A large illuminated album page with verses from Sa'di's Bustan, written in nasta'liq script Pers...

Persian Islamic Manuscript SA'DI and Jami. Kulliyat dated 987 AH. Size 12 x 8 inches. 471 leaves, 15 lines in nasta'liq script, the central panels on ivory-coloured paper, within gold and colored rule

A complete Quran, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, each page with 15 lines written in black naskh script within gold and black rules, gold roundel verse markers. Surah headings in white thuluth scrip

An illustrated copy of the Mahabharata, India, dated 1968-69 Urdu and Persian manuscript on paper, between 21 and 23 lines to the page written in black nasta'liq, some words highlighted in red, f.1a w

SA'DI. Gulistan of Sa'di (d. 1292), Safavid Iran, 16th century Persian manuscript of 100 leaves, text in a beautiful black nasta'liq of 12 lines framed by two golden ribbons and a blue fillet, beautif

Group of fourteen assorted Persian Arabic illuminated script leaves, gilt gold painted calligraphic panels, possibly in Nasta'liq, four marked: Mirza Muhammad Saleh on verso, images sizes 5 1/2" x 4"

Group of four assorted Persian Arabic illuminated script leaves, gilt gold painted calligraphic panels, possibly in Nasta'liq, having finely painted scrolling gilded flower border. 12 3/4" x 8" to 14"

Ca. 17th century AD A tin basin with high sides tapering to a roundish bottom. The body embellished with Nasta'liq script in cartouches and the face in sun symbols links to the mythical shah Jamshid.

Paper cover accordion albums containing large foldout pages of Tang dynasty obituary steles stored in two string tied wood board covers. Total size: 31 x 16 x 8 cm (12 x 6 1/4 x 3 in).

An illuminated Qur'an, Persia or North India, 18th century Arabic manuscript on paper, the text panel with gold sprinkle, 15 lines to the page written in neat black naskh, ruled in gold and black, ver

A Persian calligraphy page or qit'as, worked with Nata'liq lines of script on a gold leaf ground, profusely decorated with polychrome florets and scrolling foliage within a border of sixteen reserves

All accordion album, one with cloth board cover, the rest paper board covers. The first of 'Yuan Ci Shan' stele with 76 pages of ink rubbing. The second of another 'Yuan Ci Shan' stele with 78 pages o

Of fifty large foldout pages, some containing calligraphy, others containing Buddhist imageries, of Northern Wei dynasty steles from Long Men and one table of content written on letter paper, stored i

Heading: (Koran) Author: Title: The Koran (Qu'ran) Place Published: No Place Publisher: Date Published: [c.1780] Description: Approximately 290 leaves (approx. 575 pages) o

Three vellum pages with hand written Latin text, the top of the first page is illuminated, with James I's title in Latin, initial portrait, heraldic symbols including Emblem of France, Tudor Rose, Emb

Written in Assyrian script (with vowels and ta’amim printed on the parchment), bound as a book with handsome leather binding. Nice, artistic writing. Size of the parchment: 21x23.5cm. 71 pages. Gene

All accordion albums, one with cardboard cover, the rest with paper covers. The first two of 'Long Men' stele with 36 pages of ink rubbing each. The third of 'Di Zhen' stele with 73 pages of ink rubbi

Islamic Persian Koran Book Manuscript.c.19th century. Size 10 1/2 x 6 inches. Large Islamic Manuscript hand written in Persian. Marked last page.

Xi Xia Song' stele in accordion album with paper cover. With 77 pages of ink rubbing and 2 additional large format foldouts depicting "five auspicious items." Multiple red seals throughout. Cover labe

Chinese ink paintings album book, on paper, hard covered with silk. Grisaille collections of various salubrious landscapes with regular-script calligraphy detailing the image on opposite page. Numerou

Resoconto di viaggio nella regione di Sichuan, Cina corredato da fotografie dell’epoca, scritto in francese.Cina, Aprile-Giugno 1922 In-8 oblungo. 19 x 24,7 cm. Album a fogli sciolti in cartonci

18th Century, Constantinople, Black Naskh Script, Illuminated Ottoman Manuscript, Quran the central religious text of Islam with Vellum Paper/Pages, Full Morocco Leather, 301 Pages. 4" W x 6.3" H Writ

L:24cm，W:31cm

[H:22cm,W:12cm]*8

Maidens at a moonlit party with musicians and attendants Provincial Mughal, Oudh, circa 1760-80 gouache and gold on paper, laid down on an album page with gold-decorated borders, verso, a calligraphic