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NORTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
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MUHYI AL-DIN LARI (D. 1526-27 AD): KITAB FUTUH AL-HARAMAYN
NORTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
A renowned guide to the historic, religious and geographic places in and around Mecca and Medina, Persian manuscript on cream paper, 61ff. plus one flyleaf, 11ll. of black nasta’liq in two columns, within gold and blue rules, headings in red nasta’liq, opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, with 18 illustrations of various sites at Mecca and Medina, the first folio with later added owner notes, binding and some folios loose, in modern blue and red binding with gilt foliate ornamentation, cream paper doublures
Text panel 6 ¼ x 3 1/8in. (15.9 x 7.9cm.); folio 8 ½ x 5 3/8in. (21.5 x 13.1cm.)
NORTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
A renowned guide to the historic, religious and geographic places in and around Mecca and Medina, Persian manuscript on cream paper, 61ff. plus one flyleaf, 11ll. of black nasta’liq in two columns, within gold and blue rules, headings in red nasta’liq, opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, with 18 illustrations of various sites at Mecca and Medina, the first folio with later added owner notes, binding and some folios loose, in modern blue and red binding with gilt foliate ornamentation, cream paper doublures
Text panel 6 ¼ x 3 1/8in. (15.9 x 7.9cm.); folio 8 ½ x 5 3/8in. (21.5 x 13.1cm.)
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