Lot Essay
This copy was presented to Prince Muhammad Vali Mirza by Mirza Baba at Yazd and was entered into the royal library in Ramadan 1236.
QAJAR PERSIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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Abu Ja'far Muahmmad bin Ya'qub al Kulayni (d.AH328/939AD): Kitab al-kafi & Kitab al-Raudah
Qajar Persia, early 19th Century
Islamic jurisprudence and theology in the Shi'ite tradition, Persian manuscript on ivory-coloured paper, 665ff. each with 35ll. of neat black naskh, headings in red outlined in gold, gold margins, gold outer rule, marginal notes, gold and polychrome illuminated chapter headings, very light staining, in brown morocco binding with inset panel of gold stamped cartouches, rather damaged
Folio 16¼ x 10in. (41.5 x 24.5cm.); text 10¾ x 5¾in. (27 x 14cm.)
Qajar Persia, early 19th Century
Islamic jurisprudence and theology in the Shi'ite tradition, Persian manuscript on ivory-coloured paper, 665ff. each with 35ll. of neat black naskh, headings in red outlined in gold, gold margins, gold outer rule, marginal notes, gold and polychrome illuminated chapter headings, very light staining, in brown morocco binding with inset panel of gold stamped cartouches, rather damaged
Folio 16¼ x 10in. (41.5 x 24.5cm.); text 10¾ x 5¾in. (27 x 14cm.)