Manuscripts and Rare Books
With more than 900 illuminated manuscripts, 1,250 of the first printed books (ca. 1455 - 1500), and an important collection of post-1500 deluxe editions, this extraordinary collection chronicles the art of the book over more than 1,000 years. The collection is from all over the world, and from ancient to modern times. It features deluxe Gospel books from Armenia, Ethiopia, Byzantium, and Ottonian Germany, French and Flemish books of hours, as well as masterpieces of Safavid, Mughal and Ottoman manuscript illumination. It also includes important first printed editions of ancient texts by great thinkers such as Aristotle and Euclid, diaries written by Napoleon and intricate bindings crafted by Tiffany. The early printed book collection highlights the experimental nature of the first attempts at printing. Some of these books have been illuminated by hand, and many are unique objects.
With more than 900 illuminated manuscripts, 1,250 of the first printed books (ca. 1455 - 1500), and an important collection of post-1500 deluxe editions, this extraordinary collection chronicles the art of the book over more than 1,000 years. The collection is from all over the world, and from ancient to modern times. It features deluxe Gospel books from Armenia, Ethiopia, Byzantium, and Ottonian Germany, French and Flemish books of hours, as well as masterpieces of Safavid, Mughal and Ottoman manuscript illumination. It also includes important first printed editions of ancient texts by great thinkers such as Aristotle and Euclid, diaries written by Napoleon and intricate bindings crafted by Tiffany. The early printed book collection highlights the experimental nature of the first attempts at printing. Some of these books have been illuminated by hand, and many are unique objects.
Walters Ex Libris
Explore digitized manuscripts, bindings, and single leaves from the collection of the Walters Art Museum.
The Walters Ex Libris
Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Jahan
Single Leaf of a Charging Elephant
Single Leaf of an Elephant Attacking a Horse and Rider
Commentary on Select Verses of the Qur'an
Collection of Prayers for the Prophet Muhammad
Single Leaf of Emperor Akbar Controlling an Enraged Elephant
Single Leaf of Youths Before a Ruler at his Court
Book of Kings (Shahnama)
Album of Persian and Indian Miniatures, Calligraphy, and European Engravings
Two Leaves Depicting the Prophet Muhammad, Ali, and His Sons Hasan and Husayn
Leaf from Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad
Leaf from Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad
Poem in Honor of the Prophet Muhammad
Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant
Single Leaf of a Monkey Riding a Goat and Three Sheep
Single Leaf of a Portuguese Guard Holding a Double-pointed Lance
