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Ceremony of Judgment: Noblemen as Judicial Arbiters, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
style or is meant to mimic the appearance of hand-painted manuscripts, the original artists might have
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1840s Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Albrecht Achilles: The Warrior Prince of Brandenburg in Prayer, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
manuscripts, the original artists might have employed techniques or materials that gave a similar effect to
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1840s Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Letter from Louis Marcoussis to Countess Pecci Blunt - Early 20th Century
By Louis Marcoussis
Located in Roma, IT
Letter from Louis Marcoussis to Countess Pecci Blunt is an original manuscript. The letter is
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Manuscript

Materials

Paper, Ink

Antique Print of Various Churches on Ceylon or Nowadays Sri Lanka, 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
originates from 'A Collection of Voyages and Travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts others
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18th Century Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Gilpin, Wm: Observations... on Great Britain, and High-Lands of Scotland, 2 vols
Located in Middletown, NY
the idea of the picturesque. Gilpin's tour journals circulated in manuscript to friends such as the
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Late 18th Century English Antique Manuscript

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Leather, Paper

Original Antique Engravings of Various Churches on Ceylon Sri Lanka , 1732
Located in Langweer, NL
printed from original manuscripts others now first printed in English'. Artists and Engravers
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18th Century Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Youthful Extravagance: A Member of the Venetian Calza, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
-painted manuscripts, the original artists might have employed techniques or materials that gave a similar
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1840s Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Ancient Arabic Calligraphy of Praying
Located in Roma, IT
Arabic Calligraphy of praying is a precious manuscript reporting Islamic Sacred Verses in an
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18th Century Antique Manuscript

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Ink

Pair of Framed Zoological Prints, Fish of the Nile
By Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
Located in Los Angeles, CA
produced numerous manuscripts and studies of invertebrates of Egypt. The hand colored prints have been
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1810s French Empire Antique Manuscript

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Paper, Elm

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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1920s Persian Tabriz Antique Manuscript

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Wool

Antique Persian Sultanabad Hunting Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
of art, a woven manuscript chronicling the noble virtues of strength, harmony, and beauty. Such
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Mid-19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Manuscript

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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 Manuscript

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Wool

American Mahogany and Cast Iron Copying Press with Paw Feet, Charleston, SC 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
consist of white pine. Copying Presses were used for pressing books and manuscripts to keep onion paper
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1830s American American Empire Antique Manuscript

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Brass, Iron

Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Carpet with Rustic Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
presence, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Sultanabad rug unfolds like an ancient manuscript
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Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Manuscript

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Wool

Salla Alla Muhammad An-Nabi - Arabic Calligraphy
Located in Roma, IT
Salla Alla Muhammad An-Nabi - Arabic Calligraphy is a beautiful and precious manuscript with
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18th Century Antique Manuscript

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Ink

Old Eastern Balkans Map, with Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, 1633
Located in Langweer, NL
middle fold. A few old manuscript names and underlining, please study image carefully.
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1630s Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Ancient Persian Miniature: Men with Scimitar - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
the human world. The handwriting of the manuscript in the back of the sheet is full of the detailed
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18th Century Antique Manuscript

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Ink, Tempera

Antique Map of Overijssel by De Wit, c.1680
Located in Langweer, NL
loss in the left margin. A small manuscript annotation in the top right margin. General age-related
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17th Century Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Late 19th Century Persian Kermanshah Masterpiece of Biophilic Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
to experience a textile symphony of nature, geometry, and artistry intertwined, a woven manuscript of
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Late 19th Century Persian Arts and Crafts Antique Manuscript

Materials

Wool

Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Rug, Ivy League Style Meets Nomadic Charm
Located in Dallas, TX
work of art into a cultural manuscript, carrying the voices of weavers who encoded their worldviews
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Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Manuscript

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Wool

One Thousand And One Nights French Orientalism Art Nouveau Decorative Period
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
as One Thousand and One Nights from the fourteenth or fifteenth century Syrian manuscript into French
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Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Manuscript

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Paper, Charcoal

Florence Sketchbook of Frank Lloyd Wright (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is a limited edition facsimile of the manuscript sketchbook by Frank Lloyd Wright which served
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Early 20th Century Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Attractive Hand-Colored Antique Plan of Nagapattinam in India, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
'A Collection of Voyages and Travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts others now
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18th Century Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Eagle: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
claimed would take more than a century to print. As he had hoped, his students used his manuscripts to
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Early 17th Century Naturalistic Antique Manuscript

Materials

Engraving

Eagle: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
claimed would take more than a century to print. As he had hoped, his students used his manuscripts to
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Early 17th Century Naturalistic Antique Manuscript

Materials

Engraving

The Collector’s Choice: Late 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Palace Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
flanked by layers of floral guard bands. Each delicate detail serves as a botanical manuscript, a woven
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Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Manuscript

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Wool

The Iron Jewel of Persia: A Late 19th Century Halwai Bidjar Palace Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
weaver’s mastery — translating nature’s eternal rhythm into a woven manuscript of elegance. The grandeur
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Late 19th Century Persian Modern Antique Manuscript

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Wool

Venetian School, Ottoman Honey Merchant
Located in London, GB
also carried luxury objects such as carpets, inlaid metalwork, illustrated manuscripts and glass
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Early 17th Century Antique Manuscript

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Print of Church Valley on the Island of St. Helena and a Hunting Scene
By Johannes Nieuhof
Located in Langweer, NL
from original manuscripts others now first printed in English', printed in 1744 for Henry Lintot. First
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18th Century Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Late 19th Century Persian Mahi Tabriz Rug with Modern Rustic Style
Located in Dallas, TX
acquire this antique Tabriz is to inherit not just a work of art, but a living manuscript of Persian
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Manuscript

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Wool

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 Manuscript

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Wool

The Sultan’s Soliloquy: Oversized 19th Century Oushak Masterpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
golds, burnished sand, and oxidized rose reads like faded script from a gilded manuscript, murmuring
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Late 19th Century Turkish American Craftsman Antique Manuscript

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Wool

Antique Persian Malayer Rug with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
pattern transform it into more than a runner—it becomes a cultural manuscript, a weaving of memory, myth
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Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Antique Manuscript

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Wool

Early 20th Century Eastern European Paper Cut Ketubah, Jewish Marriage Contract
Located in New York, NY
daughter of Aharon. Manuscript in Hebrew composed in square script on paper. Signed by the Shochet and
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Early 1900s European Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Map of East Frisian Islands Northwestern Tip of Germany, Ostfriesland, c.1595
Located in Langweer, NL
. Based on a manuscript map of Jan Bloemaert or Johannes Florianus. Artists and Engravers: Abraham
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16th Century Antique Manuscript

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Paper

Antique Persian Sarouk Rug with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
of color, a timeless manuscript woven into wool. The enclosing floral border completes the design
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Early 20th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Manuscript

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Wool

The Celestial Court: A 19th Century Indian Agra Masterpiece of Imperial Splendor
Located in Dallas, TX
vast field unfolds like a royal manuscript—each signature motif, hue, and contour a tribute to divine
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Late 19th Century Indian Chinoiserie Antique Manuscript

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Wool

1910 s Persian Kerman Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
color and detail conjures the splendor of Safavid-era manuscript illumination, each botanical form a
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Early 20th Century Persian Regency Revival Antique Manuscript

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Wool

Anatomical Model of Gorilla by Dr. Louis Auzoux Plus Unique Handwritten Booklet
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Haarlem, NL
collection Delmas-Orfla-Rouvière), and the current example. Even more rare is the autograph manuscript that
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1860s French Antique Manuscript

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Paper

1900 s Persian Shiraz Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
connection to the earth. This antique Shiraz runner is more than floor covering; it is a living manuscript
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Early 20th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Antique Manuscript

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Wool

The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
manuscript in late 1921, and Charles Scribner's Sons published the book in March 1922. Scribner's prepared an
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Manuscript

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Leather, Paper

Antique Map of China and Korea incl Formosa and Hainan, by Janssonius, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
. Professionally remargined at the top, with some manuscript additions in upper border. Small closed tear at lower
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17th Century Dutch Antique Manuscript

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Paper

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 Manuscript

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Wool

The River Barge
By David Cox
Located in Fairlawn, OH
David Cox: With Remarks on His Works and Genius, was based on a manuscript by Cox's friend William Hall
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1810s Romantic Antique Manuscript

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Ink

J-M. Hérédia s Les Trophées with signed frontispiece portrait and EXTRAS
Located in Middletown, NY
, but his sonnets were circulated in manuscript form, and gave him a reputation before they were
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Late 19th Century French Antique Manuscript

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Gold Leaf

The Tabriz Renaissance: An Antique Masterwork of Persian Elegance and Heritage
Located in Dallas, TX
order from divine inspiration. This is not mere decoration, but a coded manuscript in wool—an emblem of
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Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Manuscript

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Wool

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Arnolfini Portrait she especially liked.[8] At that time, she gained access to the manuscript room at the
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1890s Academic Antique Manuscript

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Paper, Watercolor

Ruins of Hailes Abbey, 19th century landscape sketch
Located in London, GB
1950s to the 1970s Matthews operated as a dealer in prints, drawings, rare books and manuscripts. Scroll
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1830s Victorian Antique Manuscript

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Graphite

Ancient Axum Gilt Coin Necklace and Bracelet Set in 18k Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
in church mosaics and gold leaf on manuscripts- to reflect the Divine Light shining on the monarch
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15th Century and Earlier Ethiopian Antique Manuscript

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18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Correspondence by Augusto Murri - 1917/18
Located in Roma, IT
Correspondence by Augusto Murri is a set that comprises three manuscript letters addressed to
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1910s Antique Manuscript

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Paper, Ink

The Earthbound Reverie: An Antique Malayer Masterwork of Aged Noble Beauty
Located in Dallas, TX
household. The exceptional field unfolds like an archival botanical manuscript, its stylized floral lattice
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Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Manuscript

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Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Authentic 19th Century Persian Tabriz Botanic Rug
Located in New York, NY
patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Manuscript

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Wool

Painted Wood Tavolette Book Cover Binding The Biccherna Aesthetic Siena Tuscany
By Icilio Federico Joni
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
as a commission for a specific book. There is another in the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Manuscript

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Gesso, Oil, Wood Panel

Three drawings by François Boucher in a mounting by Jean-Baptiste Glomy
By François Boucher
Located in PARIS, FR
Julienne" (last photo in the Gallery), a manuscript presenting the painting collection assembled by the art
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1750s Old Masters Antique Manuscript

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Chalk, Ink

Painted Wood Tavolette Book Cover Binding The Biccherna Aesthetic Siena Tuscany
By Icilio Federico Joni
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
as a commission for a specific book. There is another in the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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Late 19th Century Renaissance Antique Manuscript

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Gesso, Oil, Tempera, Wood Panel

18th Century Engraving "Attack with a Battering Ram" by Montfaucon
Located in Alamo, CA
manuscripts can be deciphered, read and studied). He is also regarded as one of the founders of modern
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Manuscript

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Engraving

Repubblica Romana - Original China Ink and Watercolor - 1879
Located in Roma, IT
Repubblica Romana is a beautiful historical manuscript embellished by meticulous decorations
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1870s Antique Manuscript

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Ink, Watercolor

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