ID 932142
Lot 36 | SANA'I GHAZNAVI (D. CIRCA. 1131-41 AD): HADIQAT AL-HAQA'IQ
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
SAFAVID IRAN, FIRST HALF 17TH CENTURY
A mystical epic of Sufism, Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 73ff. plus six flyleaves, 20ll. black nasta'liq arranged in four columns, double gold and black intercolumnar rules, headings in white nasta'liq on gold ground within gold and polychrome cartouches, text panel within gold and polychrome rules, the plain margins with copious commentary in black nasta'liq, some catchwords, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece surmounting 12ll. of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns, one previously illustrated folio, last page missing, opening flyleaves with later owner notes, velvet binding with red and silver foliate borders, red doublures with silver rules
Text panel 10 1/8 x 5 7/8in. (26 x 14.8cm.); folio 15 x 10in. (38.2 x 25.5cm.)
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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