very early monastic musical manuscript

Very Early Monastic Musical Manuscript

Very Early Monastic Musical Manuscript c On Vellum Paper Framed in Large Guilt Frame A truly spectacular piece of ephemera your chance to own a fantastic piece of history £ Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

Manuscript; Original leaf in Latin from a manuscript - early

Leaf of a manuscript in Latin, from the beginning of the 14th century.Leaf: cm. Written area: cm on both sides. Condition:very good. Black text sometimes somewhat faded.Leaf with a column of 21 lines of text on both sides. With ornate initials (in blue, red and blue-green).Handwriting: letters in black and red. Read More

Large medieval vellum manuscript - late 15th/early 16th

Medieval religious manuscript hand-written in Latin on vellum, with the letter “A’ in red surrounded by a floral decoration in blue. Superb miniature drawing. The other side with letters “M”, “V” and “Q” in alternate red and blue.Size: 55.1x 37.5 cm- x inchesMaterial: VellumCulture: France, c. 15th - early 16th Century A.D.Condition: Part of a larger manuscriptProvenance: Collection Mr. I. Roper, acquired in the . London, UK. The seller guarantees that this lot has been legally acquired & will be legally exported. Worldwide shipping by Registered Mail. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from the early 15th

Original miniature manuscript on vellum, from an early 15th-century book of hours - fully handwritten in Gothic script and with beautiful hand-painted initials with decorations in red and blue and gilt-heightened - c. cm. Written in French. Condition: Fine - Clean and crisp vellum - More than 600 years old. This is an original and unique French piece from the early 15th century. Beautiful vellum in miniature, double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written in dark brown ink, probably in a scriptorium in Northern France or Flanders around . With a 9 classic hand-painted initials in red, blue and gold, with elegant decorations and gilt-heightened. Read More

Manuscript; Original illuminated leaf from the early 15th

Original miniature manuscript on vellum, from an early 15th-century book of hours - fully handwritten in Gothic script and with a large hand-painted initial with decorations in red and blue and gilt-heightened - c. cm. Written in Latin. Condition: Good - Clean and crisp vellum - More than 600 years old. This is an original and unique French piece from the early 15th century. Beautiful vellum in miniature, double-sided and completely handwritten, not printed. Written in dark brown and 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

Large Medieval Vellum Manuscript, France - c. 15th - early

Medieval religious manuscript hand-written in Latin on vellum, with the letter “A’ in red surrounded by a floral decoration in blue. Superb miniature drawing. The other side with letters “M”, “V” and “Q” in alternate red and blue.Size: 55.1x 37.5 cm- x inchesMaterial: VellumCulture: France, c. 15th - early 16th Century A.D.Condition: Excellent conditionProvenance: Collection Mr. I. Roper, acquired in the . London, UK. The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported.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; Original leaf from a manuscript written in

Original manuscript written in Haarlem - - vellum - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. The decoration in the margin: elegant pen decorations featuring a fountain that springs from the gilt-heightened initial D and venous leaves in red and green. For a detailed description see: “Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen”. Edited by Anne S. Korteweg. Walburg Pers Zutphen. The text is in black and is from the Book of Hours of Geert Groote of the Brethren of the Common Life. He thought the laity should also be able to read religious texts and replaced Latin by Dutch, although that language was not yet standardised. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with a beautiful decorated initial and pen decorations in the margin. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from a manuscript written in

Original manuscript written in Haarlem - - vellum - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. The decoration in the margin: elegant pen decorations featuring a fountain that springs from the gilt-heightened initial I and venous leaves in red and green. For a detailed description see: “Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen”. Edited by Anne S. Korteweg. Walburg Pers Zutphen. The text is in black and is from the Book of Hours of Geert Groote of the Brethren of the Common Life. He thought the laity should also be able to read religious texts and replaced Latin by Dutch, although that language was not yet standardised. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with a beautiful decorated initial and pen decorations in the margin. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from a manuscript written in

Original manuscript written in Haarlem - - vellum - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has a spot next to the text and just below the border decoration. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. The decoration in the margin: elegant pen decorations featuring a fountain that springs from the blue initial D and venous leaves in red and green. For a detailed description see: “Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen”. Edited by Anne S. Korteweg. Walburg Pers Zutphen. The text is in black and is from the Book of Hours of Geert Groote of the Brethren of the Common Life. He thought the laity should also be able to read religious texts and replaced Latin by Dutch, although that language was not yet standardised. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with a beautiful decorated initial and pen decorations in the margin. This is an original unique piece from the 15th century. Read More

Manuscript; Original leaf from a manuscript written in

Original manuscript written in Haarlem - - vellum - cm. Condition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. The decoration in the margin: elegant pen decorations featuring a fountain that springs from the blue initial O and venous leaves in red and green. For a detailed description see: “Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen”. Edited by Anne S. Korteweg. Walburg Pers Zutphen. The text is in black and is from the Book of Hours of Geert Groote of the Brethren of the Common Life. He thought the laity should also be able to read religious texts and replaced Latin by Dutch, although that language was not yet standardised. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with a beautiful decorated initial and pen decorations in the margin. 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 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 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 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 - 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. Every new chapter starts with a pen decorated initial, with the chapter number in the margin, in this case chapter 4. 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 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 - 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

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 chapters on this leaf are 12 and 13. 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 - 14th century

Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and there are small holes in the text, as the ink has affected the vellum. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin breviary written in France. The text is written in two different colours and letters. On the left is a beautiful gilt-heightened decoration, above the text are 2 drolleries. A drollery (from the French for drôle “funny” or “humorous”), often also called a grotesque, is a small decorative image in the margin of an illuminated manuscript. Artists and craftsmen used to apply these caricatured decorations sometimes for education, but usually for enjoyment.This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 14th century. Read More

Manuscript; Calligraphic Arabic manuscript - presumably late

This manuscript is probably written in the Ottoman Turkish language. The Latin alphabet is used in Turkey since . There is a stamp with the name Abdurrahim Zapsu (), a Kurdish poet and writer. The manuscript is written in black ink and framed with red ink. Bound in leather with stamped decorations, restored.Some of the pages have spots, probably caused by water drops. Some small pieces are missing from the pages, but the condition is otherwise good. The writing is neatly done, with sometimes notes in the margins.I don't know when it was written. Probably in the 19th 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; here chapters 11 to 13, probably from the Epistle to the Corinthians. 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 - 14th century

Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cm.Condition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and there are small holes in the text, as the ink has affected the vellum. Elements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness. This is a masterpiece in any serious collection. This 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a Latin breviary written in France. The text is written in two different colours and letters. This is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the margins. This is an original unique piece from the 14th century. Read More

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