Manuscript Collection

England. Carta Magna (1212). Manuscript Add. 4838. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum

Plesiosaurus
Pen and ink annotated drawing by Mary Anning, 1824. This marine reptile lived in Europe during the early Jurassic period about 200 million years ago

Fra Mauro ( -1460). Fra Mauro map. 1459. Detail of Southeast Asia with the island of Borneo. The map is oriented with south at top. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice

Jewish Scroll Ms
A carved Esther scroll case depicting the story of Purim. This is a Jewish manuscript from Eastern Europe

Judaism. Divine protection. Amulets. Jewish Museum Berlin. G
Judaism. Divine protection. Amulets. Often consisted of scrolls written in Hebrew and the texts were combined with motifs geom?tircos or magical figures

Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican manuscript written in Nahuatl before of the conquest of Mexico. It is related with the aztec calendar Tonalpohualli

Dresden Codex
Part of the Mayan manuscript known as the Dresden Codex : the illustrations appear to show gods and demons

Medieval illumination: Edward the Black Prince
Chandos Herald manuscript: 4000 line French verse account of the exploits of Edward the Black Prince in the 100 years war

Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Breviculum Codex. Miniature. Baden
Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Breviculum Codex. Miniature. Llull preaching. Parchment 92. Page 5r. Baden Memorial Library. Karlsruhe. Germany

Persian Manuscript, 1650. Court of a Safavid dynasty prince. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Museum of Islamic Arts

London and the Thames (15th c. ). Gothic art
London and the Thames (15th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Page from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
A page from a version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, narrating events of the years 772 to 794

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer playing the harpsichord

Odin
Illustration of Odin in The Olafur Brynjulfsson Edda 1760, a manuscript which contains material from both the Younger and Elder Edda

Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Manuscript. Book of hours, 144
Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Catalan painter. International Gothic style. Manuscript. Book of hours, 1444. Folio I. Historical Archive. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Choirbook number 9. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Virgin a
Choirbook number 9. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Virgin and Child. Miniature. Drop cap. Spain

Folio of Codex of the Usages depicting the Catalan Parlia
Alfonso IV of Aragon called the kind (1299-1336). King of Aragon and count of Barcelona as Alfonso III, from 1327 to his death. Son of James II and Blanche of Anjou

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Sohrab facing the tent of the Persian army leaders. 16th c. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly

Visigothic Code or Liber Iudiciorum or Lex Visigothorum. Set of laws promulgated by the Visigothic king of Hispania, Chindasuinth and enlarged by Recceswinth (654).Vit. 14-5. I foliate I

Portolan chart, 1591. Map of the Pacific Ocean. It depicts the western coast of Central and South America, from Mexico to the Strait of Magellan. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting

Luttrell Psalter. 14th c. Blocked cart pulled by horses and helped by men. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum

Wilfrid Michael Voynich
WILFRID MICHAEL VOYNICH Lithuanian bookseller who 1912 discovered a coded manuscript, still undeciphered, supposed by some to contain information of great occult significance

Monks Copying Manuscript
Monastic copyists replicating manuscripts in the scriptorium of their monastery

Wa Mozart Composing
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer at work in Salzburg

Illuminated Wenzelbibel manuscript
A page from the illuminated manuscript known as the Wenzelbibel (or Wenzelsbibel), named after King Wenzel (Wenceslaus) IV of Bohemia

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Faridun

Construction of a wall. Illustration from a Latin compendium of Civil law (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Koran written in Arabic (14h c. ). Miniature Painting
Koran written in Arabic (14h c.). Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Bagpipe players, falconer with hood and glove, and man with portative organ. Various costumes from the 13th century manuscript History of the Holy Grail

Mohammad on Horseback Persian miniature
Ascension of prophet Muhammad with the archangel Gabriel. 16th c. Ascent of the Prophet Mohammad with Archangel Saint Gabriel. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM

Portolan chart, 1582. Map of the central part of the Mediterranean sea. Printed in Messina. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting

Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Coronati
Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Coronation of the Virgin surrounded by Saints and Bishops. Miniature. Letter U. Spain

Book of Revelation or The Apocalypse. Book of New Testament. Miniature. 15th century. The fifth Angel playing trumpet. Chateau of Chatilly. France

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Women taking roses to make rose water wi
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Women taking roses to make rose water with its petals. Folio 93r

Medieval tournament. The two sides of the contest with the Knight of Honor at the center. Miniature in the Livre des tournois of Rene d Anjou (1465). National Library in Paris. France

Trade Statutes. Fabric market and tailor s. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Bologna. Civic Medieval Museum

Fatimid period (10th-12th c. ). Islamic art. Miniature
Fatimid period (10th-12th c.). Islamic art. Miniature

The Caverio Map or Caveri Map, circa 1505. This map was one of the primary sources used to make the Waldseem� map. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Nautical chart entitled King Hamy. 1502. Parchment
" Nautical chart entitled " King Hamy". 1502. Parchment. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum."

Writing / Gray Poem
Part of the manuscript of his poem, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard, inspired by a visit to Stoke Poges Churchyard, Bucks

Mozart & Aloysia Weber
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer with the accomplished singer Aloysia Weber, whose sister Konstanze he later married

John, Duke of Berrys household exchanging New Year gifts. The Duke is seated at the right, in blue. Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. 15th century. Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France

MUHAMMAD (570-632). Prophet and founder of Islam. Muhammad in ecstasy. Islamic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Isabelle of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, d. 1472
Isabelle of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, duchesse de Bourgogne, third wife of Philippe le Bon, d. 1472

Choirbook number 7. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. The Visi
Choirbook number 7. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. The Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth. Drop cap D. Miniature. Spain

Miniature depicting Men and women dancing holding hands. Le
Le Roman de la Rose. 1225-1280. French poem. 13th century. By Guillaume de Lorris (c.1200-1240) and Jean de Meun (c.1240-1305). Men and women dancing holding hands. Miniature. 14th century

Catalan literature. 14th and 15th Centuries. Book of the Consulate of the Sea. Cover of the edition printed in Barcelona by Ballester and Gilio in 1523

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Late XIV century. Women making a crown w
Tacuinum Sanitatis. Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on observations of medical order detailing the most important aspects of food, beverages and clothing

Animals and birds singing round a piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

LORRIS, Guillaume. Roman de la Rose
The Romance of the Rose. s.XIV. The young lover, redeemer of the garden of delight, reaches a source and finds an inscription saying that there brother Narcissus died. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s. XIV. Detail
Trocortesian or Madrid Codex. s.XIV. Detail

Cigogna manuscript (1671), Merchants in a bazaar

Carmina Burana 13th C
A page from a Latin manuscript of the Carmina Burana, a collection of poems, songs and short plays; published in 1847 by Johann Schmeller, the name means songs of Beuren Date: 13th century

Js Bach / Bone
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH German organist and composer with a manuscript in his hand

Froissart / Chronicles
JEAN FROISSART - French chronicler in his study

Tres Sainte Trinosophie
Title-page of LA TRES SAINTE TRINOSOPHIE, a Cabbalistic manuscript attributed to the Comte de Saint-Germain

Dickens Manuscript / 1891
An extract from a manuscript of Dickens

Siege of a medieval castle. Knights in armour, archers and soldiers on ladders storm a castle defended by soldiers throwing rocks and boiling oil

Ancient Jewish scrolls in Jerusalem, thought to be the oldest Pentateuch manuscript

Susi - at the piano, finding the music rather overwhelming. 1950s

Codex Capodilista, 1442. Falconer
CAPODILISTA, Giovanni Francesco (15th c. - 15th c.). Capodilista Codex. 1434. Carlotus Capodilista de Transelgardi, nobleman of the lineage Capodilista, dressed in a falconers costume

Sheet music cover, Selection from The Yellow Mask
Sheet music cover, a Selection of music from The Yellow Mask, a musical play by Edgar Wallace, produced by Julian Wylie and Laddie Cliff at the Carlton Theatre, London

The Knights Esclabor and Arphasar offer their

Liszt / Barabas Miklos
FRANZ LISZT Hungarian musician and composer

Contract of sale. The clergyman Bruno sell to Sentefred several lands. Parchment with visigothic writing. 815. From Sant Pere de Codinet Monastery. Chapter Archive. Seu d Urgell. Catalonia. Spain

Jesus meets a patient cured by him and says: now you are healed and sin no more. Miniature. Codex Predis. Quattrocento Renaissance (XV century). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Portolan Atlas, 1587. Map of the Iberian Peninsula, the north coastline of Africa and the Vasque Countrys region in France. Made in Messina. Facsimile. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid

Illustration of the manuscript Studio on Saint
" Illustration of the manuscript " Studio on Saint "

Marriage capitula. tions of Henry VIII and Catherine
Marriage capitula.tions of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, 1509. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Simancas. General Archives of Simancas

Building a fortress (14th c. ). Gothic art. Miniature
Building a fortress (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Fragment from the Nibelungenhandschrift
A fragment from the Nibelungenhandschrift, describing the betrayal by Sigfrid (Siegfried) of his love. Date: 14th century

Ottoman C16 Koran / Back
A fine manuscript page on handmade paper from the Ottoman Koran, finely scripted and embellished in gold leaf. Reverse of page

Ms - C15 French Breviary
page from a French Breviary: the miniature depicts the Annunciation to Mary by an angel, watched by God from up there Date: early 15th century

Leoncavallo / Caric Ths
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO Italian opera composer looking rather pleased with himself

Duc D orleans Imprisoned
The Tower during the captivity of the duc d Orleans, taken prisoner after Agincourt

Old Chinese Manuscript
Fragment from a manuscript of the Uigur dynasty : figures are shown writing and reading, and one is playing a lute-like musical instrument

Illumination from the MacDumon Gospel
An illumination from the MacDurnon Gospel, an Irish medieval manuscript

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Illustration by Edmund Dulac to the 104th Quatrain

Appeal by Pastor Hollant of the Riga Mother Church
History of Latvia. 15th century. Appeal by Pastor Hollant of the Riga Mother Church after the mistreatment of peasants near the island of Dole. Koknese, 1475. Latvian War Museum. Riga. Latvia

Layla and Majnun - Persian Manuscript illustration
Layla and Majnun ('Layla's Mad Lover)

Medieval monks playing the game of bob apple or swinging apple. The apple was hung on a rope and the players had to bite them without using their arms or hands

How to shout and blow horns. Facsimile of an engraving
How to shout and blow horns. 19th century facsimile after a miniature in the manuscript of Gaston Phoebus, published in Paris, early 15th century

How to allure the hare. Facsimile of an engraving
How to allure the hare. 19th century facsimile after a miniature in the manuscript of Gaston Phoebus, published in Paris, early 15th century

Table service of a Lady of Quality. 19th-century
Table service of a Lady of Quality. Chromolithography from a miniature of the Roman de Renaud de Montauban, 15th century manuscript

All products are expertly crafted, using premium materials, tailored to your specifications and promptly shipped