MUHAMMAD BIN SA`ID AL-BUSIRI (D. 1296): QASIDA AL-BURDA (`ODE OF THE MANTLE`), WITH NASIR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN AL-FAYYUMI (FL. BY 1366): TAKHLIS (`AMPLIFICATION`) - photo 1
MUHAMMAD BIN SA`ID AL-BUSIRI (D. 1296): QASIDA AL-BURDA (`ODE OF THE MANTLE`), WITH NASIR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN AL-FAYYUMI (FL. BY 1366): TAKHLIS (`AMPLIFICATION`) - photo 2
MUHAMMAD BIN SA`ID AL-BUSIRI (D. 1296): QASIDA AL-BURDA (`ODE OF THE MANTLE`), WITH NASIR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN AL-FAYYUMI (FL. BY 1366): TAKHLIS (`AMPLIFICATION`) - photo 3

MUHAMMAD BIN SA`ID AL-BUSIRI (D. 1296): QASIDA AL-BURDA (`ODE OF THE MANTLE`), WITH NASIR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN AL-FAYYUMI (FL. BY 1366): TAKHLIS (`AMPLIFICATION`)

Lot 19
24.10.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 81 900
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 19 | MUHAMMAD BIN SA'ID AL-BUSIRI (D. 1296): QASIDA AL-BURDA ('ODE OF THE MANTLE'), WITH NASIR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN AL-FAYYUMI (FL. BY 1366): TAKHLIS ('AMPLIFICATION')
Estimate value
£ 40 000 – 60 000
MUHAMMAD BIN SA'ID AL-BUSIRI (D. 1296): QASIDA AL-BURDA ('ODE OF THE MANTLE'), WITH NASIR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD BIN AL-FAYYUMI (FL. BY 1366): TAKHLIS ('AMPLIFICATION')
MAMLUK EGYPT, SECOND HALF 15TH CENTURY
A renowned ode to the Prophet Muhammed, Arabic manuscript on paper, 29ff., each with 3ll. of black muhaqqaq, each line the beginning of a couplet and prefaced with a narrow commentary panel of three lines in red naskh, roundels in blue and gold to each side, to left of each the remainder of each couplet written diagonally and upside down in blue, black or gold riqa', outer blue rule and marginal annotations written diagonally in black or red naskh, opening bifolio with the first line in black-outlined gold thuluth, followed by the preamble in black naskh within cloudbands on a spiral scroll and cross-hatched ground, illuminated panels above and below, the title in ornamental silver thuluth on gold within blue cartouche, silver and gold surround, to each side gold and blue roundels, wide gold and blue margin projecting into outer margin similarly illuminated, the final folio with gold, silver and polychrome shamsa later black morocco binding
Folio 13 x 10in. (33 x 25.3cm.)




Provenance

Anon sale, Christie's London, 16 October 1980, lot 8



Engraved

In the final shamsa, 'the Burda is finished' and 'at the order of the treasury of Sultan al-Malik al-Ashraf, may God perpetuate his kingdom'
Medium:Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic
Art style:Mamluk (1250-1517)
Place of origin:Egypt, Africa
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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