Bidspirit auction | Southeast Asian Tai Illuminated Manuscript

Southeast Asian Tai Illuminated Manuscript Book - Southeast Asian Tai Illuminated Manuscript Book Tai language family, unidentified script, accordion fold book opening both ways, on parabaik paper, all edges gilt, having flexible leather-covered boards, (62) leaves written upon both sides in ink, (32) gouache paintings; together with (2) partial books written in different hands and scripts with one consisting of (2) fragments having (7) leaves and (3) paintings, the other having (8) leaves and (8) paintings Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000 Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate Height: 5 1/2 inches, Length: 27 inches, Depth: 3 inches Condition: Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; heavy edge wear at center to leather covers and preliminary leaves; water marks and staining to blank preliminaries and occasionally throughout, some dark; occasional foxing throughout; partial books fragmentary and worn Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present Category: Decorative Arts > Asian Estimated Sale Time: 12:06 pm CST Shipping Status: Shipping Quote Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%) Download High Resolution Photographs: Photograph #1 Photograph #2 Photograph #3 Photograph #4 Photograph #5 Photograph #6 Photograph #7 Photograph #8 Photograph #9 Photograph #10 Photograph #11 Last modified: June 14, 2022, 2:53 pm Condition: Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; heavy edge wear at center to leather covers and preliminary leaves; water marks and staining to blank preliminaries and occasionally throughout, some dark; occasional foxing throughout; partial books fragmentary and worn Dimensions: 5.5 x 27 in