials with pen work. This concerns an original piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from a 15th-century

Original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a c. late 15th-century book of hours, probably from the Northern Netherlands - completely hand-written text in Gothic script, in a column of 18 lines and with classic hand-painted initials in red and blue from that era - c. cm. In Dutch. Condition: Very good - A few very small holes (half millimetres, visible only in the light) - Crisp and clean vellum - Considering the age of more than 540 years in perfect condition. This is an original and unique Dutch piece from the late 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown and red ink, and featuring beautiful red and blue initials. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from a 15th-century

Original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a c. late 15th-century book of hours, probably from the Northern Netherlands - completely hand-written text in Gothic script, in a column of 18 lines and with classic hand-painted initials in red and blue from that era - c. cm. In Dutch. Condition: Fine - Crisp and clean vellum - Considering the age of more than 540 years in perfect condition. This is an original and unique Dutch piece from the late 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown and red ink, and featuring beautiful red and blue initials. Read More

Manuscript; Original 15th-century illuminated leaf on vellum

Rare manuscript on vellum from a 15th-century book of hours - fully handwritten text in Gothic script, in a column of 22 lines and with classic hand-painted border decorations from that time - c. cm. Text in Latin. Condition: Good - One tiny hole (visible only in the light) - a few small dark spots at the bottom of the margin - border decoration slightly faded at the bottom, colours and gilded parts otherwise crisp - sturdy and light vellum - in good condition, considering its age of more than 545 years. This is an original and unique piece from the 15th century. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown ink. Next to the text a beautifully decorated gilded border with flowers and berries. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated sheet from the 15th century

Original miniature manuscript on parchment, coming from an early 15th-century book of tides-fully handwritten in Gothic script and with a large hand-painted decorated initial in red, blue and gold heightened initial- written in approx. , measurements:-8.5 x 6 cm. Written in French. Condition: Very good-red text is somewhat lighter than the other texts-bright and fresh vellum-more than 600 years old. This is an original and unique French piece from the 15th century. Beautiful vellum in miniature, two-sided and completely handwritten, not printed.Written in dark brown and light red ink, probably in a scriptorium in Northern France or Flanders around . With a classic large initial in red, blue and gold and lovely gilded decorations. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript -

Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is tanned by moisture in some locations. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. Every sentence begins with a gilt-heightened initial with red, blue and white pen decorations. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Illuminated Islamic manuscript from North Africa

Islamic manuscript from North Africa - AH () - large-format; dim. cm - leather binding - 369 pp. (thick paper) - handwritten Arabic text in various colours - in bordered text panels with beautiful illumination and some figures.Probably an Islamic prayer book that was passed to the next generation within a family. Several years and names are listed.Condition: good. Complete, compact and solid. Binding in good condition, with slight wear. Some pages are slightly frayed and splodgy in the margin. Some pages have small restorations with filmoplast. Tear in the opening page restored. Interior otherwise crisp and clean.Will be professionally packaged and sent by insured mail. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript -

Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is tanned by moisture in some locations. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. One sentence begins with a gilt-heightened initial with red, blue and white penwork. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript -

Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is tanned by moisture in some locations. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This will be a masterpiece for any serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. Every sentence begins with a gilded and heightened initial with red, blue and white penwork. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from an illuminated manuscript -

Original manuscript - 15th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is tanned by moisture in some locations. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 15th-century manuscript page is from a Latin book of hours, written in France. Every sentence starts with a gilt-heightened initial with red, blue, and white pen work. Most of the sentences have a line filler at the end, with the same colours and gold. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; double page of parchment from a choirbook - 16th

Very antique double page from a Roman parchment - Ideal to be framed - 16th century - Dimensions of the page: 73 x 54 cm - Total size of both pages: 108 x 73 cm Parchment manuscript in red, black and cobalt blue, with gilding. It has several decorative initials. The text is written in a formal Gothic script. See the additional photos, please. It has micro-tears of that time, as shown in the 8th photo, but it doesn't affect the parchement, in fact it makes it more attractive. It will be shipped via Correos, registered insured service with tracking. Read More

Manuscript; Pastiche of an illuminated handwritten prayer

Dimensions: cm.Text of the prayer:Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. (Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee)Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus Fructus ventris tui, Iesus. (blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus).Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae Amen. (Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death).On the basis of the third part (which was added officially after the Council of Trent) I think that the original is from around . This is presumably a beautiful copy from the 19th century. It may be older, though. Of course, additional information is available upon request!General characteristics:The print is hand-coloured. In addition to Mary with the infant Jesus and an adult Jesus, also the Pope is depicted (a reference to Council of Trent?). In some places the print is gilt-heightened. The colouring seems to be applied with some kind of paint. Unlike ink it is ‘on the print’ and somewhat peeling off.Will be carefully packaged and sent by registered mail. Read More

Manuscript; Illuminated leaf from a medieval book of hours,

Rare and original manuscript leaf on vellum (thin parchment) from a 15th-century book of hours from c. - fully hand-written text in Gothic script, with classic initial and border decorations from that era - c. cm. Written in Latin.Condition: Very good - Sturdy and crisp vellum - More than 555 years old.This is an original and unique piece from the Middle Ages. Double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written with dark brown and red ink. With 5 beautiful hand-painted and gilt-heightened initials in red and blue. Decorative border decorations on both sides in beautiful bright colours and gold. Read More

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