ID 1033104
Lot 85 | QUR'AN
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1248/1832-3 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 323ff. plus five fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of black naskh reserved against gold cloudbands, with interlinear Persian translation in red nasta'liq, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, within gold and polychrome rules, catchwords, the margins with illuminated medallions marking divisions, occasional commentary in black nasta'liq within gold cartouches, the opening bifolio with 6ll. of black naskh with similar interlinear translation, within dense gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces and margins, the colophon dated, in contemporaneous lacquer binding, the doublures red lacquer with gold floral scrolls
Text panel 7 7/8 x 4/18in. (20 x 10.5cm.); folio 11 x 6 3/8in. (27.7 x 16cm.)
| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
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