There has long been interest in illuminated Hebrew manuscripts, as documented in the beautiful 1969 book Hebrew Illuminated ...

The objects on view include exquisitely illuminated manuscripts featuring gold leaf and finely detailed illustrations. An 18th-century Qur’an on view is open to beautifully decorated pages bearing the ...

The fair has a jewel of a 16th-century illuminated manuscript, and other museum-quality items, but fewer standouts over all.

What it is: An illuminated manuscript of the four Christian gospels, made in the ninth century Where it is from: The island of Iona in Scotland's Inner Hebrides When it was made: About 1,200 years ...

With its sumptuous painted miniatures in tempera and ink, gold and silver, the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is the most treasured illuminated manuscript of the collections of Château de ...

More than 150 colorful paintings -- created by middle school students and featuring letters of the alphabet in a style to ...