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The Heralded Orchard: An Antique Malayer Masterpiece of Symbolic Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
composition reveals a rhythm akin to tiled courtyards or illuminated manuscripts, where geometry and
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Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
The Crimson Eden: An Antique Persian Kashan Masterpiece of Timeless Grace
Located in Dallas, TX
illuminated manuscript margins framing a sacred text. The luminous harmony of form and proportion evokes the
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Early 20th Century Persian Kashan Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Sarouk Rug with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
blue, golden saffron, brown, and soft rose.
The majestic central medallion unfurls like an illuminated
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Early 20th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
1900
s Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
unfolds like illuminated manuscript margins. Vines dance upward in rhythmic scrolls, each curve entwined
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Early 20th Century Persian Revival Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
$17,808 Sale Price
30% Off
Signed Late 19th Century Antique Persian Kerman Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
. Intricately hand-knotted with extraordinary precision, this majestic composition unfolds like an illuminated
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Late 19th Century Persian Aesthetic Movement Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
Royal and Noble Costume Prints: d
Anjou, Military Attire, Young Squire, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
historical dress using visual references from paintings, sculptures, and illuminated manuscripts.
The first
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper
Chinese Art Deco Rug By Walter Nichols
Located in Ferrara, IT
hints of green, seem to bloom and flourish across the dark backdrop, much like an illuminated manuscript
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19th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
The Lovers’ Draught: Antique English Medieval Needlepoint Masterpiece of Romance
Located in Dallas, TX
light like burnished armor and illuminated manuscripts, underscoring the tapestry’s noble bearing and
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Early 20th Century English Medieval Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
An Illuminated Timurid Quran, 15th Century
Located in London, GB
A rare and beautifully illuminated Quran manuscript from the Timurid period, dating back to the
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15th Century and Earlier Asian Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper
Antique Persian Decorative Art Prints: Architecture, Ceramics and Textiles, 1887
Located in Langweer, NL
. Colorful floral medallions, ornate carpet motifs, and richly illuminated manuscript borders reflect the
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1880s Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry in Rococo Revival Style
Located in Dallas, TX
illuminated manuscript, guiding the viewer from edge to center with ornamental grace. The border’s rhythmic
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
The Imperial Garden: An Antique Persian Tabriz Masterpiece of Palatial Grandeur
Located in Dallas, TX
power and refinement. Its expansive composition unfolds like an illuminated manuscript, each botanical
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Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
Antique Mamluk Qur’anic Manuscript Leaf Folio Maghribi Script 14th-15th Century
Located in London, GB
religious endowments, scribes and illuminators collaborated to produce manuscripts that combined spiritual
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Antique Turkish Hunting Oushak Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
decoration—they are the echoes of a courtly tradition that spanned centuries, drawn from illuminated
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Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
Antique Caucasian Karabagh Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
dreamlike fluidity, elevating the design from tribal to transcendent. Like frescoed chapels or illuminated
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Early 20th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
The Gilded Pastel Reverie: Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Masterpiece of Grace
Located in Dallas, TX
page from an illuminated manuscript: slender vinery arabesques, lotus-like blossoms, rosette sprays
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Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
17th Century Penitent Magdalene Painting Tempera on Parchment by Genovese
By Giovanni Battista Castello
Located in Milan, IT
owned eight miniatures of the Castle, illuminated manuscripts and books were preserved,
In the
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17th Century Italian Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Parchment Paper
Medieval Flora
Birds – Gothic Illuminated Ornament Print, Plate XLIX, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
Medieval Decorative Flora & Birds – Gothic Illuminated Ornament, Plate XLIX, c.1869
This exquisite
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper
Antique Extremely Rare Large 13th Century Antiphonal Abbey Book Binding
Located in Doha, QA
among Europe’s most active producers of illuminated manuscripts and bindings. Surviving examples of this
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15th Century and Earlier Austrian Gothic Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Iron
Antique French Gothic Revival Church Tabernacle Cabinet Cathedral Altar Shrine
Located in Forney, TX
to sculpture, textiles and painting, including frescoes, stained glass and illuminated manuscripts
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Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Gold Leaf
Important Sedes Sapientiae Virgin and Child also called "Throne of Wisdom"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Child adorn illuminated manuscripts before being carved in stone on cathedrals’ tympanums. As soon as
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Oak
Exceptional Virgin and Child in Majesty or "Sedes Sapientiae", Throne of Wisdom
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
produce the earliest depictions of the Virgin in Majesty. In Europe they are represented in illuminated
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Walnut
Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
British Museum where she studied illuminated manuscripts.[13]
Freelance years
The new, popular and
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1890s Academic Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Early Twentieth Century Landscape Italian Lakes Watercolour Villa on Lake Como
Located in ludlow, GB
known for his painting of large watercolours and manuscript illuminator. He often painted Venice in
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Watercolor
Persian Floral Ornament Print – Old Lithograph of Birds, Cherubs
Vines, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
brocades, printed cottons, and illuminated borders from Qur’anic manuscripts and court poetry
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
. Together, they form a living manuscript—an illuminated margin around the woven text of the central field
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
The Lotus Reverie: An Antique Persian Kermanshah Masterpiece of Regal Bloom
Located in Dallas, TX
, giving the piece a dreamlike aura reminiscent of illuminated Persian manuscripts.
This exquisite work of
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Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
$3,248 Sale Price
52% Off
18th Century Moghul Miniature painting Illuminated Manuscript Ottoman Sultan
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Presenting a captivating 18th Century Moghul Miniature, a page from an illuminated manuscript
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18th Century West Asian Islamic Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paint, Paper
Calendar and Gospel Sequences (from a Guildbook?)
By Illuminated Manuscripts
Located in New York, NY
In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment
Western France (?), c. 1415
16 leaves, complete in
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Illuminated Manuscript
War and Peace - 1245 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript Leaf - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
2 Maccabees 12:11-14:9. "War and Peace". Very large illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. 11.5" x 8
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Obedient Unto Death - 1240 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
and illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. 5.8" x 3.8". Handwritten and illuminated in Paris, 1240. On
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Prayer - Psalms - 1230 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript Leaf - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
". Pocket sized rubricated and illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. 6" x 4". Handwritten and illuminated in
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Prayer - Psalms - 1245 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript Leaf - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
in the Name of the LORD". Pocket sized hand-written and illuminated manuscript, pen and ink on thin
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Your God, My God - Ruth 1250 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
manuscript, pen and ink. 6" x 4". Handwritten and illuminated in Paris, 1250. On fine translucent vellum
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
In the Shadow - Psalms - 1240 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
Shadow of the Almighty" (91:1). Pocket sized rubricated and illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. 6" x 4
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Signs of an Apostle - 1250 Latin Medieval Bible Manuscript - pen ink religious
Located in Albany, OR
rubricated and illuminated manuscript, pen and ink. Medium-sized, 7" x 5". Handwritten and illuminated in
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Animal Skin, Paint, Ink, Pen
Rare illuminated Tibetan Medical Manuscript Leaves
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare illuminated Tibetan Medical Manuscript Leaves. Early 19th century. Gilt frame, glazed on both
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Early 19th Century Tibetan Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Mother and Child In An Orchard
By Giuseppe Solenghi
Located in Heathfield, GB
Mentessi. For a five year period, 1895-1900, he dedicated himself to working on illuminated manuscripts. He
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Early 20th Century Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Oil
Book of Hours
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum France, Poitiers, c. 1480 8 large miniatures
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Book of Hours (Use of Cambrai)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment, France, Valenciennes, c. 1475-1480 1
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Trompe l’oeil o “Inganno” con incisioni
Located in London, GB
a sheet of illuminated manuscript of the Gospel in the Castilian language on the sheet of the
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Embroidered Panels: Annunciation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi
Located in New York, NY
Gottingen Modelbook, a book of designs much used by printers and manuscript illuminators and that circulated
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18th Century and Earlier German Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Silver
Early Islamic illuminated manuscript hand painted page
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful rendered illuminated manuscript page that we believe is at least 19th century and
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19th Century Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
Early 19th century illuminated manuscript hand painted page
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful rendered illuminated manuscript page that we believe is at least 19th century and
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19th Century Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours 15th Century.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Illuminated manuscripts, Book of Hours and book of prayer, Originating from possibly the
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18th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Medieval Illuminated Manuscript and Miniature Painting from the Book of Hours
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Exquisite illuminated manuscript and portrait miniature from a 15th century Dutch Book of Hours
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15th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Illuminated Manuscript
“Scholar Reading an Illuminated Manuscript” Painting by August “Claus” Meyer
By Claus Meyer
Located in Shippensburg, PA
work is executed in oil on canvas and depicts an aged scholar examining an illuminated manuscript in a
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Late 19th Century German Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Pl. 26 Antique Print of Indo Persian Motifs from Illuminated, Racinet circa 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Illuminated manuscripts and niello metalworks ornaments. This print originates from 'l'Ornement Polychrome' by
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Late 19th Century Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper
Antique Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours 1500
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
surviving medieval illuminated manuscript.
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper
A Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and
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Early 20th Century Persian Antique Illuminated Manuscript
$20,000
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Handmade Persian Rug in Floral Soft, Beige and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
Antique Tabriz Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug in Terracotta, Light Blue and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
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Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Floral Soft, Beige Light and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
Antique Tabriz Carpet, Hadji Jalili Persian Rug, Earth Tones, Brown, Terracotta
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
Antique Tabriz Rug, Handmade Oriental Rug in Terracotta, Light Blue and Taupe
Located in Port Washington, NY
(1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted
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Early 1900s Persian Tabriz Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Wool
Untitled (Fraktur Deer Sketch)
Located in Chicago, IL
and broken pen strokes, fraktur served as a kind of illuminated manuscript found in book plates
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper, Pen
"Fraktur Deer Sketch" by James C. Baker, Dated 1886
By James C. Baker
Located in Chicago, IL
and broken pen strokes, fraktur served as a kind of illuminated manuscript found in book plates
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Late 19th Century American Antique Illuminated Manuscript
Materials
Paper
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Antique Illuminated Manuscript For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique illuminated manuscript for your home. Frequently made of fabric, wool and paper, every antique illuminated manuscript was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique illuminated manuscript — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. You’ll likely find more than one antique illuminated manuscript that is appealing in its simplicity, but Giovanni Battista Castello and Limoges produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Illuminated Manuscript?
Prices for an antique illuminated manuscript start at $130 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $4,000.
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