9007 Antique Indian Sanskrit Manuscript with Miniature Paintings

Rare Hindu Manuscript Book in Sanskrit language / Devangari script containing verses

Most of the paintings portray the goddess in a central position.

She is depicted in a myriad of versions: powerful, alone and fighting to defeat demons (like Durga) or in a milder version (as Saraswati, for example), with a maid and a male deity.

19 illuminated paintings.

2 pages with painted borders.

Some stains and wear.

Hard cover binding of cloth and cardboard that is loose on the back. Additional printed guard-pages have been added to the front and back.

Complete Book

Age unknown

17 x 10.5 cm

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Antique Indian Sanskrit Manuscript  with Miniature Paintings

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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