Browse Listings in Medieval & Oriental Manuscripts
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A more than 600 years old antiphonary leaf, written in Besancon, in 1370. Musical notation on 4 bars, the staves are in red and the notes in black: numerous pen-flourishe...
Date: France, 1370
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A more than 600 years old antiphonary leaf, written in Besançon, in 1370. Musical notation on 4 bars, the staves are in red and the notes in black, numerous pen-flourish...
- $1500 / ≈ €1260
Date: Besançon, 1370
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A more than 600 years old antiphonary leaf, written in Besançon, in 1370. Musical notation on 4 bars, the staves are in red and the notes in black: numerous pen-flourish...
- $1750 / ≈ €1469
Date: France, Besançon, 1370
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A more than 600 years old antiphonary leaf, written in Besancon, in 1370. Musical notation on 4 bars, the staves are in red and the notes in black: numerous pen-flourishe...
Date: Besançon, 1370
Handwritten leaf on vellum.
RECTO": justfication: 140 x 85 mm.16 lines of text in a good gothic bookhand, black ink.Large Initial "D"eus, 50 x 35 mm. 4 lines high in blue and purple w...
Date: Paris, 1450
Leaf from a manuscript Psalter, written on vellum.
RECTO: 14 lines of text. One 2-line in burnished gold and colors and six 1-line initials in gold and colors, two line-fillers.VERSO: As recto but three 1-line initials an...
- $200 / ≈ €168
Date: Paris, c.1450
Manuscript leaf on vellum from a Dutch Book of Hours.
RECTO: One 1-line capitals in red, blue or burnished gold with extensive penworkVERSO: One 1-line capitals in red, blue or burnished gold with extensive penwork.
- $250 / ≈ €210
Date: Flanders ca.1450
A manuscript leaf from a Book of Hours. (Calendar month of March)
RECTO : Calendar month of March with a 2-line initial in liquid gold on colored ground. colorful panel border in the left margin of acanthus leaves and flowers, with blac...
Date: Paris, ca. 1450
Manuscript leaf on vellum from a Dutch Book of Hours.
A leaf from a medieval manuscript Book of Hours, written in Utrecht.Fourteen lines of monastic Textura script with 4 one-line initials in liquid gold or blue ink with ext...
- $380 / ≈ €319
Date: Utrecht, ca.1450 - 1460
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
Leaf from a mid 15 th. century manuscript Book of Hours. Written on vellum in neat Gothic book hand.VERSO: 17 lines of text, with 2-line capital in red and blue, heighten...
- $200 / ≈ €168
Date: France ca.1470
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
Leaf from a mid 15 th. century manuscript Book of Hours. Written on vellum in neat Gothic book hand.RECTO: 17 lines of text, with 2-line capital in red and blue, heighten...
- $200 / ≈ €168
Date: France ca.1470
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
Leaf from a mid 15 th. century manuscript Book of Hours. Written on vellum in neat Gothic book hand.VERSO: 17 lines of text, with 2-line capital in red and blue, heighten...
- $200 / ≈ €168
Date: France ca.1470
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A very fine antiphonary leaf, written in Latin , probably Rome. RECTO: A wonderful initial ,O, decorated with pen work in red, white and blue, in rich burnished gold.VERS...
- $600 / ≈ €504
Date: Italy, 1480
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A very fine antiphonary leaf, written in Latin , probably Rome. RECTO: The staves are in red and the notes in black.VERSO: Tw wonderful initial ,A and O, decorated with p...
- $800 / ≈ €672
Date: Italy, 1480
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A very fine antiphonary leaf, written in Latin, probably Rome. RECTO: A wonderful initial "I" decorated with penwork in red, white and blue, in rich burnished g...
- $1000 / ≈ €840
Date: Italy, 1480
A leaf from a breviary.
Two large 2-line initials in red and or blue for the start of the new chapter.Nice clean leaves, with ample margins, from a breviary, end of the 15th. century.
- $100 / ≈ €84
Date: Northern Netherlands ?, ca. 1480
Leaf on vellum from an antiphonary.
A very fine antiphonary leaf, written in Latin, probably Rome. RECTO: The staves are in red and the notes are in black.VERSO: The staves are in red and the notes are in b...
- $750 / ≈ €630
Date: Italy, 1480
A leaf from a breviary.
Two large 2-line initials in red and or blue for the start of the new chapter.Nice clean leaves, with ample margins, from a breviary, end of the 15th. century.
- $100 / ≈ €84
Date: Northern Netherlands ?, ca. 1480
Leaf of vellum, with large miniature of Marry and Christ.
RECTO: Large miniature of Marry and Christ and one 1-line initials in burnished gold, on red ground and line-filler on blue ground. Three-sided illuminated borders of pen...
- $2200 / ≈ €1847
Date: France, c.1480
La tierce aage. Feuillet ix rr.
Incunable text pages from "La Mer des Hystoires" published in 1488 by Pierre Le Rouge in Paris. "La Mer des Hystoires" is a translation into French of...
- $50 / ≈ €42
Date: Paris, Pierre Le rouge, 1488
Page from a printed bible with wood block print of St. Anthony the Abbot defeated the devil.
This early leaf consists of text printed in gothic letter in two columns, illustrated with a hand-colored woodcut engraving of St. Anthony the Abbot defeated the devil. A...
- $150 / ≈ €126
Date: Nuremberg 1483-1488
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
21 Lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with putti, flowers and Middle French script around the illustrations.Interesting are the 6 panels w...
- $150 / ≈ €126
Date: Paris, Philippe Pigouchet for Simon Vostre, ca. 1502
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
24 lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with scenes and figures.The firm of Thielman Kerver is best known for its lovely printed Books of Ho...
- $125 / ≈ €105
Date: Paris, Philippe Pigouchet for Simon Vostre, ca. 1502
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
24 lines of printed text, surrounded by Renaissance borders decorated with scenes and figures.The firm of Thielman Kerver is best known for its lovely printed Books of Ho...
- $125 / ≈ €105
Date: Paris, Philippe Pigouchet for Simon Vostre, ca. 1502
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
24 lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with scenes and figures.The firm of Thielman Kerver is best known for its lovely printed Books of Ho...
- $125 / ≈ €105
Date: Paris, Philippe Pigouchet for Simon Vostre, ca. 1502
Leaf on vellum from a manuscript Book of Hours.
RECTO: One 2-line initials in liquid gold on colored grounds.VERSO: 17 lines of text in Latin.
- $150 / ≈ €126
Date: France, 1500-1520
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on an extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand...
- $250 / ≈ €210
Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Leaf on vellum from a antiphonary.
A leaf from a Medieval Antiphonal or Choir Missal for Spanish use, in Latin on extremely heavy vellum. Justification: 360x246mm. Text is in Spanish rounded gothic hand (R...
- $250 / ≈ €210
Date: Sevilla, ca.1520
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
24 lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with flowers, vases and religious scenes.From the press of the leading Parisian publisher and illumi...
- $125 / ≈ €105
Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c.1520-1540
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
21 lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with flowers, vases and religious scenes.From the press of the leading Parisian publisher and illumi...
- $125 / ≈ €105
Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c.1520-1540
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
21 lines of printed text, surrounded by Renaissance borders decorated with flowers and little miniatures with figures on both sides.From the press of the leading Parisian...
- $125 / ≈ €105
Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c. 1520-1540
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
21 lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with flowers, vases and religious scenes.From the press of the leading Parisian publisher and illumi...
- $125 / ≈ €105
Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c.1520-1540
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours In Latin and French.
24 lines of printed text, surrounded by renaissance borders decorated with flowers, vases and figures. Gothic type, text in Latin, numerous one and two-line initials in g...
- $75 / ≈ €63
Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c. 1520-1540
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
21 lines of printed text, surrounded by Renaissance borders decorated with flowers, vases and religious scenes.From the press of the leading Parisian publisher and illumi...
- $125 / ≈ €105
Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c.1520-1540
Leaf on vellum from a printed Book of Hours.
21 lines of printed text, surrounded by Renaissance borders decorated with flowers, vases and persons in Medieval dress.From the press of the leading Parisian publisher a...
- $125 / ≈ €105
Date: Paris, Germain Hardouyn, c. 1520-1540
Canon Altar.
Each panel is handwritten in red and black ink, with beautiful golden blue or red initials; it is part of a rich and beautiful gouache and gold polychrome frame foliage f...
Date: ca. 1880
-250x250.jpg)
Indian painting on paper.
Fine miniature, presenting a couple in love making position. The miniature has been painted in India in early 20th century. The miniature is 165 x 110 mm, painted in oil ...
Date: India, ca. 1920