MINIATURE QUR'AN, Arabic, OCTAGONAL MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER WITH LEATHER CASE

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Price Realized

$4,200 (Set Currency)

Estimate

$3,000 - $4,000

Sale Information

Sale 1769 —
The History of the Book: The Cornelius J. Hauck Collection
27 - 28 June 2006
New York, Rockefeller Plaza

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MINIATURE QUR'AN, Arabic, OCTAGONAL MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER WITH LEATHER CASE
[Iran AH 1141/1728-9 AD]
70 x 70mm., 235 + 2 leaves, each with 17 lines of black minute ghubari, sura headings in red, within blue and gold rules,very fine opening double page illumination containing sura al-fatiha with gold and polychrome vegetal arabesque over blue ground, the next page with illuminated headpiece over start of sura al-baqara with similar arabesque on gold ground, last page dated 1141 in numerals, original lacquer binding and leather case, some staining, binding chipped

Saleroom Notice

The correct estimate should read $3,000-4,000. The main manuscript is probably 17th century, with the opening 2 leaves and final folio replaced in the 19th century, at the same the margins were enhanced.

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