Literary Manuscripts

Handwritten manuscripts and sketches by notable figures, showcasing poetic outlines, annotations, and illustrations from the past.

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Cot de Dieu, the threshold of the abyss-the human spirit (voice XII, sketches) (dummy title), 1856. ink on paper . Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

A drawing by Rudolf Weyr containing text accompanied by two small sketches, highlighting visual composition and illustrative detail.

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), COPEAU (poem outline, 22 verses) (dummy title). Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Poem on the sword with which Johan van Oldenbarnevelt would have been beheaded in 1619, 1743 - 1745 manuscript Six -line verse from WM (Willem) Van der Linden. Part of the book with poems from the years 1743-1745 on the Zwaard with which Johan van Oldenbarnevelt would be beheaded in 1619. The sword was owned by Frans Greenwood. Netherlands paper. ink writing (processes)

Annotations. Page 1, front bract, from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

Berekeningen.Front bract from a sketchbook with 41 sheets.

Pencil sketchbook note by Heinrich Reinhold with brief drawings or annotations, indicating ideas or observations.

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Cot de Dieu, the threshold of the abyss-the human spirit (voice XII, sketches) (dummy title), 1856. ink on paper . Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Praise poem for Gesina ter Borch, c. 1659 Praise poem for Gesina ter Borch, possibly in response to the drawing on the page next to it (BI-1890-1952-90). Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy Praise poem for Gesina ter Borch, possibly in response to the drawing on the page next to it (BI-1890-1952-90). Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy

Receipt from Anselmus de Boodt, 1622, Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1622 manuscript Receipt written by Anselmus de Boodt about the reception of a sum of money, 1622. Part of the first album with drawings of four -legged friends. First of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. Used paper. ink manuscript / pen handwriting, written text Used

Folio f 82v. Codex Madrid II (Ms. 8936) "Treaty of fortification, statics and geometry". 158 folios with 316 pages. Internal format: 210 x 145 mm. MATHEMATICS. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Feather and graphite drawing by Bernardo Castelli Borromini showing a short plan description for Unsimmen in Rome, including brown lettering and mounted graphite annotations on firm paper.

House, 1876 - 1877 Front bract from a sketchbook with 41 sheets. pencil. paper cottage

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), August 6 ... (Distant title), 1835-08-06. Graphite pencil on woven paper. House of Victor Hugo - Hauteville House.

Lettre sur les Eléments de la gravure á l'Eauforte (Letter on the elements of etching), Page 5, Adolphe-Martial Potémont, French, 1828 - 1883, Etching on paper, One of five sheets on the techniques of etching with illustrations of various processes involved, as vignettes., France, 1860-1864, Print, Print

Notes and calculations, 1854 - 1868 Page 87 Verso from a sketchbook with 88 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen

Cheerful company in the open air, 1658 Cheerful drinking company that plays a kiss game in the open air under drinking song in the wise of Petijt Sot de Bordeaux. Zwolle paper. pencil. watercolor (paint). ink brush Cheerful drinking company that plays a kiss game in the open air under drinking song in the wise of Petijt Sot de Bordeaux. Zwolle paper. pencil. watercolor (paint). ink brush

Hugo, Victor (N.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Cotau for sea workers with sketch: Clubin could not doubt. It was the Rocher Douvres (dummy title), 1864. Ink feather on brownish paper. House of Victor Hugo - Hauteville House.

Notes on the flood of 1809 by Cornelis van Hardenbergh, Cornelis van Hardenbergh, 1809, Sheet with notes on the events of the flood in January 1809 in Gelderland by Cornelis van Hardenbergh. Sheet described on both sides., Cornelis van Hardenbergh, Netherlands, 1809, paper, pen, writing (processes), h 205 mm × w 170 mm

Praise for Gesina ter Borch; On the constricious Affisense of the Zeedy Saluati (...). Palating for Gesina Ter Borch, Possibly in Response to the Drawing on the page next to it (Bi-1890-1952-90).

Abasis o Abdelasis (Cyperus esculentus), Luigi Balugani, 1737-1770, Italian, undated, Pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 7 1/8 x 11 5/8 inches (18.1 x 29.5 cm)

Poem about Cicilia, Floriaen and Clorinde, 1654 Continued of the poem on the front of the magazine that describes the contrast between the love of Cicilia and Floriaen and that of Clorinde and the Shepherdler; On the melody of Siet Cupido Swijren. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy Continued of the poem on the front of the magazine that describes the contrast between the love of Cicilia and Floriaen and that of Clorinde and the Shepherdler; On the melody of Siet Cupido Swijren. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy

Chista-Cachemantia (Annona squamosa), Luigi Balugani, 1737-1770, Italian, undated, Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 7 1/8 x 11 3/4 inches (18.1 x 29.8 cm), apples, measuring, trees

Poem addressed to Rosette, c. 1654 - c. 1658 Poem in which the speaker turns a view to Rosette, on the melody of Repicabam. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy Poem in which the speaker turns a view to Rosette, on the melody of Repicabam. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy

Page 14, Design for a Fastening Device, Alexander Cozens, 1717-1786, British, 1746, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, bound in vellum, Spine: 7 5/8 inches (19.4 cm) and Sheet: 7 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches (18.7 x 13 cm), architectural subject, buildings, forum, Grand Tour, ruins, sketches, trees, Italy, Rome

Cloudy sky, 1854 - 1868 Page 72 Verso from a sketchbook with 88 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen clouds

Mathematical mystery, Jan Brandes, 1784 drawing Pat drawing of figures and texts about ten pages that together are a mathematical mystery. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, dl. 2 (1808), p. 160-168. Jakarta paper. pencil. ink pen

Textile swatch to accompany letter late 18th century French. Textile swatch to accompany letter 229888

Thomas Bardwell, 1704-1767, British, Album Drawing, ca. 1730. Pen and brown ink over graphite on white laid paper.

Stiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 5: Abbey, pomposa

Studies and annotations. Studies, including a study of a roof. Page 91 From a sketchbook with 45 sheets.

Annotations. Page 94, Rear bract, from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in the Amsterdam area, Rotterdam and Haarlem.

Struggle between death and nature or victory of painting (part 19), 1660 Continued of the play, or the triomphe of the painting is killing. In the play, Apollo, Mercury, Pallas Athens and Nature are considering the way in which death can be overcome and they call in the help of painting. Zwolle (Possible) paper. ink writing (processes) Continued of the play, or the triomphe of the painting is killing. In the play, Apollo, Mercury, Pallas Athens and Nature are considering the way in which death can be overcome and they call in the help of painting. Zwolle (Possible) paper. ink writing (processes)

Glama-Stroberle, Joaõ, 1708-1792, pencil, ink, chalk, wash, 1741, Sketchbook II of III dated 14 February 1741. It is dedicated on the first leaf to Sigr Abate Gioachino Rizzi Segretario dal Regimento di Ferrara, Two recipes, one for varnish and the other for acid for etching

Letter decorated with flower ornament, 1837 - 1881 letter Letter to the sister of the artist. Leaf 24 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 blades and 10 separate drawings. paper. pencil flowers ~ ornament

Inn interior with a trictrac player. Inninerator interior with a trictrac player under drinking song on the melody of La Grideline.

Jakob Gauermann's 1798 drawing 'Entry: Zweyte department' using feather, black, and red ink, depicting an entry or architectural interior scene.

Francis Sartorius, 1734-1804, British, `Sketches of Mares and Foals' - an illustrated letter addressed to J. S. Barry, Esq., and dated Aug. 11, 1800, 1800. Pen and black ink on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Glastang and map. Pencil sketch of a glass entrance and rudimentary map in ink together. With inscription. Part from Jan Brandes, DL sketchbook. 2 (1808), p. 110.

APOLLINAIRE, GUILLAUME. FRENCH WRITER. ROME 1880 - 1918. THE HORSE. AUTOGRAPH (DETAIL).

Folio f 131v. Codex Madrid I (Ms. 8937) "Treaty of statics and mechanics", 192 folios with 384 pages. Internal format: 215 x 145 mm. PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS, CINEMATICS, DYNAMICS. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Poem with dialogue between a king and a shepherdin, 1654 Continuation of poem on the front of the magazine, with a dialogue between a king and a shepherdin, without indicated melody. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy Continuation of poem on the front of the magazine, with a dialogue between a king and a shepherdin, without indicated melody. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy

Hugo, Victor (N.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Cotau for sea workers, I, VII, 3 (he lives a long black form slide ...) (dummy title) , 1858. Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Huis.Front bract from a sketchbook with 41 sheets.

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), COPEAU for sea workers, I, III, 10 (end) (dummy title), 1858. Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Study, possible from a building. Page 2 From a sketchbook with 44 sheets.

Standing figure on a hill. A lake or river can be seen behind the hill. Rear bract from a sketchbook with 29 sheets.

Praise poem for Gesina ter Borch, c. 1652 - c. 1680 Praise poem for Gesina ter Borch in the form of an acrostichon, where each rule starts with a letter of Gesina's name. Netherlands (possibly) paper. ink calligraphy Praise poem for Gesina ter Borch in the form of an acrostichon, where each rule starts with a letter of Gesina's name. Netherlands (possibly) paper. ink calligraphy

Redhead. Manuscript, August 6, 1790, signed in 1793. Ink. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Silver, assignation, fiduciary currency, borrowed title, 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th 18th century

Avignon, Bramereau, Jacques, Materot, Lucas, Roux. Pierre, Les Oeuvres (...) While we can easily understand the method well and properly write all kinds of Italian letters according to their use in this century, Writing sample: On diversiffie, Writing sample in a humanist hand with six lines of text in French. The text is framed by scrollwork. The print is part of an album., print, image, album leaf, prints, On title page: Judoco Hondio celatore. Amstelodami apud Joannem Janssonium. 1614, height 152 mm, width 218 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, first quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), calligrapher, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Religious poem, c. 1657 - c. 1659 Religious poem without indicated melody. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy Religious poem without indicated melody. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy

Set up for a painting. Sketch with inscription about the layout and content of a painting given to Smith and 'Pader' Hooyman even after New Year 1784. Part from Jan Brandes sketchbook, DL. 2 (1808), p. 192.

Poem on the sword with which Johan van Oldenbarnevelt would have been beheaded in 1619, 1744 manuscript Fresh from A. Hobrink (first part). Part of the book with poems from the years 1743-1745 on the Zwaard with which Johan van Oldenbarnevelt would be beheaded in 1619. The sword was owned by Frans Greenwood. Amsterdam paper. ink writing (processes)

Blank Page with added inscriptions. Unknown

Deed from Eleazer Brooks to Joshua Child for 5 acres upland in Lincoln , Real property

Luigi Balugani, 1737-1770, Italian, Kinchette (Pycnostachys abyssinica), undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Lüdecke Carl Johann Bogislaw (1826-1894), Haus Baron Ostwald, Breslau (1862): Letter (1st page) to Halfpap because of the decorations of the facade with sketches 2nd to 4th page). Pencil and ink on paper, 35 x 21.9 cm (including scan edges) Lüdecke Carl Johann Bogislaw (1826-1894): Haus Baron Ostwald, Breslau

CARTAPACIO DE RAZON PARA SEMINARISTAS. Author: RAMIREZ P. Location: MUSEO DE SAN TELMO. DONOSTI-SAN SEBASTIAN. Guipuzcoa. SPAIN.

Letter from Johannes Taventrate with sketch of Herten, Johannes Taventrate, 1862 drawing. letter paper. ink pen hoofed animals: deer

Folio f 147r. Codex Madrid II (Ms. 8936) "Treaty of fortification, statics and geometry". 158 folios with 316 pages. Internal format: 210 x 145 mm. SCULPTURE AND FOUNDRY. MENTION OF MATERIALS. METALLURGY. PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS, CINEMATICS, DYNAMICS. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Autograph Letter by Queen Elizabeth I to Mary, Queen of Scots, Historic Object

William Blake, 1757-1827, British, "The Book of Thel William Blake Original Wrappers 1789".

Annotations. Page 1, front bract, from a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam, Haarlem and Antwerp.

Notes and calculation, 1897 - 1898 Page 1 from a sketchbook with 84 sheets. ink. pencil pen

"LIBRO DE VATIDAS"(CARLOS IV) FOL 59"VATIDA DEL PAULAR". Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Love complaint about Rosalijn, c. 1659 Love complaint in which the speaker turns to Rosalijn, on the melody of Corante Novelle. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy Love complaint in which the speaker turns to Rosalijn, on the melody of Corante Novelle. Zwolle paper. ink calligraphy

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Cot de Dieu, Le Threil du Gouffre-The Human Spirit (around 275-276; 335 and 933-934) (dummy title) . Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Hofors ironwork chronology.ur Carl Sahlin mountain historical collection.

Sketch book for "Travel for the Eternity" Folio 48 Recto (text page) Jean-Jacques Grandville (1803-1847). Sketch book for Voyage for the Eternity Folio 48 front (text page). Ink and pencil.

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Copeau (notes during the meeting of April 22, 1847 at the Academy; Drawing: Portrait de Chateaubriand) (dummy title), 1847- 04-22. Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Landscape. Leaf 35 Recto from a sketchbook with 41 sheets.

Canal for a country house. Also a cash book of a painter with notes. Page 5 from a sketchbook with 96 pages.

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), draft letter in Lacroix; Letter to Charles Hugo (dummy title), 1864-06-12, Caryon and ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Poem on the sword with which Johan van Oldenbarnevelt would have been beheaded in 1619, 1744 manuscript Fresh by Matths. van den Broek at the age of twelve. Above the verse an emblem with the sword. Part of the book with poems from the years 1743-1745 on the Zwaard with which Johan van Oldenbarnevelt would be beheaded in 1619. The sword was owned by Frans Greenwood. Netherlands paper. ink writing (processes)

The Church, or the Dome of Berlin

Graphite sketch of a console detail at Fide Propaganda College, Rome, by Francesco Borromini, drawn on medium-strong paper.

Document at the portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange, Frederik Hendrik (Prince of Orange), 1627 Document at the portrait of Frederik Hendrik, dated 25 June 1627, in which Jacob Goosens Sondergelt is ordered to go to the Schans Crèvecoeur with his company. The letter bears the signature of Frederik Hendrik and the seal of the Prince of Orange. paper. ink

Facsimile of a document from the Union of Utrecht, Daniël Abrahams, 1827 document Litho of a document (the Union of Utrecht), French. Signed and dated. The Hague paper Utrecht

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Copeau for the poem after sixteen, posthumous collection in the fatal years (XLI, 2, Sadowa surprises us ....) (dummy title ), 1867. Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Dedicace a Reynier Nooms, dit Zeeman.. Méryon, Charles (1821-1868). 1854. Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Paris (France), Dedications

Hugo, Victor (N.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Cotau to eat (First bet, around 260-271) (dummy title). Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Folio f 122r. Codex Madrid II (Ms. 8936) "Treaty of fortification, statics and geometry". 158 folios with 316 pages. Internal format: 210 x 145 mm. NAVIGATION. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Cotau for Torquemada (we cancel / we neutralize) (dummy title). Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Letter to Theo Hanon, from Rops, signed Fély Félicien Rops Belgian. Letter to Theo Hanon, from Rops, signed Fély 336707

Couple who tackle each other, c. 1652 Couple who tackles each other with a fireplace and a slipper, under a poem about marriage in the wise of cleanest Nimphe of the Wout. Zwolle paper. ink. watercolor (paint) brush Couple who tackles each other with a fireplace and a slipper, under a poem about marriage in the wise of cleanest Nimphe of the Wout. Zwolle paper. ink. watercolor (paint) brush

B.74 / XIXth Century / 1806 / Labor Booklet (IT)

Letter by Egon Schiele to Franz Hauer dated June 28, 1913, written in black ink on paper, part of early 20th-century personal correspondence.

Folio f 46v. Codex Madrid II (Ms. 8936) "Treaty of fortification, statics and geometry". 158 folios with 316 pages. Internal format: 210 x 145 mm. OBSERVATION OF NATURE. MATHEMATICS. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Lists, 1862 - 1864 Page 61 Verso from a sketchbook with 65 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), shirt for Lela iie part, first book the pitfall of the novel Les Workers de la Mer, reused for facts and there (dummy title) , 1864. Ink on paper, postal stamps. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

This 1708 drawing by Bernardo Castelli Borromini depicts details of the Hospital at Santi Claudio and Andrea dei Borgognoni, Rome, executed on fine paper with red chalk sketches and brown ink lettering.

Notes on agriculture, 1854 - 1868 Leaf 82 Recto from a sketchbook with 88 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen

Galloping rider. Rear fixed front cover from a sketchbook with 55 sheets.

Wentworth Historical Society (4) Description: From Wentworth Historical Society, Hamilton, Ontario: address to Queen Victoria on her Diamond Jubilee. Illuminated; bound in calf. Date: 1897 jubilee, queenvictoria, pp1, loyaladdress

Borgviks mill's chronology. From Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.

Perspective studies, Jan Brandes, 1787 - 1808 drawing Worksheets with notes and sketches about perspective theory. Two sheets together, edited on both sides. Vissebo paper. ink. pencil pen mathematical perspective

Alleluja. See, it has overcome

HISTORIA DE LA VIDA DE SAN BRUNO. Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Poem on the sword with which Johan van Oldenbarnevelt would have been beheaded in 1619, 1743 - 1745 manuscript Fresh by Hendrik van Bracht. Part of the book with poems from the years 1743-1745 on the Zwaard with which Johan van Oldenbarnevelt would be beheaded in 1619. The sword was owned by Frans Greenwood. Netherlands paper. ink writing (processes)

St. Andrew's Church Kumgani Zanzibar / Tanzania: communion plate, 1888. Butterfield, William 1888 A broadly representative selection of drawings for building and manufacture of designs, representing the various types of commissions Butterfield received and illustrating his work in promoting Gothic Revival. Also included are estimates as well as record drawings (measured drawings) of buildings not designed by Butterfield. William Butterfield (1814-1900) was a British architect known for the Gothic revival style he championed. He studied with E. L. Blackburne and set up his own practice in 1840. A member of the Cambridge Camden Society, later the Ecclesiastical Society, he contributed designs to their journal The Ecclesiologist. Most of his work was for church designs, apart from that for schools and colleges (Rugby School and Keble College Oxford), and the Winchester County Hospital. Perhaps his best-known building is the All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London (1849-1859). The Royal

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), Ebauches for the poem pretty women-sonnet for album (the four winds of the spirit, I, 18) (dummy title), 1870 -04-18. Ink on paper. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

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