A CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM (MURAQQA`)

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27.04.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 41 | A CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM (MURAQQA')
A CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM (MURAQQA')

QAJAR IRAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Of concertina form, 38ff., comprising 37 calligraphic panels and 1 photograph in a variety of scripts and styles, most with gold and polychrome illumination, laid down on dyed card within gold and polychrome rulings, with pencil annotations identifying some of the hands, the covers green velvet with red morocco edging, the doublures red leather

Folio 11 5/8 x 7 5/8in. (29.5 x 19.4cm.)





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