Lot 55
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A BOOK OF MUNAJATS IN VERSE
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A BOOK OF MUNAJATS IN VERSE

COPIED BY MALIK [DAYLAMI], HERAT, DATED DHU'L QA'DA AH 950/JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1544 AD

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A BOOK OF MUNAJATS IN VERSE
COPIED BY MALIK [DAYLAMI], HERAT, DATED DHU'L QA'DA AH 950/JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1544 AD
Persian manuscript on ivory paper, 22ff. plus 3 fly-leaves, each with 10ll. of flowing nasta'liq on pink paper, arranged in two columns with gold intercolumnar rules and gold margins within blue and green rules, headings in various colours, illuminated headpiece at the beginning, colophon saying that the manuscript was commissioned for 'Abd al-Muhsin and copied by Malik in Dhu'l Qa'da 950, some worm damage, area of staining throughout the manuscript, later owners' stamps and notes on the fly-leaves, brown soft morocco
Text panel 5¼ x 3 1/8in. (13.4 x 8cm.); folio 8¼ x 5¼in. (21 x 13.4cm.)
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Malik Daylami (AH 924-969/1518-62 AD) was a famous nasta'liq scribe who originially worked at the library of Sultan Ibrahim Mirza in Mashhad but was called by Shah Tahmasp to Qazvin to write the inscriptions of the Chehel Sutun. He then remained at his court until his death. The famous Shah Tahmasp album in the Topkapi was produced under his supervision (Mehdi Bayani Ahval va Asar-e Khosh-Nevisan, Vol. III, Teheran 1348 sh., pp. 598-609).

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