Bouwman Oriental Books (BOB), is an antiquarian bookshop specialized in hand written books and other manuscript material from oriental cultures.

From Arabic to Chinese, from the first millenium BCE to the second Millenium AD, from papyrus to parchment, Bouwman Oriental Books has a unique stock.

Enjoy these pieces of art by browsing or searching our stock, or make an appointment to visit us in the beautifull Netherlands!

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manuscript handwritten book books print printing incunabula collecting selling sale shop buy price bouwman bookshop seller auction islamic illumination decoration oriental arabic hebrew judaica jewish chinese turkish persian christian ethiopian tibetan naxi dongba art antique antiquarian rare ancient history old bibliophilism