Scrolls Collection (#4)

Roman Study with scrolls, or volumina, tablets for writing, chair, table, lamp, etc (engraving)
5200966 Roman Study with scrolls, or volumina, tablets for writing, chair, table, lamp, etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Study with scrolls)

Novella in Decretales: beginning of Book V, De accusationibus
5938149 Novella in Decretales: beginning of Book V, De accusationibus, inquisitionibus et denuntiationibus.a. c.1355-65 (parchment) by Italian School

One of a pair of George II library tables (mahogany & ormolu)
5846405 One of a pair of George II library tables (mahogany & ormolu) by Vile, William (c.1700-67) (manner of); Private Collection; (add.info)

Xenophon dictating his history, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373511 Xenophon dictating his history, illustration from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, 1915 (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C

Fragments of a picture frame, c. 1700 (gilt oak)
1069467 Fragments of a picture frame, c.1700 (gilt oak) by American School, (18th century); 31.1x186.7x17.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection; American

Picture frame, 1675-1725 (oak & gilding)
1069459 Picture frame, 1675-1725 (oak & gilding) by American School; 186.1x161.3x17.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection; American, out of copyright

Armchair, c. 1810-30 (maple, cane & paint)
1069414 Armchair, c.1810-30 (maple, cane & paint) by American School, (19th century); 106x57.8x51.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; The Faith P. and Charles L

Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877754 Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; Acquired by Henry Walters; French, out of copyright

Detail of a female mask mount with lambrequin tiara, on a late Regency premiere-parite
CTS407276 Detail of a female mask mount with lambrequin tiara, on a late Regency premiere-parite marquetry bureau, c.1730-40 (gilt bronze & wood) by Boulle, Andre Charles (1642-1732) (attr)

Perfume burner, c. 1690 (silver)
CTS407289 Perfume burner, c.1690 (silver) by Rollos, Philip (fl.1685-1710) (attr. to); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; English

Scythian milking a ewe and lion attacking a boar (gold) (detail of 343656 and 343171)
XBP389376 Scythian milking a ewe and lion attacking a boar (gold) (detail of 343656 and 343171) by Greek School, (4th century BC); Historical Museum, Kiev

Hindu and Muslim scholars translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Persian
778916 Hindu and Muslim scholars translate the Mahabharata from Sanskrit into Persian, illustration from the Razmnama, 1598-99 (w/c, ink & gold on paper) by Indian School

Ancient Roman bookshop (chromolitho)
735859 Ancient Roman bookshop (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman bookshop)

Portable bookshop in Ancient Greece (chromolitho)
735858 Portable bookshop in Ancient Greece (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portable bookshop in Ancient Greece)

Scrolls for containing mottos (chromolitho)
2775503 Scrolls for containing mottos (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scrolls for containing mottos)

Citrus trees, c. 1735 (engraving)
2962796 Citrus trees, c.1735 (engraving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Genealogical roll of the kings of England, c. 1440-79 (pen & ink on parchment)
2919749 Genealogical roll of the kings of England, c.1440-79 (pen & ink on parchment) by English School, (15th century); 192.4x19.5 cm; The University of St

Japanese women picnicing in a field, Tokyo, 18th century
Japanese women picnicing in a field outside Tokyo, 18th century. Women smoking a tobacco pipe while waiting for a soba-shop woman to bring a kettle and tray of noodles

Public library of Sultan Abdul Hamid I, 1787
Public library of Abdul Hamid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1773-1789. Scholars in turbans reading books and scrolls in a carpeted libary surrounded by bookcases. Biblioteca di Abdul-Hamid

Interior Scene, late 18th or 19th century (Chinese black ink & heavily applied pigments
BRN198219 Interior Scene, late 18th or 19th century (Chinese black ink & heavily applied pigments on silk) by Chinese School; 60.6x63.5 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

St. Jerome Hears the Last Trumpet, 1626
BOO73050 St. Jerome Hears the Last Trumpet, 1626 by Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (1591-1652); 185x133 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

Victorian claret jug, 1846 (silver-gilt)
1547286 Victorian claret jug, 1846 (silver-gilt) by Reily, Charles & Storer, George (19th century); height: 31.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear-shaped)

Detail of a Louis XV tureen, cover and liner, 1763 (silver) (see also 487643-5)
487644 Detail of a Louis XV tureen, cover and liner, 1763 (silver) (see also 487643-5) by Balzac, Honore de (1799-1850); Private Collection; (add.info.: oval with serpentine rim)

Console d applique in Louis XV style, c. 1880 (gilt wood)
487642 Console d applique in Louis XV style, c.1880 (gilt wood) by French School, (19th century); 78x75x34 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Louis XVI commode, c. 1764 (ormolu mounted amaranth, tulipwood, bois satine
487641 Louis XVI commode, c.1764 (ormolu mounted amaranth, tulipwood, bois satine, sycamore & marquetry) by Leleu, Jean Francois (1729-1807)

Segment from Six Dragons (handscroll with ink on paper)
seal, atmospheric, china, landscape, creatures, dragon, clouds, stamp, stamps, cloud, seals, east asian, creature, scroll, wave, water, handscroll, waves, scrolls, handscrolls, landscapes, six

619154

Archaistic vase and cover, 18th - 19th century (white jade)
chain, carved, dragon, relief, ornate, precious stone, dragons, archaistic, handles, carving, oval, rings, ovoid, c19th, stone, cover, scrolls, c18th, archaic, engraved, vessel, vase, urn, 619014

Birds and Ducks (ink on satin)
6356174 Birds and Ducks (ink on satin) by Bada Shanren, Zhu da (c.1624-1705); 208 x 55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: One of four scrolls)

Birds and Ducks (ink on satin)
6356176 Birds and Ducks (ink on satin) by Bada Shanren, Zhu da (c.1624-1705); 208 x 55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: One of four scrolls)

From cocoa nib to packing room, Stages in the preparation of chocolate confectionery (b / w photo)
6008263 From cocoa nib to packing room, Stages in the preparation of chocolate confectionery (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Shah Jahan enthroned with Mahabat Khan and a Shaykh, The Padshahnama
2956979 Shah Jahan enthroned with Mahabat Khan and a Shaykh, The Padshahnama, 1629-30 (w/c, ink & gold on paper) by Abid, son of Aqa Riza (fl.1640); 37x25.2 cm; Arthur M

Griffins attacking a horse, detail from a gold Pectoral from Tolstaya Mogila, Scythian
XBP389373 Griffins attacking a horse, detail from a gold Pectoral from Tolstaya Mogila, Scythian, 4th century BC by Scythian, (4th century BC); Historical Museum, Kiev

John Bull, depicted as a camel, is reluctant to carry the new tax burdens imposed by
KDC397323 John Bull, depicted as a camel, is reluctant to carry the new tax burdens imposed by Lloyd George in The Peoples Budget, frontispiece for Punch Magazine, June 30, 1909 (litho) by Sambourne

Vase, c. 1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877755 Vase, c.1780 (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); height:43.9 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Vase (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877752 Vase (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boizot, Louis Simon (1743-1809); height: 42.6 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Decorated by Jean-Louis Morin (1732-87)

Pair of Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt)
877650 Pair of Vases (soft-paste porcelain with paint & gilt) by Boizot, Louis Simon (1743-1809); height: 42.6 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Portrait of a Musician (oil on canvas)
704474 Portrait of a Musician (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); 99x82 cm; Galleria Spada, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Sacred Music, 1841
AII80508 Sacred Music, 1841 by Mussini, Luigi (1813-88); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

King John and the Magna Carta, view of Runnymede
King John and the Magna Carta, with a view of Runnymede where it was signed. Date: 1215

A Quan or Mandarin Bearing a Letter from the Emperor of China, engraved by Wilson, pub
STC89966 A Quan or Mandarin Bearing a Letter from the Emperor of China, engraved by Wilson, pub. by G. Nicol, 1796 (engraving) by Alexander

Classical musical instruments: lyres 1, 2, plectrum 3, cithara 4, lute 5, percussion instruments 6, 7, 8, 15, pan pipes 9, crotales 11, tuba 12, flutes 10, 14, 18, 19, triangle 16, cymbals 17

A Quan or Mandarin Bearing a Letter from the Emperor of China, engraved by Wilson, pub
STC263556 A Quan or Mandarin Bearing a Letter from the Emperor of China, engraved by Wilson, pub. by G. Nicol, 1796 (engraving) (later colouration) by Alexander

Gold pectoral from Tolstaya Mogila, Scythian
XBP343171 Gold pectoral from Tolstaya Mogila, Scythian by Scythian, (4th century BC); diameter: 30.6 cm; Historical Museum, Kiev

A misericord depicting an elaborately carved hydra, symbolic of the seven deadly sins
NCO313057 A misericord depicting an elaborately carved hydra, symbolic of the seven deadly sins, incorporating a realistic human head, New College Chapel, Oxford

A misericord depicting a walled town with a gateway with a raised portcullis
NCO313046 A misericord depicting a walled town with a gateway with a raised portcullis, New College Chapel, Oxford, late 14th century (wood) by English School

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"Unveiling the Ancient Wisdom: Scrolls that Transcend Time and Borders" From the sacred Torah scroll adorned with a Yad, a Torah pointer, to the enchanting city of Paris in France, Europe has been witness to an array of remarkable scrolls. Imagine standing before a Torah scroll embellished with Silver Crown finials crafted from paper, wood, and silver - a testament to the meticulous artistry that went into its creation. Such they have graced synagogues for centuries, preserving Jewish traditions and teachings. But scrolls hold secrets beyond religious texts. The Dead Sea Scrolls discovered near Qumran offer glimpses into ancient civilizations' lives and beliefs. These fragile fragments take us back in time to unravel mysteries hidden within their delicate parchment. The Alexandria Library once housed countless scrolls containing knowledge from across the world. Scholars would flock there seeking enlightenment amidst this treasure trove of human wisdom. Journeying further through history brings us to Jewish Scroll Ms. , evoking memories of Parisian elegance intertwined with European heritage. Imagine gazing upon a precious Torah scroll accompanied by two Rimonim - ornamental crowns adorning its handles - all against the backdrop of enchanting Paris. During Purim celebrations in Paris, France, Europe comes alive as communities unroll the vibrant Scroll of Esther known as Megillah. This joyous occasion commemorates triumph over adversity while embracing tradition and unity. Scrolls transcend religious boundaries too; an icon depicting Jesus as a Jew found in Emmaus-Nicopolis reminds us of shared histories between diverse cultures within Israel's Middle Eastern landscape. Even outside spiritual realms, scrolls find their place in artistry like Daniel O Connell's engraved portrait by H. Robinson or illustrations capturing rolled paper scrolls tied elegantly with gold ribbons symbolizing knowledge preserved for generations. In 1958 USA President Eisenhower is captured alongside Hugh Dryden and T. Keith Glennan holding what appears to be a scroll, reminding us of the power and influence these ancient artifacts hold.