ID 828780
Lot 100 | ABU'L QASIM FIRDAWSI (D. AH 416/1025 AH): SHAHNAMA
Valeur estimée
£ 70 000 – 100 000
SIGNED 'ABD AL-RAHMAN, NORTH INDIA, PROBABLY DELHI, DATED 17TH RAJAB AH 1225/18 AUGUST 1810 AD
Persian manuscript on paper, 696ff., plus six flyleaves, each folio with 23ll. black nasta'liq arranged horizontally and on the diagonal in four columns with gold intercolumnar rules, text panel within gold and polychrome rules, catchwords, chapter headings in red nasta'liq, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, 23ll. black nasta'liq reserved in clouds against a gold ground, margins with gold and polychrome floral illumination, identical headings introducing three subsequent sections, each section with a signature and date, chapter headings in red nasta'liq in gold illuminated cartouches, 60 illustrations marked with gold tabs, occasional marginal notations, later owner and library notes on flyleaves, red leather binding with gilt painted covers, the red leather doublures with gold medallion, in a grey presentation box
Text panel 9 5/8 x 6in. (24.5 x 15.3cm.); folio 12 5/8 x 8 1/2in. (32.2 x 21.1cm.)
Provenance
Dr Philip Bliss, Bodleian Librarian and antiquary, sold as part of his collection in 1858
William Gott (d.1942), Bishop of Truro, with his Armorial bookplate and a pasted letter on last flyleaf describing its purchase from the Bliss sale
Ambrose Cramer (d.1983)
Charles D. Childs (d.1993)
Special notice
No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.
| Lieu d'origine: | Inde, Asie, Empire moghol |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Lettres, documents et manuscrits |
| Lieu d'origine: | Inde, Asie, Empire moghol |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Lettres, documents et manuscrits |
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