Manuscripts Collection (page 5)

Pontificale Romanum: Pontificale secundum Ritus sacrosancte Romane ecclesie
3087631 Pontificale Romanum: Pontificale secundum Ritus sacrosancte Romane ecclesie, 1520 (woodcut) by Venetian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bible, with prologues, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper, Utrecht
6356273 Bible, with prologues, in Latin, decorated manuscript on paper, Utrecht, 1463 (ink on paper) by Dutch School, (15th century); 28.3x20.5 cm; Utrecht University Library

Book of Hours and Prayerbook in Dutch, Lower Rhineland, Emmerich, Cleves, c
5913284 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

Verso of a portrait of a Mughal Prince, probably Shah Shuja, c
4059517 Verso of a portrait of a Mughal Prince, probably Shah Shuja, c.1645-50 (opaque pigments & gold on paper) by Persian School

MS Gen 1026 / 13 Papyrus 22 from the Gospel of John (ink on papyrus)
GUL388710 MS Gen 1026/13 Papyrus 22 from the Gospel of John (ink on papyrus) by Greek School, (3rd century AD); 18.5x5 cm; Glasgow University Library

Frontispiece and title page to The Dunciad Variorum by Alexander Pope
XJF406222 Frontispiece and title page to The Dunciad Variorum by Alexander Pope, 1729 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Burmese Manuscript on Astrology (pen & ink on paper)
423544 Burmese Manuscript on Astrology (pen & ink on paper) by Burmese School; Private Collection; Photo eLuca Tettoni; Burmese, out of copyright

Rakhsh fights the lion to protect Rustam, c. 1610 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874390 Rakhsh fights the lion to protect Rustam, c.1610 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 20.4 x11.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Rustam)

Raja Drupada Begs Shiva to Grant him a Boon, 1616 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874311 Raja Drupada Begs Shiva to Grant him a Boon, 1616 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 35.72 x20.8 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

A prince receives a man with a book, from the Shahnama by Firdousi, c
874263 A prince receives a man with a book, from the Shahnama by Firdousi, c.1595 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (16th century); 5.3 x8.4 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

The populace pays allegiance to the new Abbasid Caliph Al-Ma mun, detail, c
874255 The populace pays allegiance to the new Abbasid Caliph Al-Ma mun, detail, c.1593 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (16th century); 42.3 x24.2 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Horseman chases a leogriff, c. 1450 (opaque w / c on paper)
874204 Horseman chases a leogriff, c.1450 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (15th century); 19.7 x14 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: From the Shahnameh, or Book of Kings)

Manuscript of The Five Protections, back cover, 1138 (opaque w / c & ink on wood)
874102 Manuscript of The Five Protections, back cover, 1138 (opaque w/c & ink on wood) by Nepalese School, (12th century); 5.56 x60.01 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Manuscript of The Five Protections, back cover, 1138 (opaque w / c & ink on wood)
874100 Manuscript of The Five Protections, back cover, 1138 (opaque w/c & ink on wood) by Nepalese School, (12th century); 5.56 x60.01 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Shri Raga, 1680 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874525 Shri Raga, 1680 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 25.8 x15 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Labdhapraudha Nayika: Lovers in a pavilion, Kama, Brahma and Sarasvati above
874505 Labdhapraudha Nayika: Lovers in a pavilion, Kama, Brahma and Sarasvati above, 1750 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Kassam (fl.1749); 19.9 x13 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Shiva and Gauri, c. 1640 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874456 Shiva and Gauri, c.1640 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 29.1 x22.1 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Baby Krishna is carried to safety, 1600-25 (opaque w / c on paper)
874451 Baby Krishna is carried to safety, 1600-25 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 13.4 x30.8 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Protected by Seshnag)

Rustam lassoes the Khaqan of China and drags him from his white elephant, c
874436 Rustam lassoes the Khaqan of China and drags him from his white elephant, c.1790 (opaque watercolor and gold) by Indian School, (18th century); 25.7 x14.3 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Album of Mughal dynastic genealogy, 1855 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874373 Album of Mughal dynastic genealogy, 1855 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Khan, Haqim Ahasan Ullah (fl.1855); 46 x34 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Album of Mughal dynastic genealogy, 1855 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874371 Album of Mughal dynastic genealogy, 1855 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Khan, Haqim Ahasan Ullah (fl.1855); 46 x34 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Scene in a bath house (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874217 Scene in a bath house (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (16th century); 23 x16.3 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Edwin Binney 3rd Collection; Indian

A warrior with a sword slays an unarmed opponent, c. 1620 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874216 A warrior with a sword slays an unarmed opponent, c.1620 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 15.5 x12.4 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Kay Khusrau besieges the castle of Bahman, c. 1475 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874208 Kay Khusrau besieges the castle of Bahman, c.1475 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (15th century); 24.2 x16 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Kay Khusrau)

Nobleman on horse and man on ground, c. 1450 (opaque w / c on paper)
874201 Nobleman on horse and man on ground, c.1450 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (15th century); 19.6 x13.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: From the Shahnameh)

Detail from a Buddhist manuscript cover (opaque w / c on wood)
874137 Detail from a Buddhist manuscript cover (opaque w/c on wood) by Nepalese School, (18th century); 10.16 x38.42 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Sudhana traveling through a rocky landscape with two bulls
874093 Sudhana traveling through a rocky landscape with two bulls, from the Gandavyuha (opaque w/c & ink on palm leaf) by Nepalese School, (12th century); 5 x5.2 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Dancing Heruka, c. 1150-1200 (opaque w / c & ink on palm leaf)
874089 Dancing Heruka, c.1150-1200 (opaque w/c & ink on palm leaf) by Indian School (12th century); 6.2 x44.4 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Heruka)

Choral miniature with the Annunciation (pigment on vellum)
703209 Choral miniature with the Annunciation (pigment on vellum) by Italian School; Abbey of Monte Cassino, Cassino, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Ms. B. R. 19, c. 62b, from Laudi Spirituali by the Company of St Giles (vellum)
694650 Ms. B.R. 19, c. 62b, from Laudi Spirituali by the Company of St Giles (vellum) by Italian School; Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Aztec Codex Borbonicus, Tonalamatl, detail depicting Quetzalcoatl
XIR162662 Aztec Codex Borbonicus, Tonalamatl, detail depicting Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca (vellum) by Pre-Columbian; 39x40 cm; Bibliotheque de l Assemblee Nationale, Paris

St. Gregory writing with scribes below, Franco-German School, c. 850-875 (ivory)
XAM74832 St. Gregory writing with scribes below, Franco-German School, c.850-875 (ivory) by Carolingian School (9th century); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; out of copyright

Christ Among the Doctors, early 1540s (oil on canvas)
JFS81283 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

Title page with illuminated lettering and red wax seals. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Thomas Anthony Day and J.H

Hassan Bin Baqir Bin Jarrah: Gulzar Al-Rayahin, Qajar Iran (ink & pigment on paper)
3794321 Hassan Bin Baqir Bin Jarrah: Gulzar Al-Rayahin, Qajar Iran (ink & pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 32.2x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Khamza by Jamal al-Din Abu Muhammad Nizami (AH 535-598 / 1140-1202 AD)
3794080 Khamza by Jamal al-Din Abu Muhammad Nizami (AH 535-598/1140-1202 AD), 1651 (pigment & gold on paper) by Persian School

A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin
3794299 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)

Khamza by Jamal al-Din Abu Muhammad Nizami (AH 535-598 / 1140-1202 AD)
3794127 Khamza by Jamal al-Din Abu Muhammad Nizami (AH 535-598/1140-1202 AD), 1651 (pigment & gold on paper) by Persian School

A letter from John Row, a student at St Andrews, to his uncle, 1691 (pen & ink on paper)
2919806 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, p120, c
2919740 Portfolio of drawings by Mutio Oddi of Urbino and others, p120, c.1635-40 (pen & ink on paper in bound volume) by Oddi, Muzio (1569-1639) (circle of); 35x24 cm; The University of St

Journal of Alexander Gillespie, detail, 1674 (pen & ink on paper)
2919730 Journal of Alexander Gillespie, detail, 1674 (pen & ink on paper) by Gillespie, Alexander (fl.1662-85); 20x30.5 cm; The University of St

Journal of Alexander Gillespie, 1662 (pen & ink on paper)
2919729 Journal of Alexander Gillespie, 1662 (pen & ink on paper) by Gillespie, Alexander (fl.1662-85); 20x30.5 cm; The University of St

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

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"Unveiling the Ancient Wisdom: A Glimpse into the World of Manuscripts" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of manuscripts. These delicate treasures hold within them centuries of knowledge, stories, and artistry that have shaped our understanding of history. From religious texts to navigational charts, each manuscript offers a unique glimpse into different cultures and eras. One such manuscript is the Codex Troano, an ancient Mayan document that provides insights into their complex civilization. Its intricate illustrations depict astronomical calculations and rituals, offering a window into their beliefs and practices. Moving across continents, we encounter the Bar Kokhba scroll - an original Dead Sea Scroll from 134 CE. This remarkable artifact contains Hebrew writings documenting Jewish rebellion against Roman rule during the Second Temple period. Traveling further east brings us to a Persian Manuscript court document from 1650 belonging to the Safavid dynasty. Through its elegant calligraphy and vibrant illuminations, we witness the opulence and sophistication of this influential empire. The Visigothic Code or Liber Iudiciorum transports us to medieval Spain where laws were meticulously recorded on parchment scrolls. This legal compilation sheds light on social structures and justice systems prevalent during this tumultuous era. Venturing out onto uncharted waters, we come across a Portolan chart dating back to 1591 - a map showcasing navigation routes through the Pacific Ocean. This invaluable tool guided sailors as they explored new horizons during Europe's Age of Discovery. Closer to home lies an Anglo-Saxon Chronicle page which chronicles significant events in early English history with meticulous detail. It serves as a vital source for understanding political upheavals, Viking invasions, and cultural transformations throughout Britain's past. Intriguingly named Dresden Codex takes us deep into Mayan cosmology with its detailed astronomical observations. The vivid colors used by these ancient scribes bring celestial phenomena to life, revealing their advanced understanding of the universe.