illuminated manuscript persia safavid 17th century

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

Koranic Double Leaf Illuminated Manuscript in Arabic -17th

Double leaf inscribed on the two sides in black ink in Arabic Nakshi script and in red in Farsi language. Gold and silver frames. Size: 20.8 cm total Hx 17.3 cm Material: PaperCulture: Near East, 17th Century A.D.Condition: Part of a larger manuscriptProvenance: Collection Mr. A. A., acquired in London in The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki.This item do not need an export licence within the EU. The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EUWorldwide shipping by Registered Mail. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity Read More

Manuscript from Persia / Middle East - late 18th century

Handwritten Islamic prayer booklet from Persia / Middle East - Dim.: cm - 35 leaves, 70 pp. - leather binding with embossing - 7 handwritten lines in black and red ink per page with red accents - late 18th centuryCondition: fair. Slight wear to the binding. New endpapers. Professionally restored. Some pages reinforced/restored with paper. At the last page part of the text is missing; it has been replaced by paper. Some pages have holes at the top, in the fold. The pages are sometimes a bit splodgy in the fold, otherwise crisp and clean. Read More

Manuscript; Il Nicomede - [late 17th century?]

Complete manuscript of 113 pages in good condition. Late 17th century.It could be the manuscript copy of the book depicted in the photos...or the manuscript of the book and then printed. Read More

Torah- Manuscript Scroll, Exodus, Morocco - 17th century

Are you interested in this item?This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. You are bidding on a section of an ancient Manuscript hand-written Torah Scroll Fragment in the Original Hebrew Language on Deer Parchment. This hand-written fragment is over 350 years old and made from Deer skin. This Scroll came from Morocco, it is prized for its beauty of its soft deer parchment and its writing. The scroll has a beautiful warm Brownish Orange color, this color is due to the process used in making the scroll, this process ages to a deeper color over the centuries. Scrolls like these are extremely rare and seldom seen in synagogues due to age and is important for its rarity of the earliest examples of the Moroccan tradition of the Hebrew writings of the Bible. Small patch on the bottom edge which does not effect the importance of this fragment. The Torah Scroll considering its age is preserved and in good condition and will stay beautiful with care for centuries to come. This is your opportunity to own a Torah Bible fragment as a family heirloom.The piece measures approx. 54.5 cm x 16 cm Section Covers: Instructions For A census - The Incense Altar - God make His Presence Felt Among The Israelites, and Will Be A God for Them. 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

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; 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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; 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. 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; 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; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a pen decorated initial. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original manuscript leaf - 13th century

Original handwriting - 13th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has some spots, the text is sometimes slightly faded. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin Bible written in France. Each new chapter begins with a decorated initial, in the margins the number of the chapter is indicated; the chapter on this leaf is probably 13 Maccabees. All text on this leaf is written by hand.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 13th 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

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