Folio Collection (#6)

Folios from the Rothschild Book of Hours, Ghent or Bruges, c
494958 Folios from the Rothschild Book of Hours, Ghent or Bruges, c.1505 (tempera on vellum) (see also 494950-62, 494969-83 and 490416) by Flemish School

Folio from a miniature Book of Hours, use of Rome, Bruges
492879 Folio from a miniature Book of Hours, use of Rome, Bruges, 1530-35 (tempera on vellum) (see also 492863-81) by Bening

The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)
491776 The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84) by Greek School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original codex Byzantine, probably Constantinople)

The Dove Returning to Noahs Ark, 1469 (tempera, wash and ink on paper)
3545848 The Dove Returning to Noahs Ark, 1469 (tempera, wash and ink on paper) by Schilling, Hans (fl.1459-67) (follower of); 28.6x20.3 cm; J

A hawk and a hen from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper)
3619857 A hawk and a hen from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Folio 44a from Ms)

A goose and a reflection of the moon in the water from Lights of Canopus
3619856 A goose and a reflection of the moon in the water from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

A tortoise carries a scorpion on its back across a river from Lights of Canopus
3619855 A tortoise carries a scorpion on its back across a river from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

A heron, a crab, and a fish from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper)
3619851 A heron, a crab, and a fish from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

A shoemaker and his unfaithful wife from Lights of Canopus
3619847 A shoemaker and his unfaithful wife from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

A fox and a drum from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper)
3619845 A fox and a drum from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Folio 30a from Ms)

A monkey and a carpenter from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper)
3619843 A monkey and a carpenter from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Lion and other animals from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper)
3619839 Lion and other animals from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Folio from Ms)

Two pigeons, BAuzandah and NavAuzandah from Lights of Canopus
3619835 Two pigeons, Buzandah and Navuzandah from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

The apostles gathered for the replacement of Judas by Matthias, folio from the Rabula Gospels
3506811 The apostles gathered for the replacement of Judas by Matthias, folio from the Rabula Gospels, 586 AD (tempera on vellum) by Byzantine School

Descent of the Holy Spirit, folio from the Rabula Gospels, 586 AD (tempera on vellum)
3506809 Descent of the Holy Spirit, folio from the Rabula Gospels, 586 AD (tempera on vellum) by Byzantine School, (6th century); 34x27 cm; Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence

Ben Jonson, The Workes, Workes, W Stansby 1616 (b / w photo)
5988868 Ben Jonson, The Workes, Workes, W Stansby 1616 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ben Jonson, The Workes, Workes, W Stansby 1616)

Letter to the artists granddaughter Angela Thirkell (pencil on paper)
6322827 Letter to the artists granddaughter Angela Thirkell (pencil on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: A folio of twenty letters)

Right-Hand Frontispiece from the Late Shahjahan Album, c
5932531 Right-Hand Frontispiece from the Late Shahjahan Album, c.1650 (opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper mounted on paperboard) by Mughal School

Babur receives a courtier, 1580-85 (opaque watercolor and gold on paper)
5932526 Babur receives a courtier, 1580-85 (opaque watercolor and gold on paper) by Beg, Farrukh (c.1545-c.1615); 41.4 x 27 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Babur Entertains in Sultan Ibrahim Lodis Palace, c
5932649 Babur Entertains in Sultan Ibrahim Lodis Palace, c.1585 (opaque watercolor and gold on paper) by Beg, Farrukh (c.1545-c.1615); 40.9 x 27 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Calligraphy from the Late Shahjahan Album (opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper)
5932527 Calligraphy from the Late Shahjahan Album (opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper) by Mughal School, (16th century); 47 x 35 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Interior of an Hostelry (engraving)
668474 Interior of an Hostelry (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of an Hostelry.-Fac-simile of a Woodcut in a folio edition of Virgil)

Interior of a Kitchen of the Sixteenth Century (engraving)
668403 Interior of a Kitchen of the Sixteenth Century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Folio from Aja ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini
957230 Folio from Aja ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazvini, early 15th century (opaque watercolour, ink, gold & silver on paper) by Islamic School

A book press for folio books, 1607 (engraving)
810260 A book press for folio books, 1607 (engraving) by Zonca, Vittorio (1568-1602); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Nuovo Teatro di Macchine Ed Edifici pub)

Liber secundus, De revolutionibus orbium caelestium
2916297 Liber secundus, De revolutionibus orbium caelestium, by Nicolaus Copernicus (engraving) by Polish School, (16th century); Folio cm; The University of St

Tufted titmouse, northern mockingbird and ovenbird
Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor, northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos and ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla. Tufted titmouse 1, mocking-bird 2 and oven-bird 3

Galen, from Histoire des Philosophes, late 15th century (vellum)
HIG294489 Galen, from Histoire des Philosophes, late 15th century (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Claudius Galenus of Pergamum (c.131-c.201)); French

Cornucopian shrub, Copianthus indica, Hil. Dec. Tom. 1, Copianthe des Indes. Amaranthus species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier

Akrvan Div preparing to heave the sleeping Rustam into the sea
FSG325396 Akrvan Div preparing to heave the sleeping Rustam into the sea, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020) (ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper) by Persian School

Introduction of the art of printing, from Illustrations of English
STC255273 Introduction of the art of printing, from Illustrations of English and Scottish History Volume I (engraving) by Wehnert

Introduction of the Art of Printing (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF147916 Introduction of the Art of Printing (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: introduced in England in 1471; ); English, out of copyright

The conquest of Egri, from the Egri Fetihamenesi (ink
TPG179241 The conquest of Egri, from the Egri Fetihamenesi (ink, w/c and gold leaf on paper) by Turkish School, (16th century); Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey; Turkish, out of copyright

Scarlet alpine rose, Rosa pendulina, 1817 (engraving)
5893684 Scarlet alpine rose, Rosa pendulina, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Scarlet alpine rose, Rosa pendulina)

White rose, Rosa clynophylla
5893677 White rose, Rosa clynophylla. by Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (c.1760-1802); (add.info.: White rose, Rosa clynophylla, Rosier a feuilles penchees)

Rosa foetida, Rosier a fruit fetide
5893672 Rosa foetida, Rosier a fruit fetide. by Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (c.1760-1802); (add.info.: Rosa foetida, Rosier a fruit fetide)

White rose, Rosa alba flore pleno, Rosier blanc ordinaire, 1817 (engraving)
5893665 White rose, Rosa alba flore pleno, Rosier blanc ordinaire, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: White rose, Rosa alba flore pleno, Rosier blanc ordinaire)

White and pink cabbage rose, Rosa centifolia, 1817 (engraving)
5893662 White and pink cabbage rose, Rosa centifolia, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: White and pink cabbage rose, Rosa centifolia mutabilis, Rosier unique)

Pink hybrid rose, Rosa bifera, 1817 (engraving)
5893660 Pink hybrid rose, Rosa bifera, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Pink hybrid rose, Rosa bifera officinalis, Rosier des Parfumeurs)

Red rose, Rosa, 1817 (engraving)
5893657 Red rose, Rosa, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Red rose, Rosa redutea rubescens, Rosier Redoute a tiges et a epines rouges)

White and pink rose, Rosa redutea glauca
5893655 White and pink rose, Rosa redutea glauca. by Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (c.1760-1802); (add.info.: White and pink rose, Rosa redutea glauca, Rosier Redoute a feuilles glauques)

White burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Pumila
5893650 White burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Pumila. by Chapuy, Jean-Baptiste (c.1760-1802); (add.info.: White burnet rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Pumila, Petit Rosier Pimprenelle)

Crimson French rose or rose of Provins, Rosa gallica officinalis, 1817 (engraving)
5893645 Crimson French rose or rose of Provins, Rosa gallica officinalis, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Crimson French rose or rose of Provins)

Pink rose, Rosa muscosa, 1817 (engraving)
5893637 Pink rose, Rosa muscosa, 1817 (engraving) by Redoute, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); (add.info.: Pink rose, Rosa muscosa, Rosier mousseux)

Epistle of St Paul to the Romans, double-folio illustration from
VEN1630564 Epistle of St Paul to the Romans, double-folio illustration from Bible de Borso d Este, 1455-61 (vellum) by Crivelli, Taddeo (fl.1451-79); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Folio from a miniature Book of Hours, use of Rome, Bruges
492875 Folio from a miniature Book of Hours, use of Rome, Bruges, 1530-35 (tempera on vellum) (see also 492863-81) by Bening

Vignettes of the World from Grosser Atlas, 1725 (hand-coloured engraving)
986454 Vignettes of the World from Grosser Atlas, 1725 (hand-coloured engraving) by Homann, Johann Baptista (1663-1724); 43x34 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Folios from the Rothschild Book of Hours, Ghent or Bruges, c
2975548 Folios from the Rothschild Book of Hours, Ghent or Bruges, c.1505 (tempera on vellum) (see also 494950-62, 494969-83 and 490416) by Flemish School

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