Manuscripts Collection (page 6)

Signed letter from William Henry Fox Talbot to James David Forbes
2919835 Signed letter from William Henry Fox Talbot to James David Forbes, 1839 (pen & ink on paper) by Talbot, William Henry Fox (1800-77); The University of St

Psalter with Sarum use calendar, Fol 40 verso, c. 1425-75 (ink, paint & gold on vellum)
2919823 Psalter with Sarum use calendar, Fol 40 verso, c.1425-75 (ink, paint & gold on vellum) by English School, (15th century); 20.6x18.5 cm; The University of St

Portfolio of drawings by Mutio Oddi of Urbino and others, p119, c
2919744 Portfolio of drawings by Mutio Oddi of Urbino and others, p119, c.1635-40 (pen & ink on paper in bound volume) by Oddi, Muzio (1569-1639) (circle of); 35x24 cm; The University of St

Back cover, Letter in Naskhi, Arabic, 1771 (leather-bound volume)
2919692 Back cover, Letter in Naskhi, Arabic, 1771 (leather-bound volume) by Al-Khazen, Sadwa (fl.1771); 22x16.5 cm; The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK; eUniversity of St

Celtic, Illumination of Manuscripts (colour litho)
2776906 Celtic, Illumination of Manuscripts (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celtic, Illumination of Manuscripts)

Hindu and Muslim Scholars Translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit to Persian
955443 Hindu and Muslim Scholars Translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit to Persian, from Razmnama (book of war) c. 1598- 1599 (opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper) by American Photographer

The three dead and the three living men (colour litho)
961217 The three dead and the three living men (colour litho) by French School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of book illumination)

Miniature of the Annuniciation (colour litho)
961196 Miniature of the Annuniciation (colour litho) by French School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of book illumination)

Page from the Pandects of Justinian (colour litho)
961176 Page from the Pandects of Justinian (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of paleography)

Medieval Deeds (ink on paper)
2654761 Medieval Deeds (ink on paper) by English School; Chethams Library, Manchester, UK; eChethams Library; English, out of copyright

Sovereign Oliver (engraving)
2563375 Sovereign Oliver (engraving) by English School; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 - 3 September 1658)

Birth and Baptism Certificate for Anna Margrata Willeman, Fraktur Painting, c
1562638 Birth and Baptism Certificate for Anna MargrAata Willeman, Fraktur Painting, c.1810 (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by American School

Copyist writing upon a Sheet of Vellum (engraving)
1094637 Copyist writing upon a Sheet of Vellum (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Copyist writing upon a Sheet of Vellum)

Initials from an 8th-century illuminated manuscript (chromolitho)
964061 Initials from an 8th-century illuminated manuscript (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vatican Codex (colour litho)
980485 Vatican Codex (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vatican Codex)

Book Plate, Tower of London (engraving)
984041 Book Plate, Tower of London (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Book Plate, Tower of London.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Siege of Jerusalem (colour litho)
961182 Siege of Jerusalem (colour litho) by French School, (14th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Jerusalem by Antiochus; from the Villars-Villeroy Bible Historiale)

Page of Troubadour Poetry (colour litho)
961159 Page of Troubadour Poetry (colour litho) by French School, (13th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of paleography)

Page from Regime et Gouvernement des Princes (colour litho)
961141 Page from Regime et Gouvernement des Princes (colour litho) by Flemish School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of book illumination)

Autograph music manuscript, Zwei deutsche Kirchenlieder, K
3511956 Autograph music manuscript, Zwei deutsche Kirchenlieder, K.343 (336c), Prague, Jan/Feb 1787 (pen & ink on paper) by Mozart

Manuscript Treaty between Henry VII and the Abbot and Convent of Westminster (engraving)
1612387 Manuscript Treaty between Henry VII and the Abbot and Convent of Westminster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Domesday Book (engraving)
1612289 Domesday Book (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Domesday Book. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 July 1860)

A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin
3794317 A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Al-Tusi (d.1274), Seljuk Anatolia, probably Kaiseri (Qaysariya)

Choral miniature with Pope Alexander II celebrating Mass in the Abbey (pigment on vellum)
704306 Choral miniature with Pope Alexander II celebrating Mass in the Abbey (pigment on vellum) by Italian School; Abbey of Monte Cassino, Cassino, Italy; (add.info.: Pope Alexander II (d.1073)

Christ Among the Doctors, early 1540s (oil on canvas)
JFS451818 Christ Among the Doctors, early 1540s (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 197x319 cm; Museo del Duomo, Milan, Italy; eJohn Ferro Sims; Italian, out of copyright

Scriptorium of a monastery (engraving)
2792868 Scriptorium of a monastery (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scriptorium of a monastery)

Personal archives of correspondence, 1897-1908, 1912-21 (pen & ink on paper, b / w photo)
1265878 Personal archives of correspondence, 1897-1908, 1912-21 (pen & ink on paper, b/w photo) by Caruso, Enrico (1873-1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Mughal Prince, probably Shah Shuja, c. 1645-50 (opaque pigments & gold on paper)
4059548 A Mughal Prince, probably Shah Shuja, c.1645-50 (opaque pigments & gold on paper) by Persian School, (17th century); 38.1x26.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The portrait c.1645-50)

Seven Rows of Tulips, Fraktur Painting, c. 1800-20 (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
1595916 Seven Rows of Tulips, Fraktur Painting, c.1800-20 (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by American School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Ms. Plut. 12. 17, c. 1b, The earthly city with the hardships
694649 Ms. Plut. 12.17, c. 1b, The earthly city with the hardships and misfortunes of mankind and the judgement of a soul, from The City of God by St Augustine

Psalter with Sarum use calendar, Fol 40 verso 41 recto, c
2919822 Psalter with Sarum use calendar, Fol 40 verso 41 recto, c.1425-75 (ink, paint & gold on vellum) by English School, (15th century); 20.6x18.5 cm; The University of St

A letter from John Row, a student at St Andrews, to his uncle, 1691 (pen & ink on paper)
2919810 A letter from John Row, a student at St Andrews, to his uncle, 1691 (pen & ink on paper) by Row, John (fl.1691); The University of St

Portfolio of drawings by Mutio Oddi of Urbino and others, p116, c
2919737 Portfolio of drawings by Mutio Oddi of Urbino and others, p116, c.1635-40 (pen & ink on paper in bound volume) by Oddi, Muzio (1569-1639) (circle of); 35x24 cm; The University of St

Alchemical writers listed by nationality, c. 1700 (pen & ink on paper)
2919725 Alchemical writers listed by nationality, c.1700 (pen & ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); 18.4x29.3 cm; The University of St

The Hunting of the Green Lyon, recto, c. 1700 (pen & ink on paper)
2919721 The Hunting of the Green Lyon, recto, c.1700 (pen & ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); 30.5x18.6 cm; The University of St

Cover, Letter in Naskhi, Arabic, 1771 (leather-bound volume)
2919694 Cover, Letter in Naskhi, Arabic, 1771 (leather-bound volume) by Al-Khazen, Sadwa (fl.1771); 22x16.5 cm; The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK; eUniversity of St

Psalter with Sarum use calendar, c. 1425-75 (ink, paint & gold on vellum)
2919786 Psalter with Sarum use calendar, c.1425-75 (ink, paint & gold on vellum) by English School, (15th century); 20.6x18.5 cm; The University of St

Diploma issued by the University to Thomas James, 1626 (ink on vellum with wax seal)
2919661 Diploma issued by the University to Thomas James, 1626 (ink on vellum with wax seal) by Scottish School, (17th century); The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK; eUniversity of St

Alphabet, Fraktur Painting, c. 1825-50 (pen & ink with w / c on woven paper)
1562643 Alphabet, Fraktur Painting, c.1825-50 (pen & ink with w/c on woven paper) by American School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) for Esther Hadmann, Fraktur Painting
1562642 Writing Exercise (Vorschrift) for Esther HadmAann, Fraktur Painting (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Eyer, Johann Adam (fl.1790-1820) (School of); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Book of Hours and Prayerbook in Dutch, Lower Rhineland, Emmerich, Cleves, c
5913285 Book of Hours and Prayerbook in Dutch, Lower Rhineland, Emmerich, Cleves, c.1480 (ink & pigment on vellum & paper, bound in calfskin over boards with metal clasps) by Dutch School

Making of covenant between God and King Lalibela
3849874 Making of covenant between God and King Lalibela by Ethiopian School, (19th century); (add.info.: Making of covenant between God and King Lalibela Illuminated manuscript)

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