AL-BUSIRI: QASIDA AL-BURDA

Lot 56
07.04.2021 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 8 750
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 510259
Lot 56 | AL-BUSIRI: QASIDA AL-BURDA
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
A poem in the praise of the Prophet, Arabic manuscript on paper, 32ff. with 7ll. of black and gold naskh and thuluth within polychromes rules, text divided in to three jalilines of thuluthwith two lines of smaller naskhin between, two illuminated polychrome chapter headings, signed colophon, brown morocco with gilt stamped central medallion and corner pieces

Text panel 5 x 31/8in. (13 x 8cm.); folio 91/2 x 61/4in. (24 x 16cm.)
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