Lot Essay
This personalised anthology comprises sura al fatiha (i), sura al-an'am (vii), sura al-kahf (xviii), sura al-saba (xxxiv) and sura al-fatir (xxxv), followed by a prayer and the colophon.
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PERSIAN OR TURKISH, AH SHAWAL 978/26 FEB-26 MARCH 1571 AD
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An anthology from the Qur'an
Persian or Turkish, AH Shawal 978/26 Feb-26 March 1571 AD
Manuscript on ivory paper, 63ff. with 7ll. of alternating black and gold muhaqqaq, gold roundels between verses, sura headings in black on gold panels with red and blue floral spandrels, gold and blue marginal medallions, final folio dated Shawal 978, light water staining, in brown morocco binding with gold tooled panel with cloudbands and cartouches
Folio 8 x 5.7/8in. (21.5 x 15cm.)
Persian or Turkish, AH Shawal 978/26 Feb-26 March 1571 AD
Manuscript on ivory paper, 63ff. with 7ll. of alternating black and gold muhaqqaq, gold roundels between verses, sura headings in black on gold panels with red and blue floral spandrels, gold and blue marginal medallions, final folio dated Shawal 978, light water staining, in brown morocco binding with gold tooled panel with cloudbands and cartouches
Folio 8 x 5.7/8in. (21.5 x 15cm.)