The Persian manuscript was commissioned by Muhammad Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Majd al-Sultaneh. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- Bonhams next sale of Indian and Islamic Art on January 19th 2011 in New Bond Street, features a 19th century recipe manuscript that...

Jean Fouquet, Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, about 1460. Tempera on parchment, 39.8 x 29.5 cm. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich, Germany, Ms. Cod. Gall. 6 LOS ANGELES, CA.- History played such an integral role in defining national identity in...

Three illustrations thought to be the earliest representations of Joan of Arc (lot 26, est. £1-1.5 million). Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- Sotheby’s London sale of Western Manuscripts on Tuesday 7th July 2009 has a combined total sale estimate of £3 million...

Illuminated folio from a manuscript with bodhisattva in kashmiri style. Paper, pigment, gold, ink. West Tibet. 11th century cm. 68 x 24 (26 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.) (all text, images © Carlo Cristi) NEW YORK ASIA WEEK 2009. Carlo Cristi Via Moscati 6 Milano 20154,...